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PowerShovel-II:
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A raw conversion program with
integrated sharpening and color profiling, that is NOT based on
the Canon conversion dll. It can handle files of Canon PowerShot
S30, S40, S45, G2, G3 and Canon EOS D30 and D60. However the
included color profile is fine-tuned for the PowerShot G2 and
S40. For the other camera's the profile is acceptable but can be
updated by the user to his own ICC color profile (instructions
in the readme.doc).
The D30 user has also to choose the "Keep Highlight
option" as described in the readme.doc.
A special feature is just the "Keep Highlights"
option, that you don't find elsewhere! With a special algorithm,
I rescued a maximum of the highlights (example in the
readme.doc), but you have to fiddle with "redclamping"
parameter until it fits your need.
Email the Author
Luc Minnebo
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Features:
Version 1.23:
- White balance of 10D now read
out correct for camera setting custom, shade and color
temperature.
- Larger thumbnail view.
- Larger image view in the
'neutral picker' window.
- For non-10D users, it has no
sense to update, unless you like bigger views.
Version 1.22:
- Support for the 10D.
Restriction : Michael notified me that custom white balance
setting is not recognised.
- Support for the PowerShot S50
with the same restrictions as were known for the S45 (so
camera white balances aren't recognised at all).
- Added a few settings in the
option 'KeepHighlights', so that you can tweak the result
until you are more or less satisfied.
- The optimal setting is
different for every camera, for every color profile and
even for every image. So the default that was taken in
the previous versions was not optimal for all cases.
Restriction : It is always making a balance between
adding green to overcome the magenta cast, and not
adding green to avoid that deep blue sky turns into a
cyan colored or posterised sky. So on images where you
have only blown out faces, you can easily find a good
solution. But on images where you have a deep blue sky
and burned out skintones, it is possible that you can't
find the wanted quality. In that case I advise to take
two conversions, each optimised for one part of the
image. Then bring both into the same image in photoshop
(in a different layer : you can do that in Photoshop
even in 16 bits, by dragging the history state of on one
image into the other image) and then use the history
brush to hold the best of both conversions.
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| Adobe
Photoshop Camera Raw & JPEG 2000 plug-in bundle |
| The Adobe®
Photoshop® Camera Raw & JPEG 2000 plug-in bundle helps you
enhance and streamline the interaction between your digital
camera and Photoshop 7.0 software, your digital darkroom.
The
Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in provides fast and easy access
within Photoshop software to the proprietary "raw"
image formats produced by many leading professional and midrange
digital cameras. By working with these "digital
negatives," you can achieve the results you want with
greater artistic control and flexibility while still maintaining
the original "raw" files.
The Adobe
JPEG 2000 plug-in lets you open and save files that comply with
the latest industry-standard file format. The JPEG 2000 format
provides a variety of compression options that allow for optimum
trade-offs between file size and image quality. With the Adobe
JPEG 2000 plug-in, you'll be prepared as this format gains
wider use in digital cameras and on the Web.
Note: The
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in will be included as part of a
future version of Adobe Photoshop. Adobe does not promise the
long-term availability of this plug-in for standalone purchase.
Your purchase of the plug-in does not entitle you to discounts
on future upgrades of Photoshop.
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cameras |
Canon
EOS-1D
EOS-1Ds
EOS-D30
EOS-D60
PowerShot 600
PowerShot A5
PowerShot A50
PowerShot S30
PowerShot S40
PowerShot S45
PowerShot G1
PowerShot G2
PowerShot G3
PowerShot Pro70
PowerShot Pro90 IS
Fujifilm
FinePix
S2 Pro
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Minolta
DiMAGE 5
DiMAGE 7
DiMAGE 7i
DiMAGE 7Hi
Nikon
D1
D1H
D1X
D100
Coolpix 5700
Coolpix 5000 — with firmware version 1.7
Olympus
E-10
E-20
C-5050 Zoom
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What is Capture One DSLR?
Capture
One DSLR Pro Edition and Capture One DSLR Limited Edition are standalone
photo editors that allow the highest level of quality to be obtained
from the RAW image formats utilized by the Canon and Nikon DSLR camera
systems. The difference between the "full" and Limited Edition
(LE) versions are described later, so for now we will discuss them as
one (except as noted), since their similarities far outweigh their
differences.
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Highest
conversion quality available today in terms of color fidelity
and image "information"
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Real-time
preview of all parameter changes
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All
parameter changes are stored for use later sessions
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Parameter
settings can be instantly "applied" to any or all
image files
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Fully
color managed
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RAW
conversions are done in the background allowing the full
functionality of C1 to continue while conversions are taking
place
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Camera
profiles are provided (third camera party profiles may also be
used)
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Comprehensive
file management provisions
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Thumbnails
always reflect the conversion settings currently set for each
image file
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Dual
preview view for comparing similar image files
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Comprehensive
Levels and Curves adjustments
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Exposure
Compensation (+/- 2.5EV), Contrast, and Saturation Adjustments
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Noise
Reduction and sharpening algorithms
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Multiple
Tone Response curves
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100%
display in focus window (shown in above example)
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Color
Editor (not in LE)
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Camera
Profile Editor (not in LE)
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Support
for Canon 10D/D30/D60 and Nikon D100 in LE and Pro version
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Additional
support for Canon 1D/1Ds and Nikon 1Dx in Pro version
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Windows
Platform for LE version
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Windows
and Mac Versions for full version (Mac version currently
supports 1D/1Ds/1Dx only)
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Up
to 3 different output files can be generated from each RAW
conversion (not in LE)
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...and
more....
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Summary:
Superior quality and workflow tools = best results for least
time
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What are the specific difference
between C1 LE and C1 Pro
- Pro is $499 and LE
is $99 (USD)
- Pro comes with 4
profiles for each supported camera, LE with 1 for each camera
- Pro can edit the
supplied profiles, LE cannot
- Pro has a color
editor, LE does not
- Pro supports
tethered operation (Windows version for Canon 1D/1Ds), LE does
not
- Pro has some file
management functions like batch-renaming that LE does not have
- Pro supports 3
different output files from each conversion, LE supports 1
- Pro can resize when
converting, LE cannot
- Pro supports the
Canon 1D/1Ds and the Nikon 1Dx, LE does not
- Pro has versions for
both Windows and Mac platforms, LE is just for Windows
- Pro can batch
unlimited files at once, LE is limited to max 20 files at any
one time
- Pro has full Phase
One support, LE is support via email and the PictureFlow forum
only
- Pro has additional
documentation
- Pro has a upgrade
policy during 2003, LE may charge for upgrades
New
Capture One version 1.2
Capture One DSLR V1.2 Help File
Complete
Tutorial
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BreezeBrowser is only available for
Windows:
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows
XP
BreezeBrowser includes help pages in HTML
format. A PDF version of the manual can also be downloaded from here.
Summary of Features
- Fast, large display of JPEGs, TIFFs
and Canon raw files with very fast thumbnail browser
- Histogram display to assess exposure
- Color profile support for accurate
display of colors
- Rotate JPEGs, TIFFs and Raw files
quickly with no loss of quality
- Smart noise reduction filter to reduce
noise in digital images without losing detail
- Comprehensive display of EXIF shooting
data including Canon, Fuji, Olympus, Nikon and Casio MakerNote data
- Fast and powerful template-based HTML
page generation facility with full access to EXIF and IPTC data
contained in the image
- Add comments to images. Comments are
stored in the image and so there is no database to get corrupted
- Batch editing of IPTC data in JPEGs,
TIFFs, Canon RAW files and Canon AVI files
- Canon raw files conversion with
powerful post-processing options: levels, gamma correction,
saturation adjustment, resizing and sharpening. Output to JPEG, JPEG
2000 (16-bit, 8-bit, lossless and lossy), TIFF (uncompressed 16-bit
and 8-bit), PNG (compressed 8-bit and 16-bit)
- Combined raw conversion for improved
highlight detail (click
here for more details)
- Flexible watermarking feature in
Proofs and HTML generator to add a GIF image or text to images
- EXIF data is preserved when converting
raw files to JPEGs and TIFFs (even if the THM file is not available)
- Proofs feature to auto level, resize,
sharpen and adjust the saturation and gamma of images ready for
printing
- Print full size images or contact
sheets containing images selected in thumbnail mode
- Suitable for all current Canon digital
cameras and JPEGs from most other manufacturer's including Nikon,
Olympus, Kodak, Fuji, Casio and Kodak
- Extracts embedded JPEGs from Canon raw
files complete with EXIF information if required
- High quality raw file conversion of
files from the following Canon cameras: PowerShot G1, PowerShot G2,
PowerShot G3, PowerShot Pro90 IS, PowerShot S30, PowerShot S40,
PowerShot S45, Powershot S50, EOS D30, EOS D60, EOS 10D, EOS 1D and
EOS 1Ds
- Improved error checking in
registration dialog to make entering registration codes easier
- Slideshow caches the last five images
to make switching between recently displayed images faster
- Minor bug fixes
BreezeBrowser v2.6b runs on Windows
98, Windows ME, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. BreezeBrowser
v2.3 is the latest vesion that runs on Windows 95.
Download
the trial version |
