Report Analyses 4 Camera RAW Conversion Applications
This report compares some of the most important functionality in 4 Camera RAW applications --Apple Aperture 1.5.x, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.x, Phase One’s Capture One Pro 3.x, and DxO Labs DxO Optics Pro 4.x-- 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, as well as making an assessment of the qualitative differences between the 4 applications.
Photograph or image management software is at the core of any publishing workflow. Prior to Apple’s release of Aperture 1.0, dedicated photo management applications were rare. Instead, photographers relied on personal Digital Asset Management (DAM) 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.
The applications were discussed in the light of a cross-media publishing workflow. As RAW is the digital equivalent of what a film negative used to be in analogue days, a RAW conversion tool is a very important utility to ensure high output quality.
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Capture One Pro is a good choice if working with Phase One digital backs and when tethered shooting is considered. It does have a very powerful colour adjustment help application, but its interface is outdated and some of the features force a photographer into a workflow that is the most efficient according to Phase One.
