On Saturday, October 01, 2011 2:46 AM, "Margus Männik" <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, > > actually you are not that alone. > This software has it's weak points, but I still like it... I have made > some comparisons with PS and Lightroom and Digital Photo Utility stands > very well. In some areas (especially in lens specific corrections) it's > better than Adobe counterparts. So I first convert all my IMPORTANT > photos from RAW to 16-bit TIFF with DPU and only then use PS for further > corrections.
Yes, it's certainly improved since version 4 was released. I keep a copy handy and I'd use it more often except that the integration of Camera Raw and Photoshop CS3 suits my workflow better. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > BR, Margus > > > > On 9/28/2011 21:46, P. J. Alling wrote: > > Yea, I know I'm probably the only one on the list using this software, > > but it's the only RAW converter for Pentax that A.) supports my K20D > > and B.) I can still coerce to work on my desktop, as I'm still running > > Win2K on it, and C.), I'm cheap and don't want to help support Adobe's > > continued takeover of the image processing arena. > > > > Just a cursory report. The installer no longer needs a properly > > labeled CD in a drive to install the update, (well that actually > > stopped a few versions ago but it's nice to see that it hasn't come > > back). My hacks to get the software to run on the Win2K box still > > work, (I always feel a bit of trepidation about updates, never know > > what might break). The main stated reasons on Pentax's site for the > > update has mostly to do with the 645D,GPS support, and improved noise > > reduction. However there seems to be an improvement in the speed of > > most imaging operations. Time will tell. > > > > All in all despite the UI being a bit quirky it's a worthy program > > especially since it's essentially free if you own a Pentax Camera. > > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
