How long does it take to convert a raw camera file to "default" JPG?
in [Digital Cameras]
|
Prev: Forget Dpreview's B.S., "diplomatic language" NEX 16mm lensis not good
Next: How long does it take to convert a raw camera file to "default"JPG?
From: Mark F on 9 Jun 2010 15:26 How long should it take to convert a "raw" camera file to a "default" JPG? My machine is pretty old (Pentium 4, 2.40GHZ) It takes a minute or two of CPU time to convert a Fujifilm FinePix S100fs RAF file to JPG taking "default" conversion parameters. I tried FinePix Viewer that came with the camera and s7raw (arbitrarily selected from Google searches and located at www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-PaloAlto/9919/s7raw.html) The camera can store directly as 3MB JPG files much faster than it can store 23MB RAW files. Can someone suggest parameters that are faster than the defaults in FinePix Viewer or a faster converter and defaults? I don't mind spending some money (I have Adobe CS3 Premium and am willing to upgrade to CS5) but I don't feel like using all of the space that CS takes compared to even FinePix Viewer.
From: Floyd L. Davidson on 9 Jun 2010 17:20 ray <ray(a)zianet.com> wrote: >On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:26:44 -0400, Mark F wrote: > >> How long should it take to convert a "raw" camera file to a "default" >> JPG? >> >> My machine is pretty old (Pentium 4, 2.40GHZ) >> >> It takes a minute or two of CPU time to convert a Fujifilm FinePix >> S100fs RAF file to JPG taking "default" conversion parameters. >> >> I tried FinePix Viewer that came with the camera and s7raw (arbitrarily >> selected from Google searches and located at >> www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-PaloAlto/9919/s7raw.html) >> >> The camera can store directly as 3MB JPG files much faster than it can >> store 23MB RAW files. >> >> Can someone suggest parameters that are faster than the defaults in >> FinePix Viewer or a faster converter and defaults? >> >> I don't mind spending some money (I have Adobe CS3 Premium and am >> willing to upgrade to CS5) but I don't feel like using all of the space >> that CS takes compared to even FinePix Viewer. > >I've found dcraw to be quick for my situation - it's free. Dcraw is wonderful for what it is, but its user interface is not meant for general purpose conversions. A photographer needs an interface that allows previewing results in order to select appropriate options for best results. UFRAW is probably the best front end for dcraw. It provides all of the necessary options for a general purpose RAW converter. It can produce JPEG images directly (as well as TIFF or PPM images). It can also be configured to generate only an "ID" file, which contains the configuration used by the interactive adjustments so that they can be used by the batch processor. For example, I just ran off converstions on 65 RAW files (14-bit compressed NEF files from a D3S) as a batch. Since all of these had virtually the same characteristics, only one image was actually done interactively. Then ufraw-batch was invoked on the entire list of files, using the ID file to set the configuration: ufraw-batch --conf=DSC_0001.ufraw *.nef At other times, when each shot requires individual configuration, I invoke ufraw interactively on the entire list, and produce an ID file for each image. Then ufraw-batch is invoked on the ID files: ufraw-batch *.ufraw In fact though, I cheat. I use Linux and have a script that determines how many CPU's the system has and then feeds a loop that keeps all of the CPU's busy. One box that I use has 4 CPU's, and another has 8. The script works them to the max. The 4 CPU box processes images at 6 seconds per image. (If ufraw-batch is invoked normally, and uses just 1 CPU serially, it takes 21 seconds per image on that particular system.) -- Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd(a)apaflo.com
From: nospam on 9 Jun 2010 17:59 In article <grpv061jjnkl35tuhtguvc3ouptplvur60(a)4ax.com>, Mark F <mark53916(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How long should it take to convert a "raw" camera file to a > "default" JPG? depends on the size of the raw file, software and computer. > My machine is pretty old (Pentium 4, 2.40GHZ) how much memory? > It takes a minute or two of CPU time to convert a Fujifilm FinePix > S100fs RAF file to JPG taking "default" conversion parameters. that camera is 11 megapixels and 1-2 minutes is absurdly slow. it shouldn't be than about 10-15 seconds, and even that is long. > I don't mind spending some money (I have Adobe CS3 Premium > and am willing to upgrade to CS5) but I don't feel like > using all of the space that CS takes compared to even FinePix > Viewer. upgrading photoshop won't make raw conversions that much faster (but it may be worth it for other reasons), however, a new computer with a lot of memory will.
From: nospam on 9 Jun 2010 17:59 In article <87a8pfFcokU6(a)mid.individual.net>, ray <ray(a)zianet.com> wrote: > I've found dcraw to be quick for my situation - it's free. dcraw is one of the slowest raw converters.
From: Mike Russell on 9 Jun 2010 19:07
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:26:44 -0400, Mark F wrote: > How long should it take to convert a "raw" camera file to a > "default" JPG? > > My machine is pretty old (Pentium 4, 2.40GHZ) > > It takes a minute or two of CPU time to convert a Fujifilm FinePix > S100fs RAF file to JPG taking "default" conversion parameters. That's not such a slow system. How much memory do you have? If it's less than 2 gigs, that's probably the bottleneck. Memory is cheap. -- Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com |