I use both Capture One and Lightroom, but am considering switching to C1 entirely. However, as everyone knows, C1 doesn't process Hasselblad files natively.
What I am thinking of doing is first importing my RAW files into Phocus for automatic lens corrections and color profiling, and then converting those files to 16-Bit TIFFs for importing into and further post-processing in Capture One.
So my question is: how much latitude and file quality am I giving up by post-processing the TIFFs in C1 vs. using Lightroom to post-process my X2D files in RAW instead? For example, are blownout highlights that may be recoverable in the RAW just gone in the converted TIFF (although for that use case I can always adjust overexposure in Phocus)? Are there other image degradation issues as well? While I hear about the quality and flexibility differences between processing RAW and JPEG files, I am trying to get a better sense of what, if anything, I am giving up by doing my main post-processing on TIFFs as outlined above.
Thanks!
Peter
What I am thinking of doing is first importing my RAW files into Phocus for automatic lens corrections and color profiling, and then converting those files to 16-Bit TIFFs for importing into and further post-processing in Capture One.
So my question is: how much latitude and file quality am I giving up by post-processing the TIFFs in C1 vs. using Lightroom to post-process my X2D files in RAW instead? For example, are blownout highlights that may be recoverable in the RAW just gone in the converted TIFF (although for that use case I can always adjust overexposure in Phocus)? Are there other image degradation issues as well? While I hear about the quality and flexibility differences between processing RAW and JPEG files, I am trying to get a better sense of what, if anything, I am giving up by doing my main post-processing on TIFFs as outlined above.
Thanks!
Peter