Silkpix pro and A700 raw files

Hello,

I am trying thi snew version from silkypix : where I can find some tutorials on it.
do you use this software and what do you think of this one compare to C1 and lr3
Thankes you for your advices

I liked it a lot, but Raw Therapee 2.4 is nearly as good? and free.

I cannot compare it to C1 but Silkypix and LR 2.5 are my main raw developers. LR has by far the better interface but sometimes I prefer the SP output.

Usually I change very little in Silkypix because unlike LR it reads Sony RAW files much better. My most common workflow is very simple - auto exposure, auto WB, fitting colour profile and a little extra contrast. After that I finish it off in Photoshop. Sometimes you have to be a little careful with auto WB though.

I'm no fan of SP UI - so I rarely use the advanced features.
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Silkypix has been my RAW converter/processor since the KM 7D. I've tried several others since then ( includind LR, C1 and DXO ) and always end up coming back to Silkypix for its colors. It took a whilw to get used to the UI, though. I upgraded from SP 3.0 to Pro three weeks ago.

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Silkypix still the king of colors, but it did not evolve much as the demosaic algorithm, anti-noise and highlight recovery still poor for today standards, so for low ISO it is ok.
C1 is better and LR3 looks promising, LR2.x is crap.

I use most C1 and RawTherapee, not much Silkypix.

They all have trial versions and RT is free.

jeromeCH said:

Hello,

I am trying thi snew version from silkypix : where I can find some tutorials on it.
do you use this software and what do you think of this one compare to C1 and lr3
Thankes you for your advices

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Jerome,

Have a look at the Silkypix forum,

http://www.shortcutinc.com/forums/index.php

Also this thread may be of interest,

http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/forum/topic/silkypix-developer-studio-quick-guide-4882

There is also an e-book for V3,

http://www.eos-images.com/silkypix-resources/ebook-an-introduction-to-silkypix

For an interesting comparison check Adrian's thread on the KM forum,

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1024&message=31359850&q=raw+harris&qf=m

In the latest version of SP most functions have a yellow info tab that pops up if you leave your mouse over the function. The tab has a blue and white help button. If you press this (before the tab disappears) you will see context sensitive help.

I can't compare SP to C1 or lr3 but I find SP far better and less complex than ACR. I also find that the latest versions (V4 and Pro) are good improvement over V3.

Karel