Luminar Neo distortion issue with Fujifilm x-s10 raw files

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junaid qureshi

• November 12, 2022 14:06

I am experiencing a strange issue with processing raw files in Luminar Neo. I shoot with a fujifilm X-S10. When I open these RAW files in Luminar Neo and compare them to the in-camera jpeg, the raw image appears to be distorted. Specifically, it appears to be stretched in the middle and shrunken on the sides (almost like if someone tried to wrap a printout of the image around a spherical object), so basically a barreling effect. I thought this might be an issue with the raw file itself but when I opened the raw file with captureOne and darktable, both of those pieces of software rendered the raw file fine and it looked identical to the in-camera jpeg version with no distortion. 

Please advise what I can do to fix this and whether this is a bug for Fujifilm raw files. I like Luminar Neo for editing jpegs…. But it’s just not working for raw files due to this distortion issue. 

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  Margaret Bright

  • November 12, 2022 17:24

  Hi Junaid,

  The thing is that Luminar Neo uses a pure RAW converter. It shows more information than any other photo processor. This distortion in the RAW photo appears due to the optic peculiarity of the lens structure.

  There are Lens and Perspective Correction tools in the Develop RAW tool, so you can fix your photo manually. The only reason you do not see this distortion in other software is due to the automatic Lens Correction.

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  • November 13, 2022 09:56

  @junaid
  It is true that NEO does not automatically correct lens distortion. You can activate the correction in the Development tool and there under Optics. However, NEO does not correct with real lens profiles, but corrects in that it detects crooked lines and then straightens them. It is amazing how accurately this works. If the correction does not work, you can readjust the manual sliders.

  Your RAW file is certainly not broken, especially if it can be viewed by other programs.

  @ Margaret
  NEO's RAW converter is definitely NOT the converter that displays the most information. I think you are talking a bit too much advertising-bla-bla here.

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