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Software for Raw

1. ciscopa23 February 2010, 17:50 GMT +01:00

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, if not, please move it where it must be.
My question is: Which is the best software for raw editing?

Thank you for your answers.

2. crisderaud24 February 2010, 6:31 GMT +01:00

PhotoShop CS4 has the most advanced features I know of and is the standard of the industry.

3. ciscopa24 February 2010, 8:25 GMT +01:00

Thanks, Cris.

And free software...?

4. crisderaud24 February 2010, 10:35 GMT +01:00

Chasys Draw IES 3.22

Chasys Draw IES (formerly Chasys Draw Artist) is a suite of applications including a layer-based image editor with animation, vista-style icon support and super-resolution via image stacking (Chasys Draw IES Artist), a multi-threaded image file converter (Chasys Draw IES Converter), a fast image viewer (Chasys Draw IES Viewer) and a raw camera file processor (Chasys Draw IES raw-Photo). The whole suite is UAC aware and is designed to take advantage of multi-core processors and touch-screens.

http://www.chachaslab.com/chasys_draw_ies.php

5. dlritter24 February 2010, 12:12 GMT +01:00

Here's an open source one

RawTherapee 3.0
http://www.rawtherapee.com/

6. crisderaud25 February 2010, 17:25 GMT +01:00

Scarab Darkroom 1.0 Beta

This one is highly rated!!

Scarab Darkroom is a new digital camera raw file converter that supports most DSLR-s from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, and Sony. It's easy to use, lean, and super fast. It is still under development and currently in Beta version.

http://www.scarablabs.com/scarab-darkroom


7. ciscopa2 March 2010, 10:07 GMT +01:00

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm starting right now with raw files... finally i've got a dslr cam and must learn almost all, but trying and happy.

8. sundstrom7 March 2010, 15:46 GMT +01:00

It's all a matter of ambition and budget of course. I haven't tried the free software alternatives but I'm quite happy with Photoshop Elements. For that money you get alot. RAW file handling is ok. You can do basic manipulation in 16bit/color resolution (color, light, sharpness etc) before entering the regular editor.

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