On 2/21/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Feb 21, 2007, at 11:02 AM, Scott Loveless wrote:
>
> >>> Have any Pentaxians tried Lightzone? Version 2.1 looks like a pretty
> >>> impressive program.
> >>
> >> Played with it a bit. Interesting idea compromised by poor
> >> performance
> >> due to using Java. This is not the sort of application that benefits
> >> from using a JVM.
> >>
> > The Lightzone for Linux FAQ recommends a 2GHz or better CPU and at
> > least 1GB of memory.  It also requires SSE, but will take advantage of
> > SSE2 if your processor supports.  It will handle K10D RAW files.
>
> I tested it quite a bit on Mac OS X as I liked the innovative
> interface and the ability to do selective rendering on RAW image
> data. Ultimately, however, I find that Lightroom does a better job
> overall, with less selective editing required.
>
> > The big news, for me anyway, is that it's available for Linux.
> > http://sonic.net/~rat/lightcrafts/  The pricing structure is a bit
> > different than for the Windows or OSX versions.  <g>
>
> Yes, the Linux version is distributed freely ... and without any
> support. Plusses and minusses...
>
One gets used to it.  It's the nature of the beast.

-- 
Scott Loveless
http://www.twosixteen.com
Shoot more film!

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