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| DATE | 2013-05-03 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Graphics and Photographs
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On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 04:19:43PM -0400, Robert Menes wrote:
> Picture Transfer Protocol.
Oh - is that the locked down format to get images off of cameras because
they refuse to show up as file systems?
The gimp has some ability to control remotely my camera but I can not
control framing or focus even or see the reflex image. Essential, I can only
tell it to click. That has some limited use when I'm shooting multiple
images under studio conditions of coins.
Ruben
>
> --Robert
> On May 2, 2013 3:27 PM, "Ruben Safir" wrote:
>
> > On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 09:52:57PM -0400, Redpill wrote:
> > > Anyone know a good PTP application for linux? I picked up a used Canon
> > 60D
> > > but have to export to windows and drag over to linux ._.
> > >
> > > Darktable is very nice, but the tethering module does not work on my
> > camera
> > > model.
> >
> >
> > what is ptp?
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com [mailto:owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Redpill
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 7:57 PM
> > > To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> > > Cc: 'Hangout'
> > > Subject: RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Graphics and Photographs
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > No experience with it yet but have you seen this?: www.darktable.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com [mailto:owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com] On
> > > Behalf Of einker
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 1:21 PM
> > > To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> > > Cc: Hangout
> > > Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Graphics and Photographs
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nice to see an alternative for ufraw. Its been a bit of a hassle to use
> > > ufraw even though its a package on OpenBSD as well as GIMP. I've found
> > that
> > > RAW images are the easiest to work with especially if you do a lot of
> > > post-processing in photo software. The challenge with RAW is that
> > whatever
> > > software you use, better make sure it supports the make AND model of your
> > > camera. I have a Pentax K-5 and almost all photo software has the
> > ability to
> > > manipulate my RAW images but newer Pentax cameras like the K-5 II have
> > > slightly different RAW files which at least 50% of the software i've seen
> > > wont work with those ... Its easier to use Pentax's photo utility
> > software
> > > to do manual processing of RAW than use GIMP in some cases .......
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been working with a lot of graphics (actually I've been doing that
> > > for decades but aside from that...) and with coin photography, while
> > > balance has been a very difficult problem. The advise I'd recieved is
> > > to shoot in RAW mode and do the white balance by hand in the software.
> > >
> > > The gimp has a plugin for this called ufraw and it has been very
> > > difficult to use. The results have not nearly been as good as hoped.
> > > Instead, I hunted down a new program called RawTherapee. This program,
> > > as I much as I've been able to understand it up until now, has proven to
> > > be very very good
> > >
> > > http://rawtherapee.com/downloads
> > >
> > > The results are posted on the coinhangout forum..
> > >
> > >
> > > Ruben
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Evan M. Inker
> > >
> >
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