
These settings work with a variety of files and look great. The right side of the image is Iridient, sharpened to taste (before I did the LR version) and exported as a TIFF before working on it with LR and PS for the crops. The middle of the image is LR using Sharpening 50, Radius 2.0, Detail 75, Masking 0 and color NR 5 (though I could probably lower to detail 50)

The left 1/3 of the sample is Lightroom using sharpening defaults. What follows is the overall test scene (downscaled) followed by 4 samples. So, I did what I normally never do - I used a moderate sharpening amount, a large radius, and a moderate-to-high detail amount and wow.the results are very close. It seems to "bleed" highlight and/or sometimes color information into adjacent pixels, and I wondered what a high sharpening radius would do. Instead, I thought about what Lightroom seems to do. I say screw conventional wisdom because I could never really get awesome results with that approach. Now, conventional wisdom says to use a low sharpening value, a low radius, and a high detail value. I no longer believe I need Iridient at all. I believe I've definitely "cracked the code" when it comes to LR and Xtrans files, at least the 16MP files. Noise reduction is optional and can be adjusted (low/med/high) or disabled.Some of you may remember my earlier thread detailing (haha, a pun) how I was attempting to get close to Iridient quality (arguably the highest image quality Xtrans converter) using Lightroom. The noise reduction processing in Iridient X-Transformer shares much in common with the latest noise reduction available in Iridient Developer and is specifically optimized for RAW image processing. The lens correction processing in Iridient X-Transformer uses the same high quality resampling algorithms as Iridient Developer. The lens correction stage is optional and lens correction information can also be passed on through DNG opcode metadata and left to later processing stages or ignored altogether. Corrections are based on native Fujifilm lens information specified in their RAF metadata. Automatic lens corrections for distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting.Sharpening is optional and can be adjusted (low/med/high) or disabled. Iridient X-Transformer features advanced sharpening based on the very highly regarded “Iridient Reveal” sharpening algorithms featured in Iridient Developer. The algorithms are identical to the latest “detail+” and “smooth” options in Iridient Developer 3.1.2.

There are two interpolation options, one for a more detailed rendering and a second smoother, lower artifact version. This processing is always applied by Iridient X-Transformer and cannot be disabled or undone.
#IRIDIENT X TRANSFORMER BUY FULL#
This transforms the camera sensor’s X-Trans or Bayer color filter information to produce a full color RGB image. The key RAW processing stages that can be applied by Iridient X-Transformer during conversion to DNG include: I haven’t tried it myself – i must admit yet, but i’d like to buy this Tool at months end. DNG Format Converter – but with the famous Image Quality, and getting the most out of your RAF Files like Iridient Developer for Mac. I haven’t tested it out yet – but just wanted to inform you – Brian Griffith from Iridient Digital kept his word, and released the 1st Beta (Beta 1) from his X-Transformer Conversion Ultility, it’s basically a Fuji.
