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The mysterious WhiteBalance
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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 545452" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Your underlying assumption is correct, WB is not "applied" to a raw file like it is a JPG, but when I open a raw file in ACR a WB profile can be applied such as "As Shot", "Auto", "Daylight", "Cloudy" et al. And of course I also have the option of adjusting the sliders to create a "custom" setting or using the WB Tool. Setting a custom WB in camera just means I'll be that much closer to the correct WB right from the get-go using the "As Shot" WB profile. There are so many ways to correct WB I think you just have to find some tools that work for you and fit comfortably in your overall workflow. For instnace you can use the WB tool in ACR for batch processing a lot shots so you can then tweak individual shots in PS using a Levels Adjustment layer. </p><p></p><p>In short, I'm just trying to save myself time in post by getting my WB as accurate as I can with as little extra work in ACR/PS as possible. To that end I've adjusted my Auto1 WB setting in camera (I warmed it up a little) and use the "As Shot" profile in ACR. All that really does is help reduce my post processing time.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFFFFF">.....</span></p><p></p><p>I don't try to "figure out" WB, really, and I don't use the in-camera presets. No real logic behind this it's just how I do things. I use Auto (WB) and see what that gets me most of the time. If that isn't working, or know I'm going to need to, I use a grey card and set a custom white balance. Mixed lighting is where I would *definitely* want to set a custom WB but how you do that, exactly, depends on your camera. If I can't set a custom WB using a grey card for some reason then I have to noodle it out in ACR using the WB profiles, the WB Tool or fix it manually (using the sliders) which I really don't like doing. Most likely I'll use the WB tool in that case and batch process the files, <em>en masse</em> to at least get things close and then I'll tweak individual shots.</p><p></p><p>A favorite way of correcting WB for single shots is to apply a Levels adjustment layer in PS and use the White Point, Grey Point and Black Point tools.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 545452, member: 13090"] Your underlying assumption is correct, WB is not "applied" to a raw file like it is a JPG, but when I open a raw file in ACR a WB profile can be applied such as "As Shot", "Auto", "Daylight", "Cloudy" et al. And of course I also have the option of adjusting the sliders to create a "custom" setting or using the WB Tool. Setting a custom WB in camera just means I'll be that much closer to the correct WB right from the get-go using the "As Shot" WB profile. There are so many ways to correct WB I think you just have to find some tools that work for you and fit comfortably in your overall workflow. For instnace you can use the WB tool in ACR for batch processing a lot shots so you can then tweak individual shots in PS using a Levels Adjustment layer. In short, I'm just trying to save myself time in post by getting my WB as accurate as I can with as little extra work in ACR/PS as possible. To that end I've adjusted my Auto1 WB setting in camera (I warmed it up a little) and use the "As Shot" profile in ACR. All that really does is help reduce my post processing time. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] I don't try to "figure out" WB, really, and I don't use the in-camera presets. No real logic behind this it's just how I do things. I use Auto (WB) and see what that gets me most of the time. If that isn't working, or know I'm going to need to, I use a grey card and set a custom white balance. Mixed lighting is where I would *definitely* want to set a custom WB but how you do that, exactly, depends on your camera. If I can't set a custom WB using a grey card for some reason then I have to noodle it out in ACR using the WB profiles, the WB Tool or fix it manually (using the sliders) which I really don't like doing. Most likely I'll use the WB tool in that case and batch process the files, [I]en masse[/I] to at least get things close and then I'll tweak individual shots. A favorite way of correcting WB for single shots is to apply a Levels adjustment layer in PS and use the White Point, Grey Point and Black Point tools. [/QUOTE]
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