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I recently got the e-500 and was playing with the idea of shooting raw instead of JPEG. I tried Olympus Master, but find it slow on iMac g5. In terms of getting results that are close to what the in camera processing provides, which RAW converter do you guys recommend?

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Its redeeming feature is that it does batch processing so it can process hundreds of images while you're off doing something else.

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Is it worth considering ACR or Capture One.

I'm trying to learn the camera and is taking me some time to get the WB sorted out. because of that I did some shots in RAW+JPEG. It was nice to be able to adjust the WB after the fact, but at the same time there are all this other settings I need to learn and experiment with. That is why I'm trying to find a RAW converter, but at the same time something with a lower learning curve. I don't have that much time to do PP.
 
moknys said:
Is it worth considering ACR or Capture One.
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Sure it is. Each of the RAW converters have their advocates based on aesthetics, work flow, gui, speed and all kinds of subjective criteria. There isn't any one RAW converter that does everything best. All of the RAW converters have some sort of free trial offer. Check out as many as you care to using the same RAW images with each one for comparison purposes and then make up you mind which is best for you.

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if you shoot raw plus shq jpeg then you have the best of both worlds. if you like the jpeg you're done. if not you can fiddle with the raw. I'm using a 2GB efilm 45x card that seems to work pretty well.

silkypix is my favorite raw converter. usually just need to up the contrast, saturation and sharpness a bit and I'm done. but then I have to save off a TIFF to finish up in photoshop (that's where acr is so handy but I haven't always had great success with acr).

I think that developing good raw files is harder than some would make it sound.

I think master would be slow on a supercomputer :-) but the colors are good.

I think iPhoto can now read oly raw files.
 
Thanks for the advice.

I'll take a look at the trials. I have a 1Gig card, shooting RAW+JPEG will probably require another card, since it reduces the number of shots. I'll put that on my xmas list. The RAW+JPEG seems like a good idea, since I mostly have WB issues indoors.

thanks.
 
I can't use RAW shooter since I'm on a Mac, but I'll try Silkypix.

What are the strong points of Silkypix in our opinion.

thanks
 
Studio or SilkyPix are the two you need to look at. I haven't been close to happy with anything else.

Many people say Studio is slow, and while it may be a little slower than RSP and SilkyPix, it's usually only a slight annoyance for me when I'm trying to fine tune a setting (processing is usually complete by the time I move the mouse from one filter to another). My complaints about Studio is the interface and limmited control (workflow is not really bad with Studio either -- if you learn how to use it).

SilkyPix is a great program, but it needs a better sharpening filter.

No other programs I've tried can get color right (I've heard COne does a good job, but has issues with reds).
moknys said:
I recently got the e-500 and was playing with the idea of shooting
raw instead of JPEG. I tried Olympus Master, but find it slow on
iMac g5. In terms of getting results that are close to what the in
camera processing provides, which RAW converter do you guys
recommend?

thanks
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Thanks for all your comments.

I'll be doing some experimenting with those programs.

fun fun fun in the autobahn
 
I've been using Capture One for some time (actually using it as I type, doing a batch conversion) and I've found it better than any of the others. The only one I haven't really tried is Studio, because the time ran out.

It really is a personal thing for various reasons including output, useability, speed etc. Converting RAW images to TIFF for printing means not having to do anything else afterwards. I generally convert (resize) the TIFF files to JPG in PSPX for the web.

I think I'm the only person who doesn't have any problems with reds.

Cheers

Ray

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I'm thinking of taking some pictures in RAW+JPEG and using 2 or 3 RAW converters and compare them to the in camera processing. I'll make a decision after that.

I'll be posting questions and/or pictures as I experiment.

thanks
 
moknys said:
I can't use RAW shooter since I'm on a Mac, but I'll try Silkypix.

What are the strong points of Silkypix in our opinion.
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Excellent color (including fine-color adjustment), one-stop processing for most purposes (includes sharpening and NR), preserves fine resolution, probably has the highest level of adjustments possible (takes some getting used to). Includes batch processing (doesn't everybody?), etc.

Negative: English-language localization Pretty Poor.

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