Aftershot Pro 1.2.0.7 released

Ulric wrote:

It says 2013-07-19 on the patches and updates page, but I'm downloading now as we speak. Support for several new M43 cameras, including - yes! - the E-PM2 and E-PL5.

Omigosh, at last for the E-PL5 ! I liked what it did for my E-PL1 RAWs but now to see what it can do with E-PL5.

Tip for AfterShot Pro and PaintShop Pro buyers, wait until Black Friday sales at Thanksgiving time for best discounted prices. Change your country on the top line of the Corel site to USA to get the best deals.

Regards...... Guy

Thanks for the heads up.

Ulric wrote:

Ben Herrmann wrote:

The last time they updated the software was way back in June 2012 - so finally, little bit more than a year, and they elect to update it again - so whoop te doooooo.

This is the second time I update after getting the program. The last update was in december. I've used the lack of support as an excuse for not getting an E-PM2 and will now have to think of something else.

Probably why Silkypix is my RAW converter of choice. It updates quickly and regularly as new cameras are announced.

AfterShot Pro was a casual buy at a silly Black Friday price just to see what it could do - it couldn't do anything for my E-PL5 for 6 months after I bought it so the cheap price was reflected in the cheap support for the product.

Regards...... Guy

I own 1.2.0.7 and the install file is on a backup drive, but I haven't used it for the last 8 years or so. I see that fairly recently 3.6.0.380 was released:

https://www.aftershotpro.com/en/support/updates/asp/3/index.html

Maybe I should check ASP out again to see what it is like after all these years. I see that there have been lots of regular updates since version 1.

Anyone using it?  What do you think about it?

Henry Richardson wrote:

I own 1.2.0.7 and the install file is on a backup drive, but I haven't used it for the last 8 years or so. I see that fairly recently 3.6.0.380 was released:

https://www.aftershotpro.com/en/support/updates/asp/3/index.html

Maybe I should check ASP out again to see what it is like after all these years. I see that there have been lots of regular updates since version 1.

Anyone using it? What do you think about it?

It's the Corel update of the old Bibble raw converter, extremely fast conversions, but there's better raw converters out there. Some features I like and I seem to get OK results for most things when I try it, but far prefer DxO to get the full benefit of the camera+lens combination.

Corel is notoriously slow to add new cameras.

The price can get quite cheap as they quite regularly have spectacular discounts.

If you can get a copy for free then it's fun to play with but now I would not go out of my way to get it.

There is a version for Linux so that is handy for someone who has converted an old slow PC to Linux. The same licence number works for Linux as it does for Windows. Also a Mac version is available.

Guy Parsons wrote:

Henry Richardson wrote:

I own 1.2.0.7 and the install file is on a backup drive, but I haven't used it for the last 8 years or so. I see that fairly recently 3.6.0.380 was released:

https://www.aftershotpro.com/en/support/updates/asp/3/index.html

Maybe I should check ASP out again to see what it is like after all these years. I see that there have been lots of regular updates since version 1.

Anyone using it? What do you think about it?

It's the Corel update of the old Bibble raw converter, extremely fast conversions, but there's better raw converters out there. Some features I like and I seem to get OK results for most things when I try it, but far prefer DxO to get the full benefit of the camera+lens combination.

Yes, I know Corel bought the Bibble raw converter in 2011, updated it, and released the new version with the name Aftershot Pro 1. As I said, I bought it way back then in 2011. As of now there are only 5 programs that combine a raw converter, non-destructive editor, and DAM:

• Lightroom Classic
• Aftershot Pro
• ACDSee
• darktable
• On1 Photo Raw

Did I miss anything? There are lots of other programs such as DXO, C1, Luminar, etc. which are raw converters and non-destructive editors, but no DAM (just a file browser). If I am wrong about that then please correct me. Programs are changing all the time.

Corel is notoriously slow to add new cameras.

I looked through the list of supported cameras and it supports all of the many digital cameras I have owned going back to my first camera that produced raw in 2002. Cameras from Olympus, Panasonic, Canon, Sony, Konica Minolta, Pentax, and Minolta. I see that the G9, GH5, GX9, PEN-F, E-M10III, E-M1II, etc. are supported, but not the E-M1X or E-M5III yet.

https://www.aftershotpro.com/en/#tech-specs

The price can get quite cheap as they quite regularly have spectacular discounts.

If you can get a copy for free then it's fun to play with but now I would not go out of my way to get it.

There is a version for Linux so that is handy for someone who has converted an old slow PC to Linux. The same licence number works for Linux as it does for Windows. Also a Mac version is available.

Yes, currently there are only 2 of these raw converter, non-destructive editor, and DAM programs that can run on all 3 operating systems:

• darktable
• Aftershot Pro

In late 2011 I bought Lightroom 4 and Aftershot Pro 1 and spent over a month evaluating them both. I finally decided to go with LR, but it wasn't a slam dunk. There were things I liked better about ASP back then. I have been using LR for over 8 years now and for the last 3.5 or so I have been on the subscription plan. I like to keep up to date on the other options because while I like LR I am not happy with the rental model.

I also bought ACDSee Pro 9 a few years ago and the install file is on a backup drive. I liked many things about it a lot too. I haven't kept up to date on how it has changed in the last 4 years though.