If you're not satisfied with Irfanview - which is free - take a look at BreezeBrowser. It comes in a free trial version. If you decide to purchase the program, it's $70.00 US. It's a good program. However, you might want to compare features and price with PS Elements. They may be close in price.
http://www.breezesys.com/products.htm Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jos from Holland > I us e Photoshop7 for serious work, but this one cannot use RAW plugin. > > I will try Irfanview, but I fear that user interfacing will not compare > to Rawshooter. > > Maybe I want too much: I want a mixed file handler, with the user > interface of RAWSHOOTER and for free (or cheap) > > Jos > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > There is no Photoshop "Lite" so Elements would be the choice with Adobe. > > Adobe is, to the best of my knowledge, no longer bundling Elements with > > scanners, etc., at least here in the US. > > > > Adobe Camera RAW 3.3 is a good choice, and Elements can use it. Also good, > > if the point is just to view rather than view and edit, is the latest > > incarnation of Irfanview, which is a free program. It'll open JPEG's, RAW, > > and more file types than you've ever heard of. It will set up timed slide > > shows as well, and will open mixed files while so doing. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Jos, if you want to view all of the file types produced by your DS, you > >> probably need to get something like Photoshop, either the CS version or > >> > > one > > > >> of the Lite versions which often come bundled with scanners, etc. > >> Alternatives abound, and no doubt many on the list will advise you in > >> various directions! > >> For myself, I have found RawShooter excellent for batch conversions, but > >> > > if > > > >> I have time and want work with smaller numbers of images, I much prefer > >> > > to > > > >> use Photoshop, with the CameraRaw converter tool, working on one image at > >> > > a > > > >> time. Much more precise control over what the result will be, IMHO. > >> HTH > >> > >> John Coyle > >> ======== > >> Elements (3 or 4) will work too. > >> > > > > > >
