On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:47:13 -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: >I've just installed the trial version of Thumbs Plus and I'm pretty >impressed so far. It allows me to sort RAW files by ISO setting (or any >of several other parameters) and does batch conversions to TIFF or JPEG >nicely. > >I also tried ACDSee. It requires an optional plug-in (which costs an >additional $39.00) to handle RAW files. The base version does display >thumbnails of RAW files but the color is all wonky so I'm not sure about >their RAW conversion. (You can evaluate a trial version of ACDSee itself >for free but you can't get the plug-in for evaluation so there's no way >to tell how good it is without plunking down your money.) > >The new version of Bibble (v4.0) is my favorite in terms of usability so >far, but it won't sort by ISO setting or other meta data (unless I've >just missed this option - always a possibility). > >Anyone have any other software suggestions that I should try before >spending my money?
I looked at Thumnbs plus several times during their beta testing and the colour was always horrible. If they have improved it then that's good. ACDC displayed the thumbnails of PEF files for me, but gave the dimensions as half of the correct size. They both used so much processor time that I gave up on both of them. I need a program for previewing images not cataloging them. Bibble annoyed me when it took over Photoshop. After reinstalling it with out the Photoshop plugin I find that the time it takes to correctly display a 1:1 image that is being scrolled is annoying. Maybe it's my machine, but a 2.2GHz Celron should be able to cope. I use Breeze Browser for viewing and then PhotoshopCS for editing. Breeze Browser will convert and the colours are quite good in the latest version. It will also extract the embedded jpegs. I also bought their downloader pro program which allows for changing of image names and various other nifty things (useful after you have taken 10000 images and the names revert to the beginning). Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
