Geometric adjustments
Consider making any geometric adjustments, such as rotating, straightening, or cropping, in the raw development tool. You can also apply perspective correction to an image if needed in a raw developer.
Lens correction
Many lenses introduce additional issues to a photo. If a Lens Correction preset is available for your camera and lens combination, take advantage of it. This can remove any lens distortion and vignette.
Major exposure issues
If your raw file has major exposure issues, you can use the recovery tools to get a good base image. This step is optional and is only needed for raw files with very poor exposure.
Avoid everything else
The more you pre-process your image, the more damage you can do. The color and exposure controls in Radiant Photo will surpass your other processing options in nearly all cases. Try saving a base preset that only minimally processes the image using the suggestions above.
Save a 16-bit TIFF
While raw files are high-quality images, they are not the best format for additional edits. Instead, it would be best if you tried making a 16-bit TIFF file. This robust format ensures greater color and tone flexibility for further edits.
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