Well the white balance is set to "As shot" by default. So all the good work you're doing on the custom white balance isn't wasted. I see what you're saying about getting the exposure spot-on in the camera. If you're producing consistent exposure in the camera or If your exposures vary in camera and you want to keep that variation, such as in backlit situations etc., then a single set of neutral parameters which you choose will work well. --- Mair's Photography <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I guess what I need to know is, is there a way to make the RAW file converter > load the settings from the file rather then what it thinks they should be, I There are no settings, just the histogram (data). If the data fills the space niceley from left to right then a neutral setting will work. If the files are consistently one way or the other you can compensate for that. But if the files have the data sometimes on the left and sometimes on the right and you want the data moved around, then you must use "Automatic" I seldom get perfect histograms and always want to do some messing with the levels. I don't trust any program for auto-levels... If I'm shooting a lot of images like sets of artwork for movie animation. I turn auto off and set the parameters in ACR, based on the first file. herschel Herschel Mair Head of the Department of Photography, Higher College of Technology Muscat Sultanate of Oman Adobe Certified instructor + (986) 99899 673 www.herschelmair.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
