Hi,
I'm completely new to RAW photo shooting. The RAW pictures I took with my EOS 550D are rather noisy. I realized that I have to post-process RAW images on my own, using RAW editing software. Have I understood it right that noise reduction is usually done by the camera, but for RAW images I have to do it manually? If so, how are other people doing this?
Here is what I want to achieve:
* Take photos in RAW mode (mainly to be able to use advanced features like aettr and dual_iso)
* Post-process (preferably automatically) via script or using graphical tools like RawTherapee (or any other Linux software if someone can recommend one)
* Save the results as regular JPEG (I don't want or need to keep the RAW images around, except perhaps for some particular photos). Image dimensions can be appropriately the same as regular JPEGs written by the camera, or any other of those standard sizes.
My primary concern is the noise, though; I wonder, did I do something wrong regarding the way I shot these pictures?
I'm completely new to RAW photo shooting. The RAW pictures I took with my EOS 550D are rather noisy. I realized that I have to post-process RAW images on my own, using RAW editing software. Have I understood it right that noise reduction is usually done by the camera, but for RAW images I have to do it manually? If so, how are other people doing this?
Here is what I want to achieve:
* Take photos in RAW mode (mainly to be able to use advanced features like aettr and dual_iso)
* Post-process (preferably automatically) via script or using graphical tools like RawTherapee (or any other Linux software if someone can recommend one)
* Save the results as regular JPEG (I don't want or need to keep the RAW images around, except perhaps for some particular photos). Image dimensions can be appropriately the same as regular JPEGs written by the camera, or any other of those standard sizes.
My primary concern is the noise, though; I wonder, did I do something wrong regarding the way I shot these pictures?