Good question. I'm looking forward to this answer, too. And don't worry, Marilyn, I get your humor. Must be a woman thing. >:( Oooops, I meant... ;-) Shyrell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marilyn <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Why? > Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:45:10 -0800 > > > Since I am new to digital photography I'm running into things I don't > understand and can't find the answers for right away("I want the answer > NOW!" hollered while stamping my foot {:->). > > Why must I run my RAW images through Photoshop or some other program to > get the correct coloring of the images? > > Right now I download the images, transfer them to Photoshop and go to > Adjust, then Auto Levels. The changes in color when I do this are > amazing, but this prevents me from going to a local lab and having the > images printed straight from the memory card. > > Can this be corrected in-camera? > > By-the-way, I've been thumped on the head and reminded that a previous > message I sent sounded as if I were angry (guidelines-for-the-book -type > message). That's not true. If my messages could be sent through > Photoshop, then Adjust, then Auto Levles, the color of the messages > would be tongue-in-cheek. If I offended anyone I'm deeply regretful. > > Marilyn > -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10