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Re: White balance in RAW - necessary ?
Old 06-18-2007, 11:29 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by colt View Post
Actually, if you're shooting raw, it shouldn't matter. when you shoot in raw capture mode, the camera doesn't actually process the image, it just adds the color balance setting to the file header. It isn't applied 'till you run it through your raw converter. Here's a better explanation...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tu...aw-files.shtml

see "saving the raw file", and "reasons to shoot raw"

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Is it necessary, No because you can go in with the White Balance slider and correct to any temp. However you are looking to adding time to your workflow correcting for this on each set. It will make your life (and your work) much better to have a white balance as part of your setup. From that point you can fudge the WB if necessary.
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