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I'm looking for a raw converter for my new Mac. Bibble is a
possibility, but is there anything else (preferably at no or little
cost) which is as good as UFRAW for Linux?

I want to be able to do considerable manipulation in RAW (exposure,
shadow, colour, balance), not just convert them to jpeg

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In article <4338f01c$0$17226$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr>, John Stolz
<china_rider@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> I'm looking for a raw converter for my new Mac. Bibble is a
> possibility, but is there anything else (preferably at no or little
> cost) which is as good as UFRAW for Linux?
>
> I want to be able to do considerable manipulation in RAW (exposure,
> shadow, colour, balance), not just convert them to jpeg

I just use PhotoShop.

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Randall Ainsworth wrote:
> In article <4338f01c$0$17226$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr>, John Stolz
> <china_rider@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
>
>>I'm looking for a raw converter for my new Mac. Bibble is a
>>possibility, but is there anything else (preferably at no or little
>>cost) which is as good as UFRAW for Linux?
>>
>>I want to be able to do considerable manipulation in RAW (exposure,
>>shadow, colour, balance), not just convert them to jpeg
>
>
> I just use PhotoShop.
I don't, thats why I need a RAW converter - also general opinion seems
to be that PS RAW converter is not the best and most flexible.

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>I'm looking for a raw converter for my new Mac. Bibble is a
>possibility, but is there anything else (preferably at no or little
>cost) which is as good as UFRAW for Linux?

Capture One LE but it's not free (about $99). For Canon RAW files it
does a noticeably better job than either the Canon software or
Photoshop.

Raw Shooter Essentials is very good and free but I think it's PC-only
for now.

Bill

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In article <4338f01c$0$17226$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr>,
John Stolz <china_rider@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>I'm looking for a raw converter for my new Mac. Bibble is a
>possibility, but is there anything else (preferably at no or little
>cost) which is as good as UFRAW for Linux?

If you like UFRAW, why not just use it on your Mac?

Download and installation instructions here:

http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Install.html

I expect you'll need to have X11 installed.

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I use Capture One and love it, but it's expensive. I've stopped using
it, but doesn't iPhoto handle RAW files natively now w/o touching the
embeded jpeg?

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grendel@gmail.com wrote:

> I use Capture One and love it, but it's expensive. I've stopped using
> it, but doesn't iPhoto handle RAW files natively now w/o touching the
> embeded jpeg?

I hope so, I have ordered an iBook

--
al-Farrob
http://www.al-farrob.com - new photos every week

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al-Farrob wrote:
> grendel@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>>I use Capture One and love it, but it's expensive. I've stopped using
>>it, but doesn't iPhoto handle RAW files natively now w/o touching the
>>embeded jpeg?
>
>
> I hope so, I have ordered an iBook
>
Iphoto 2.0.1 will not open a Canon raw file. I just tried. But the
current version of GraphicConverter (shareware $35) will.

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In article <1127840506.276341.188200@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
<"grendel@gmail.com"> wrote:

> I use Capture One and love it, but it's expensive. I've stopped using
> it, but doesn't iPhoto handle RAW files natively now w/o touching the
> embeded jpeg?

Yeah, but support is mediocre.

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Malcolm Manners wrote:

> al-Farrob wrote:
>> grendel@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I use Capture One and love it, but it's expensive. I've stopped using
>>>it, but doesn't iPhoto handle RAW files natively now w/o touching the
>>>embeded jpeg?
>>
>>
>> I hope so, I have ordered an iBook
>>
> Iphoto 2.0.1 will not open a Canon raw file. I just tried. But the
> current version of GraphicConverter (shareware $35) will.

I have never used mac, but now I decided to experiment, let's wait
Thanks

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al-Farrob
http://www.al-farrob.com - new photos every week

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Malcolm Manners wrote:
> al-Farrob wrote:
>
>> grendel@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I use Capture One and love it, but it's expensive. I've stopped using
>>> it, but doesn't iPhoto handle RAW files natively now w/o touching the
>>> embeded jpeg?
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope so, I have ordered an iBook
>>
> Iphoto 2.0.1 will not open a Canon raw file. I just tried. But the
> current version of GraphicConverter (shareware $35) will.

iPhoto is up to at least v. 5.0.4, and as an experiment, I just imported
a RAW file from my 20-D. Easy. I purchased GraphicConverter ages ago,
and it's one of the best shareware programs around, but not intuitive to me.

Normally, I use PS CS to process my RAW files, and find it's all right,
and I especially like the scripts available for batch processing.

--
John McWilliams

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John Stolz <china_rider@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>I'm looking for a raw converter for my new Mac. Bibble is a
>possibility, but is there anything else (preferably at no or little
>cost) which is as good as UFRAW for Linux?

Preview on the Mac does CRW files. Not as flexible as other options
but you've alreday got it on your Mac.

>I want to be able to do considerable manipulation in RAW (exposure,
>shadow, colour, balance), not just convert them to jpeg

Yup. It will do the basics. That's version 3 with MacOS X 10.4

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Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net

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grendel@gmail.com wrote:
>but doesn't iPhoto handle RAW files natively now w/o touching the
> embeded jpeg?
>
Yes, but (AFAIK) it just converts them to jpeg without giving you any of
the benefits of using RAW

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Chris Brown wrote:
> In article <4338f01c$0$17226$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr>,
> John Stolz <china_rider@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
>>I'm looking for a raw converter for my new Mac. Bibble is a
>>possibility, but is there anything else (preferably at no or little
>>cost) which is as good as UFRAW for Linux?
>
>
> If you like UFRAW, why not just use it on your Mac?
>
> Download and installation instructions here:
>
> http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Install.html
>
> I expect you'll need to have X11 installed.
>
Hmmm, I never really thought it was apossibility - i'll have a go.