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DIGITAL CAMERA RAW CONVERTER COMPARISONS
with Canon 1Ds Mk II and 20D RAW images
Adobe's ACR (Photoshop CS3 & Lightroom), Bibble Pro, BreezeBrowser Pro, Capture One,
Canon's Digital Photo Pro, SilverFast DC Pro / DC VLT and Silkypix Developer Studio

Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Lightroom 1.1
Adobe Camera RAW (ACR 4.1)
Graphical User Interface Examples (GUI)

ACR 4.1 GUI (Graphical User Interface) as presented in Photoshop CS3

The screen shot above is the main GUI. Each of the screen shots below consists of one of the eight 'tool tabs'. You can see the icons for these tool tabs on the right side of the main GUI just below the histogram.
ACR 4.1 Tool Tabs
 
Lightroom 1.1 "LIBRARY" GUI (Graphical User Interface)
The Library section is the first of 5 function modules. Library is the image organizer and browser.
 
Lightroom 1.1 "DEVELOP" GUI (Graphical User Interface)
Lightroom's develop tab is a combination of RAW converter and image editing tools. The full toolset is available by scrolling down the right hand side of the GUI. Organizational functions are available by scrolling down the left side of the GUI.
For more information about Lightroom and ACR 4 go to Adobe ACR 4 (Photoshop CS3 & Lightroom) overview

To print this web page correctly you will need to set your printer's page setup properties to 'landscape' paper orientation

LINKS:
Introduction, comments on RAW and features comparison chart
Adobe ACR 4 (Photoshop CS3 & Lightroom) overview
Bibble Pro overview
BreezeBrowser Pro overview
Canon Digital Photo Pro overview
Capture One Pro overview
Silky Pix Developer Studio overview
SilverFast DC Pro / DC VLT overview
comparison examples - color renditions
comparison examples - landscapes
comparison examples - artifacts & sharpening
comparison examples - tungsten and florescent white balance at ISO 1600
comparison examples - studio lights and custom white balance
comparison examples - studio lights with Kelvin white balance
comparison examples - digital noise at ISO 1600
EXIF and IPTC information

WEB SITE LINKS
Steve Hoffmann's Nature and Landscape Photography - Gallery Index & News

PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL IMAGING INFORMATION
Beginners Level Digital Darkroom Slide Show Tutorial
Digital Darkroom Imaging and Printing Tech Tips
Photography Tech Tips
A Practical Guide to Interpreting RGB Histograms
Digital Camera Raw Converter Comparisons
Digital SLR vs. Film Scans
DSLR Sensor Size and Pixel Density
Aftermarket Scanner Control Software
My Photo Equipment
Building Your First Web Site Mini Tutorial

LEGACY* EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED Film Scanner Review
Nikon LS2000 Film Scanner Review
HP S20 Film Scanner Review
HP PhotoSmart 1100 Printer Review
HP Original PhotoSmart Printer and Scanner Review

Comments or Questions

*legacy = not the manufacturer's current product