Nice idea and will probably prove very useful, but I wish I could get the developers to recognize my serial number (purchased through the latest MUPromo). Still tells me the serial number is invalid! So I'm stuck in Trial Mode ...
Version 4.0 has added at least one nice new feature that should prove very useful. Of note is the addition of a series of presets that are available via a scrolling window of thumbnails so you can get a quick idea of how your image may look before changing any parameters. Or use the preset as a starting point for your own explorations. And you can save any set of parameters as a preset which also creates its own thumbnail for the next time you use the program.
This program is still missing a few necessary items. There's no white balance adjustment (just tint), and there's no way to adjust the dpi settings for the saved file -- it's always 72 dpi. When I'm saving a TIFF file, for instance, I want to set it to either 240 or 300 dpi for printing.
Because blown highlights can often retain detail in one channel, it'd be useful to be able to see an RGB histogram, rather than just the luminosity-based histogram currently provided by Rawker.
Also, numeric scales on a few sliders, esp. Gamma, would be helpful.
On the whole, Rawker is useful, but not useful enough to replace any of the RAW converters I currently use (ACR, Lightroom, or Capture One).
Very useful program for many things, Qu's is more than just a stickies or note-taking program. projects allow for easy organization of notes, and the notes themselves provide for a number of format options.
Once you get used to the interface, which isn't all that difficult, Qu's will probably end up being one of your most-used programs.
Printing and export options have good flexibility for those occasions when data needs to be transferred. Ability to switch to full-screen mode with user-selected background image provides you with focus on a project. And archiving projects helps keep the clutter down.
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MeVisLab
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Punakea
Dkosiur reviewed on 03 Aug 2011
Photomatix Pro
Dkosiur reviewed on 28 Sep 2010
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Rawker
Dkosiur reviewed on 27 Feb 2010
Because blown highlights can often retain detail in one channel, it'd be useful to be able to see an RGB histogram, rather than just the luminosity-based histogram currently provided by Rawker.
Also, numeric scales on a few sliders, esp. Gamma, would be helpful.
On the whole, Rawker is useful, but not useful enough to replace any of the RAW converters I currently use (ACR, Lightroom, or Capture One).
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Qu-s
Dkosiur reviewed on 13 Nov 2009
Once you get used to the interface, which isn't all that difficult, Qu's will probably end up being one of your most-used programs.
Printing and export options have good flexibility for those occasions when data needs to be transferred. Ability to switch to full-screen mode with user-selected background image provides you with focus on a project. And archiving projects helps keep the clutter down.