DPP Neutral unable to reproduce accurate reds

EdwardKaraa · #1 03-18-2006, 01:15 PM

Recently I had a shoot where people were wearing red shirts. The only setting on DPP capable of reproducing anything close to red was Standard. Neutral rendered the same shirts in very light pink. I tried lowering and increasing contrast, saturation but it didn't work. Same images converted with RIT with both Neutral and Standard picture styles reproduced the red shirts quite accurately, as good or better than DPP's Standard. Very puzzling.

Fred_Wampler · #2 03-18-2006, 04:09 PM

I usually try the various picture styles. The one that looks best get the job. Simple. DPP, in my opinion, is the best coverter out there.

EdwardKaraa · #3 03-18-2006, 11:20 PM

Another case is the orangy-yellow (safron) color of Thai buddhist monks garments, exactly the same problem. DPP's Neutral renders them as a washed out yellow, while Standard is quite accurate. All picture styles in RIT (except monochrome [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]) render them quite accurately.

Oriol_Alamany · #4 03-19-2006, 06:34 AM

What's RIT, please?

EdwardKaraa · #5 03-19-2006, 07:10 AM

Raw Image Task

Alan_Ackoff · #6 03-20-2006, 02:21 PM

I've had no problem getting good reds with DPP. So maybe it's not a software problem.

Have you accurately profiled your monitor and selected that profile in the DPP's color management preferences? The color workspace chosen can make a significant difference as well. There are a lot of places in the pipeline where a small error can make color management go wrong.

Gilles_Theophile · #7 03-21-2006, 01:25 AM

I have the same problem. I take pictures for my airline company. Aircrafts have a red-painted tail and, recently, I made a few conversions to test DPP 2.11, RSP & Silkypix. RSP was awful - but reds were ok -, Silkypix did the best job of all and DPP produced a very smooth and pleasant picture, except that the red tail was turning almost orange.