jlw
Rangefinder camera pedant
I just learned that Iridient Digital released a new version (1.4) of its Raw Developer conversion application yesterday. Here's a link to their list of new features and improvements.
For those who don't know, Raw Developer was one of the first commercial batch-raw-conversion applications to offer explicit support for the R-D 1 on the Mac OS X side. I've found it to be an effective alternative for the Mac user who needs to manage batches of raw files but doesn't want to spring for the cost of Photoshop CS2.
Of course, this is less of a critical issue now that Epson offers its own batch-conversion utility for both Mac and Windows (when the R-D 1 first appeared, its batch conversion utility was Windows-only.) However, one capability the Epson software still lacks is a filter for hot or dead pixels -- something that Raw Developer DOES provide.
I haven't had a chance to download and try the new version of Raw Developer yet, but it sounds from the feature list as if they're trying to match the non-destructive editing abilities that Adobe provides through its combo of Bridge and Camera Raw (which are available only by purchasing Photoshop CS2.)
The Bridge/ACR combo has the ability to store settings information for each individual file in a batch of raw images: That means you can go through your take and specify the cropping, exposure compensation, color adjustment, and sharpening settings you want to use for each individual image. But those settings aren't actually applied until you render out a version of the raw file in Photoshop, JPEG -- while the original raw file itself remains untouched.
The advantage of this workflow is you're free to change your mind later about the cropping or lightness of an image -- the same way you can later "re-interpret" a negative that you've printed in the past but decided to revisit again.
For those who don't know, Raw Developer was one of the first commercial batch-raw-conversion applications to offer explicit support for the R-D 1 on the Mac OS X side. I've found it to be an effective alternative for the Mac user who needs to manage batches of raw files but doesn't want to spring for the cost of Photoshop CS2.
Of course, this is less of a critical issue now that Epson offers its own batch-conversion utility for both Mac and Windows (when the R-D 1 first appeared, its batch conversion utility was Windows-only.) However, one capability the Epson software still lacks is a filter for hot or dead pixels -- something that Raw Developer DOES provide.
I haven't had a chance to download and try the new version of Raw Developer yet, but it sounds from the feature list as if they're trying to match the non-destructive editing abilities that Adobe provides through its combo of Bridge and Camera Raw (which are available only by purchasing Photoshop CS2.)
The Bridge/ACR combo has the ability to store settings information for each individual file in a batch of raw images: That means you can go through your take and specify the cropping, exposure compensation, color adjustment, and sharpening settings you want to use for each individual image. But those settings aren't actually applied until you render out a version of the raw file in Photoshop, JPEG -- while the original raw file itself remains untouched.
The advantage of this workflow is you're free to change your mind later about the cropping or lightness of an image -- the same way you can later "re-interpret" a negative that you've printed in the past but decided to revisit again.
sevres_babylone
Veteran
Thank you for the heads up. While I don't use Raw Develper nearly as much as before the stand-alone Epson coverter became available for the Mac, there have been a few times where I did get better results from the Raw Developer and vice versa. While some of that may be because of my lack of skills with a particular program, for me it suggests that it's worthwhile to have a couple of options available.
modpol
Newbie
Raw Developer
Raw Developer
I have downloaded a demo an it looks impressing, its faster than the Epson stand alone raw converter - i am not sure that the Epson support my Dual Mac? And the Raw Developer offer som very interesting bw conversions.
Is any one using the Raw Developer?
modpol
Raw Developer
I have downloaded a demo an it looks impressing, its faster than the Epson stand alone raw converter - i am not sure that the Epson support my Dual Mac? And the Raw Developer offer som very interesting bw conversions.
Is any one using the Raw Developer?
modpol