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stern
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pixelatorcw: Having tried out DXO Optics Pro and Corel AfterShot Pro over the past few hours, it was somewhat 'interesting' to find out that neither of these RAW converters would support DNG files. So much for the 'open' DNG format!
Effective immediately, I have stopped converting from proprietary RAW files into the DNG format during Lightroom imports - just in case Adobe changes its business model for Lightroom as well.
Fortunately, I don't have a large RAW database yet... Thus, I have no problem using Pentax' proprietary PEF format instead of DNG. I downloaded an ASP trial and will be checking it out. In general, I am looking for a fine RAW converter that can do excellent retouches and then hand over to a PS-like application (I am currently still using PSE 6 plus Neat Image for all the final retouches - considering that PSE is at ver. 11, Ad*be won't be happy with me).
pixelatorcw: Having tried out DXO Optics Pro and Corel AfterShot Pro over the past few hours, it was somewhat 'interesting' to find out that neither of these RAW converters would support DNG files. So much for the 'open' DNG format!
Effective immediately, I have stopped converting from proprietary RAW files into the DNG format during Lightroom imports - just in case Adobe changes its business model for Lightroom as well.
Thanks for checking this out. Corel looked promising on paper to me (they claim DNG support). Tried it out and there is no out-of-the-camera DNG support (Pentax K10D, K7) - so their tech specs are misleading. There are Corel user forums full of disappointed users (forum.corel.com). What a pity as ASP looks promising otherwise.
Henry M. Hertz: im waiting that the adobe acolytes like SCOTT KELBY tells us why the cloud is so great....
and many idiots will fall fo it....
You don't HAVE TO buy a new version every one-and-a-half years. I still rely on a rather old version of PS; smaller studios might too. Subscribing means that you will have payed the (current) full price after appr. 2 years and unlike today you don't own your software. If you stop paying the rent, your PS files will become useless overnight...
JimWongyyz: I am a Pentax collector, instead buy one of each model, now I have to buy one of each color, that sucks.
Seriously, I like this color idea. Why camera has to be black or silver. I like the yellow the best, matches by yellow 911.
Not to forget the red one matching my Ferrari!
stern: uploading a picture is unfortunately impossible:
"please wait, submitting"
followed all your rules (size, acceptance of terms of trade etc.) - but the beachball keeps on spinning.... any advice? i don't seem to be the only one around here having probs with your upload-form. I use a MacBook with the most current OS, Flash updated.
Try Firefox. In my case - though on Mac - the Mozilla-based Camino browser seemed to work.
vista77: there's no way to add pictures
this is example of valid jpg picture http://i47.tinypic.com/auw0es.jpg
pls try to add it and inform me if you can/can't
I was trying several pictures from several computers and there's always only hang and in MSInternetExpl you have red information - The file you selected does not appear to be a valid JPEG image.
In Chrome script only hang with Please wait submitting
so admin - what is the problem? asking again
Try something like Firefox. On the Mac you have similar problems with the mainstream browser (Safari). On Mac the Camino-browser works; since Firefox is quite similar (I'm not a programmer, thus take this with a grain of salt), check something Mozilla-like, that is Firefox.
stern: uploading a picture is unfortunately impossible:
"please wait, submitting"
followed all your rules (size, acceptance of terms of trade etc.) - but the beachball keeps on spinning.... any advice? i don't seem to be the only one around here having probs with your upload-form. I use a MacBook with the most current OS, Flash updated.
this may come as some help for Mac-users: what I depicted above was when using Safari - Safari just didn't work. I switched to the Camino-browser (open source and free) and was able to upload the picture within 10 seconds. Whatever the reason, Apple or dpreview might look into this issue. Hope to have been of some help at least to the Mac-community.
uploading a picture is unfortunately impossible:
"please wait, submitting"
followed all your rules (size, acceptance of terms of trade etc.) - but the beachball keeps on spinning.... any advice? i don't seem to be the only one around here having probs with your upload-form. I use a MacBook with the most current OS, Flash updated.
stern: Hmm still deciding between 2 pictures. One is completely without humans, the other contains three of them, all three unknown to me... one person shows his back (no face) and the other two are reasonably motion-blurred. Of course it was not possible to receive written consent from them (as the contest rules stipulate). What would you propose as we are allowed only one entry?
o.k. i'll heed your advice! lets see if the non-human is a winner...
;-)
Hmm still deciding between 2 pictures. One is completely without humans, the other contains three of them, all three unknown to me... one person shows his back (no face) and the other two are reasonably motion-blurred. Of course it was not possible to receive written consent from them (as the contest rules stipulate). What would you propose as we are allowed only one entry?
stern: Just curious: whats going on in Quebec? "The Contest and these Official Rules are void in Quebec ."
Cheers
Stern
well, as a consolation, here is a "connect"-picture (no. not the one I uploaded for the contest) from Quebec.
;-)
http://sternbild.zenfolio.com/p908515190/h4510796c#h4510796c
moved posting to the correct position (on Quebec)
Just curious: whats going on in Quebec? "The Contest and these Official Rules are void in Quebec ."
Cheers
Stern
Well, at least the K30's AF isn't flawed as with the Kr and the K5. Thats why I "downgraded" to the K7 and avoided the likes of the Kr and the K5. Otherwise Pentax rulez!
Although I already won one, I hate contests with public votings. I have stopped participating in them because I appreciate a learned verdict delivered by independent pros who take responability for their decisions. Public votings have nothing to do with quality and/or responsability. Besides, I use Pentax (with mirror) and Ricoh (w/o mirror)... thus making this contest prize-wise less interessting.