Report Analyses 4 Camera RAW Conversion Applications

by: Erik Vlietinck - Last Updated: Sat 21 July 2007

IT Enquirer has just released the results of an in-depth report comparing some of the most important functionality in 4 Camera RAW applications --Apple Aperture, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Phase One’s Capture One Pro, and DxO Labs DxO Optics Pro-- focusing in particular on productivity, efficiency, and image quality. The 24-page report focuses on a RAW workflow and measures the time taken for identical tasks to be performed in each application, and makes an assessment of the qualitative differences between the 4 applications.

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In desktop publishing as well as web and other publishing environments, images play a crucial role. And most images are not drawn or painted, but they are photographed. Photograph or image management software therefore is at the core of any publishing workflow, be it DTP or other. Prior to Apple’s release of Aperture 1.0, dedicated photo management applications were rare. Instead, photographers relied on Digital Asset Management software which not only handles photographs, but also any other digital content file format. Or they used applications such as Capture One, which is strong at RAW conversion and tethered image recording.

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