Tempt to take pictures in RAW format and can not afford some of the often expensive commercial solutions for the development of digital negatives, then you will need this tool is open source certainly appeal. It offers more than you would expect from him ...
Although many do not even think of shooting in the RAW "format" because they are quite happy with JPEG images that I will generate a camera or a camera does not offer shooting in RAW format, just with an investment in quality and capabilities far more powerful cameras such as SLRs these, some began experimenting with concrete and then one is tempted to dismiss as a primary JPEG format and begin to rely on RAW.
RAW format (which it did not because RAW is actually only contains all the information gathered by the sensor in the camera so it can be considered the digital equivalent of film or analog, popular, digital negative) and has its critics and supporters, but a favorite among professionals. The reason is simple; that contains practically all that was possible to collect from the sensor in the camera, later on a computer can process the raw data in some of the specialized software titles and images drawn from what at first seems impossible.
A good example is the correct white balance and a whole host of other corrections. Unfortunately, usually specializing in software development and management of RAW formats quite expensive and inaccessible to many, and especially amateurs. Fortunately, there are free solutions that work post-processing performed surprisingly well, offering the possibility of them not to expect. Perhaps the best free program of this kind is certainly RawTherapee.
The right to wonder what all the offers because it is a program that is not required to pay a cent, so this is really a true gem of a multi-platform programs specialized for processing RAW format. It offers almost everything one such tool and should be offered, and although it is not equipped as they have a powerful professional tools (for example, has no embedded profile for the correction of distortions caused by lenses, but it can do automatic correction of distortion and apply profiles if you have them - a key for Adobe Camera Raw plugin) for photographers and amateurs who do not particularly want to burden your family budget with additional costs, or no real alternatives.
One of the key advantages is certainly the fact that RawTherapee supports a large number of RAW formats (suffice it to say that the engine uses dcraw), and extracts and other specific capabilities such as the ability to use EAHD demosaicing algorithm (along with several others) and interpolated images color or, more simply, to generate the final image.
To use the program just did not need too much experience, but without knowing that you can control who or what will make its parameter modification (there are enough to satisfy the most demanding ones), will certainly make it difficult to navigate and generally the use of this software providers. Fortunately, any change is visible and follows the history of actions (there is a simultaneous view of the original photo and the one after the application parameters), it just means that it is possible to experiment freely. That this is indeed so, and confirms the possibility of creating a snapshot and easily return to previously saved settings, so it really does not need to worry about mistakes, but it is possible to completely enjoy the creative process and experimenting.
On the other hand, if you are ever faced with the typical tools for processing RAW format, but when you first start RawTherapee tools will make you feel at home. The initial window displays the file browser with the central part dedicated to display RAW images. On the right side of all available controls grouped into five basic categories (corrected from exposure, through tuning of details and colors, and editing of geometry and cutting files, to transform the management of specific curves and able to generate the final image as the defining color profiles).
Each category has a number of smaller categories that hide a bunch of additional parameters. For example, in the category for correcting exposure apparently separated controls for manipulating the level of exposure and controls to determine the intensity of light or shadow. In other words, all parameters are not immediately visible in order to increase the level of intuitiveness and created a sequence of processing the images. But it is quite undeniable that you will be pleasantly surprised not only the number of parameters but also the quality of results, taking into account that RawTherapee is not a penny, and can be used on multiple platforms.
What is this free tool to work with RAW formats, along with some other little things, certainly must admit is a good quality of the developed image (image capture known as JPEG, TIFF and PNG). Parameter settings can be recorded as a profile to make them easily later use (there are a few basic right after installation, so it is possible to use the benefits of automation), and RawTherapee hides a lot of other options. It is therefore advisable, before you engage in experimentation, take a look at the documentation. You will find on the official website and in PDF format.
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