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Post by Greenday1 on Jun 27, 2012 2:50:23 GMT
What are peoples recommendations on what photo software is the most flexible to use. Several months ago I upgraded from a 35mm to the 7D. Been having a ball with it for a couple of months now but now that I have a few thousand photos I need to get some robust software to use with it. The free canon stock DPP is very limiting.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Post by katynoelle on Jun 27, 2012 3:19:12 GMT
Hello, Mr. Green!   I love Lightroom - it keeps the library and editing all together and is very intuitive to use. Best of all, it works a treat but it is limited - it's not quite Adobe photoshop. It's a very good learning step. I'll let someone else come in with more detail and/or their preference. |
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Post by jiro on Jun 27, 2012 3:20:55 GMT
My personal preference would be: 1. Photoshop Lightroom (at least version 3). - I find it best for initial adjustments right after uploading the images from the camera's memory card. 2. Adobe Photoshop (any version would do though the latest is just plain awesome). - I find it best for cloning and for extra enhancements to make the shot pop more. 3. Nik Software Silver Efex Pro - My preferred choice of program for black and white photography. 4. Imagenomic Noiseware Professional - My choice for noise reduction adjustments. I'm pretty sure others would chime in later and give you their preferred software to use. Good luck. |
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Post by The Wirefox on Jun 27, 2012 5:44:20 GMT
IF you are looking to spend a wad of cash then yes all the above are really excellent. However there is an open source alternative these days that is more than capable and is starting to seriously compete with its $500 cousins. GIMP 2.8 follows more closely the Photoshop user interface these days and works seamlessly with UFRaw a really good open source raw converter. There are shed loads of plugins to be found in the net for GIMP and stacks of tutorials. I use it all the time and I often go far further than a quick tonal adjustment and sharpen. There are versions for windows and OSX. It is worth a try since there is nothing to lose...its free fstop-cafe.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=techcorner&action=display&thread=2530 |
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Post by abhi on Jun 27, 2012 6:15:02 GMT
If you look into GIMP, I will suggest adding meetthegimp.org to your bookmarks. It has some excellent tutorials.
Wirefox, are there any good tutorials around that you would recommend? And have you tried darktable? I had tried to UFRAW, but did not find it very intuitive.
I am planning to switch to Linux, so desperately want a good RAW converter to go with GIMP.
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Post by Barry on Jun 28, 2012 20:23:48 GMT
Photoshop elements is a good price and has all the tools you need for photo editing.
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Post by Seri on Jun 29, 2012 12:36:10 GMT
I love what I have at the moment. CS5, LR3, SEP2. I believe that GIMP is brilliant, but I look at it like Linux - probably the best, but I want to spend what little brain power I have left on other things |
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Post by The Wirefox on Jun 29, 2012 16:16:40 GMT
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Post by Seri on Jun 29, 2012 16:35:46 GMT
Oh, Mea culpa. I read that about GIMP so many years ago and had no idea that things had changed. Thanks for the info - at least I can pass on the good news to friends |
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