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Top five used software packages
I was wondering which software packages (free or otherwise) you use during your photography workflow. It can be to process, alter, store, view reduce noise etc in your photos. You get the idea but a brief explanation of what each software package does (or what you use it for) would also be helpful.
Below are my top five.
Dim4 Free download and although it can be a little fiddly to configure initially, once working it is truly a life saver. DIM only does one thing, but it does it well: it copies files from your cameras memory card to a destination directory determined by your storage scheme. If any directories need to be created in the process, it will create them. In addition, the file can be renamed while it is copied to a more useful name than your camera might have provided.
Rawshooter Essentials fast effective and totally free RAW file viewer and post-processing tool. Used to view edit and convert my files.
Adobe Photoshop CS The industry standard image editor, very powerful and incredibly complicated. This tool is not very helpful for beginners but if you take the time to learn it capabilities, the results achievable are simply stunning.
Noiseware community edition a free standalone noise reduction filter. Fully automatic with very good results or manually configured to get the best results. There are other packages available from other manufacturers which arguably match the quality of this, but non so for simplicity, ease of use and speed.
Nero 6 I use this to burn my images to disc (either CD or DVD) for backup, distribution and storage. Simple, effective and fast, I like how it can be simple or complicated depending on what you wish to achieve.
I was wondering which software packages (free or otherwise) you use during your photography workflow. It can be to process, alter, store, view reduce noise etc in your photos. You get the idea but a brief explanation of what each software package does (or what you use it for) would also be helpful.
Below are my top five.
Dim4 Free download and although it can be a little fiddly to configure initially, once working it is truly a life saver. DIM only does one thing, but it does it well: it copies files from your cameras memory card to a destination directory determined by your storage scheme. If any directories need to be created in the process, it will create them. In addition, the file can be renamed while it is copied to a more useful name than your camera might have provided.
Rawshooter Essentials fast effective and totally free RAW file viewer and post-processing tool. Used to view edit and convert my files.
Adobe Photoshop CS The industry standard image editor, very powerful and incredibly complicated. This tool is not very helpful for beginners but if you take the time to learn it capabilities, the results achievable are simply stunning.
Noiseware community edition a free standalone noise reduction filter. Fully automatic with very good results or manually configured to get the best results. There are other packages available from other manufacturers which arguably match the quality of this, but non so for simplicity, ease of use and speed.
Nero 6 I use this to burn my images to disc (either CD or DVD) for backup, distribution and storage. Simple, effective and fast, I like how it can be simple or complicated depending on what you wish to achieve.
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