Hey Mark, are you talking Pentax RAW files? I don't see that Thumbs Plus handles .PEF files at all.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RAW files: Browsing & batch conversion > > > 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? > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
