Soft for image editing

[MikeB]

What software you usually recommending to use for editing raw images? I was using PS, but it's getting a bit expensive.

PS itself is not raw editing software (it uses Adobe Camera Raw or ACR as a plugin to convert images). I know a lot of people swear by it but I have transitioned to a fully open-source (and therefore free) workflow 15 years ago. Back then, software was pretty clunky but now it sometimes outperforms commercial offerings.

Just similar to using ACR from within PS to convert raw images, I use Darktable both standalone as well as plugin from within Gimp. Occasionally I also use Rawtherapee/ART f.i. for pixelshift images which DT does not handle very well. Darktable, Rawtherapee and Gimp are available on all OS platforms and are of course entirely free and open.

Nope, as I said I use a predominantly F/OSS workflow. For the organizing, tagging and cataloging of images I use Digikam.

 

[Jack]

What software you usually recommending to use for editing raw images? I was using PS, but it's getting a bit expensive.

PS itself is not raw editing software (it uses Adobe Camera Raw or ACR as a plugin to convert images). I know a lot of people swear by it but I have transitioned to a fully open-source (and therefore free) workflow 15 years ago. Back then, software was pretty clunky but now it sometimes outperforms commercial offerings.

Just similar to using ACR from within PS to convert raw images, I use Darktable both standalone as well as plugin from within Gimp. Occasionally I also use Rawtherapee/ART f.i. for pixelshift images which DT does not handle very well. Darktable, Rawtherapee and Gimp are available on all OS platforms and are of course entirely free and open.

I've have never heard about that soft. Is that free to use or you need to purchase it?

 

[MikeB]

What software you usually recommending to use for editing raw images? I was using PS, but it's getting a bit expensive.

PS itself is not raw editing software (it uses Adobe Camera Raw or ACR as a plugin to convert images). I know a lot of people swear by it but I have transitioned to a fully open-source (and therefore free) workflow 15 years ago. Back then, software was pretty clunky but now it sometimes outperforms commercial offerings.

Just similar to using ACR from within PS to convert raw images, I use Darktable both standalone as well as plugin from within Gimp. Occasionally I also use Rawtherapee/ART f.i. for pixelshift images which DT does not handle very well. Darktable, Rawtherapee and Gimp are available on all OS platforms and are of course entirely free and open.

Totally free and cross-platform. You can find it here https://www.digikam.org/

What is digiKam?​

digiKam is an advanced open-source digital photo management application that runs on Linux, Windows, and MacOS. The application provides a comprehensive set of tools for importing, managing, editing, and sharing photos and raw files.

 

[Jack]

What software you usually recommending to use for editing raw images? I was using PS, but it's getting a bit expensive.

PS itself is not raw editing software (it uses Adobe Camera Raw or ACR as a plugin to convert images). I know a lot of people swear by it but I have transitioned to a fully open-source (and therefore free) workflow 15 years ago. Back then, software was pretty clunky but now it sometimes outperforms commercial offerings.

Just similar to using ACR from within PS to convert raw images, I use Darktable both standalone as well as plugin from within Gimp. Occasionally I also use Rawtherapee/ART f.i. for pixelshift images which DT does not handle very well. Darktable, Rawtherapee and Gimp are available on all OS platforms and are of course entirely free and open.

I'll have yo try it. Nowadays are so many editing softwares, that is hard to choose one.

 

[MikeB]

What software you usually recommending to use for editing raw images? I was using PS, but it's getting a bit expensive.

PS itself is not raw editing software (it uses Adobe Camera Raw or ACR as a plugin to convert images). I know a lot of people swear by it but I have transitioned to a fully open-source (and therefore free) workflow 15 years ago. Back then, software was pretty clunky but now it sometimes outperforms commercial offerings.

Just similar to using ACR from within PS to convert raw images, I use Darktable both standalone as well as plugin from within Gimp. Occasionally I also use Rawtherapee/ART f.i. for pixelshift images which DT does not handle very well. Darktable, Rawtherapee and Gimp are available on all OS platforms and are of course entirely free and open.

darktable

darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer

www.darktable.org

darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.

GIMP

GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program: The Free and Open Source Image Editor

www.gimp.org

GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes.

Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins.

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rawtherapee.com

RawTherapee is a free, cross-platform raw image processing program

agriggio / ART / wiki / Home — Bitbucket

bitbucket.org

ART, a free, open-source, cross-platform raw image processing program. ART is a derivative of the popular RawTherapee, trading a bit of customization and control over various processing parameters for a simpler and (hopefully) easier to use interface, while still maintaining the power and quality of RawTherapee.

G'MIC - GREYC's Magic for Image Computing: A Full-Featured Open-Source Framework for Image Processing - Main

gmic.eu

G'MIC is a full-featured open-source framework for digital image processing, distributed under the CeCILL free software licenses (LGPL-like and/or GPL-compatible). It provides several user interfaces to convert / process / visualize generic image datasets, ranging from 1D scalar signals to 3D+t sequences of multi-spectral volumetric images, hence including 2D color images.

 

[Jack]

What software you usually recommending to use for editing raw images? I was using PS, but it's getting a bit expensive.

PS itself is not raw editing software (it uses Adobe Camera Raw or ACR as a plugin to convert images). I know a lot of people swear by it but I have transitioned to a fully open-source (and therefore free) workflow 15 years ago. Back then, software was pretty clunky but now it sometimes outperforms commercial offerings.

Just similar to using ACR from within PS to convert raw images, I use Darktable both standalone as well as plugin from within Gimp. Occasionally I also use Rawtherapee/ART f.i. for pixelshift images which DT does not handle very well. Darktable, Rawtherapee and Gimp are available on all OS platforms and are of course entirely free and open.

most of the time I'm using Lightroom, Luminar 4 and maybe sometimes Topaz which is great soft.

 

[Helix_2648]

Luminair 4, Topaz Studio and Affinity Photo are great tools if you don't want to sign up with monthly costs. I prefer LR for this but it#s a question of what you want to pay and what software you're familiar to.

 

[piotr]

I'm using Lightroom,Topaz denoise and sharpen and Helicon.
Ppl often complaining about paying subscription every month. But c'mon guys - it's only £9 a month - like three coffees in Costa? For that money you've got powerful software (lightroom and photoshop). And you don't need to pay for any upgrades. For me it's a perfect option.
Now I'm testing PureRaw from DXO. Looks promising.

 

[MikeB]

Ppl often complaining about paying subscription every month. But c'mon guys - it's only £9 a month - like three coffees in Costa? For that money you've got powerful software (lightroom and photoshop). And you don't need to pay for any upgrades.

If that's your thing, fine, why not? Just good to be aware of other powerful options out there which do not require either a paid subscription, paid updates or neither. I paid up for Zerene which is basically a lifetime of guaranteed updates and NeatImage for which I've paid an initial fee and years after a one-time upgrade on a major version change with all of the other upgrades free. I also paid a small fee for Photomatics. The rest of my powerful software suite is totally free and open-source. Accumulated savings have already paid for a few lenses in the past 15 years.

 

[Jack]

Luminair 4, Topaz Studio and Affinity Photo are great tools if you don't want to sign up with monthly costs. I prefer LR for this but it#s a question of what you want to pay and what software you're familiar to.

Adobe monthly subscription is ridiculous and expensive. It was better before when you just can purchase the licence and use it. Nowadays there are lot of other choices at less price or even free.