it pretty much does what I want from a RAW processor--and is VERY reasonable at $59. Anxious to try it and see how some of the features pan out, altho' after using RSE since it came out, it should just be quite intuitive (as it really is even for newcomers to it).
I didn't pay much attention to it, to be truthful (call us both 'stupid' LOL, since I always do all that in PS. However, my best guess (I haven't gone back and looked) would be similar to PS-you choose a straight line, vertical or horizontal, and ask the software to straighten to this line (I choose 'arbitrary rotate' in PS). Looked at it again at Outback and just feel its not explained well to be truthfull.
Joe, I know for sure that RSE has been in touch with Magne since early in the game. Magne, in fact, took 3 of my RAWs and worked on them to be sure he could deal with their (RSE)--'whatevers' he has to deal with LOL. He only worked with color, not tonality (which is another plus with his profiles). The resulting files he sent me were substantially better (altho' that was with the first build and their subsequent builds were much better in color--particularly greens, which I complained about in the RSE forum). Now--his profiles are $30-35 I think--directly to him, so to include that would mean RSP would then be $89 or so--and some would not feel the need for a profile but be put off by the higher cost of RSE. There are many that use C1 'as is'--I just feel there is sufficient reason for me to use his profiles for C1 so am willing to pay for them.
That was my read of it.
It's the ONLY raw converter where I feel comfortable using the sharpening and noise reduction. I have tried to duplicate the detail I get from RSE using my usual workflow (ACR + Photokit sharpener) and I can't do it. That alone makes this a heavyweight contender.
Have only done a couple but one of the 'reds' I did in C1 this last shoot looks pretty doggone good in RSE Premium. Before I say much more--some more testing.
Julio--I said the same about C1 vs. RSE also. I use PKS too---and could not get as detailed a file with C1 and PKS as I got from RSE--and just minor sharpening.
not that that's an excuse. I do see many others who have been beta testers for other software talk about it openly. However, if its the policy with Pixmantic--then that's it and should be abided by. Surely wish I had signed up for beta testing. I'm such an enthusiastic user of it since it came out--it would have been great to be in on the first premium release.
Sorry Michael. I thought since the product was launched we could talk about it. I'll keep that part quite
