alcb1310 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>I have been for a while taking photos with the RAW+JPG option of my Canon Rebel XS camera. I would like an advise on which is the best free RAW Editing Software I can find.</p><p>Regards</p><p>Andres</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor_martin Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>The best free software would be canon DPP (digital photo professional), which came on a CD with your camera. Alot of people actually like it better than Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
py-photography Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>Works great and can't beat the price. You can change picture styles and the like. Install it and give a workout.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_hopkins Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>Raw Therapee....... does a good job</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbiinc Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>Zoombrowser (Imagebrowser on a Mac) can also work with your Canon RAW files. But I definitely prefer DPP myself.</p> <p>Other software can emulate what DPP does, but DPP and ZB use the actual settings from the camera. If you shoot 5 in color, then 3 in black and white, then 5 in color again you'll see those things in DPP. In other software you'd have to guess which ones you wanted black and white, which isn't a horrible thing but I like seeing what I shot as I shot it. If only Canon would add a straighten feature.....</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>What about Picassa? I've not used it personally but it has been recommended to me. FWIW, I could not <em>stand</em> DPP, too confusing and awkward interface. I prefer Adobe Camera Raw, but it is not free.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcb1310 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>Thank you everyone for your input will take a look at all three software that you mencioned.</p> <p>Andres</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_martin5 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>If you want the RAW file to open looking like the JPG from the camera, you will need to use RAW converter software from the camera manufacturer. Third party software does not read the in camera settings and uses default values for everything except white balance. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosvanEekelen Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 <p>Faststone Image Viewer and Irfanview also process RAW images, although the latter is more a viewer than an editor. I'm not sure however how much these programs rely on Canon's own software in the background in order to open RAW files.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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