Hello guys,
after 2-3 years out of the photo world, I come back. Need advice in the raw proc. software. Now, in 2011 wich do you think its the better option to develop the raw files?? ... ACR, Silkypix, Lightroom, Bibble, Dxo, Manufacturer software, etc?? ... what is you recomendation?
thanks !
From the list of software you mention it's not obvious: what OS are we talking about, Mac or Win?
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From the list of software you mention it's not obvious: what OS are we talking about, Mac or Win?
-- Markus
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The OS is Windows. The list is refered to the names that I remember ... if there is any option out of the list, please, say to me
[quote name='Brisco' timestamp='1305186327' post='8236']
Hello guys,
after 2-3 years out of the photo world, I come back. Need advice in the raw proc. software. Now, in 2011 wich do you think its the better option to develop the raw files?? ... ACR, Silkypix, Lightroom, Bibble, Dxo, Manufacturer software, etc?? ... what is you recomendation?
thanks !
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Try all of them, most have trial versions. Best image quality is one thing, usable UI is another.
I like Capture One (which is not on your list) and Lightroom.
05-12-2011, 09:19 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-12-2011, 09:20 AM by mst.)
Yep, fully agree to Thomas' post. Maybe first make a decision what kind of software you want to have. Does it need to be a library, to organize your images? If so, there are only two candidates, Lightroom and Bibble.
If on the other hand you "only" need a good raw converter, there are of course a lot more options and you should not decided based on quality alone, but also UI, handling, ease of use, speed, adjustment options, etc.
Do you already have Adobe software? If so, ACR is maybe the obvious choice. Otherwise, I also suggest to have a closer look at Lightroom and Capture One.
-- Markus
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Does it need to be a library, to organize your images? If so, there are only two candidates, Lightroom and Bibble.
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Phase One just released Media Pro, which is meant to be the Library (DAM) to complement Capture One.
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[quote name='Brisco' timestamp='1305186327' post='8236']
Hello guys,
wich do you think its the better option to develop the raw files?? ...
thanks !
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... C1 ... check it out ...
I came new to Digital Photography a short time ago...
Agree with others, try them (all)... I would definitely urge you to try Lightroom... I've found Photoshop (CS5) way too complicated for me, but Lightroom is wonderful... I abandoned shooting JPEGs in-camera (in addition to RAW versions) very quickly, because Lightroom makes it all so easy... and LOOKS better than my in-camera processing
Just one small thing Lightroom does which I don't know whether the others do, but is so helpful:
You have a pic which is one you like and want to try different effects with (B&W, Diff. Exposure, etc.)
In Lightroom (Windows), just hit: Ctrl + ' and you get a 'virtual copy'
It doesn't make an actual copy taking up more disk space, just another record of the image and the adjustments you make to it... LR saves a record of the adjustments history and you can always step back
All the editing is non-destructive - the RAW files remain as they were when you took the image - and you can make as many copies and perform as many / differnt processing steps on each copy as you want... and the Library / Organisation functions are great
That's a biased, personal view..! <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='  ' /> <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='  ' />
Alle the above can be done with Capture NX2 as well!
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Alle the above can be done with Capture NX2 as well!
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But you don't have a library, IIRC, and it works only for Nikon cameras. It is less expensive, but not much.
Besides that, Capture NX is a .NET application (on Windows, at least), which means it is painfully slow, even on moderately fast hardware. The same holds for recent versions of Capture One (by Phase One). I really don't get why everyone follows the .NET hype as long as it slows down applications significantly. They could as well launch a JavaScript RAW converter, because it is so cool to work in the "cloud". <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='  ' />
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