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RAW Developer 1.8.3


An effective RAW image processing and conversion application.

RAW Developer is designed and optimized specifically for Mac OS X. RAW Development allows users complete control over their digital images and provides flexible,fast and easy to use batch processing.

All image processing operations are performed at 16 bits/channel or higher bit depth for maximum image fidelity.

RAW Developer offers many advanced features to enable you to achieve outstanding image quality from your digital camera.


RAW Development Main Features

  • High quality image conversion (demosaicing) algorithms.
  • Fully color managed processing pipeline which is completely user configurable enabling accurate, high quality color rendering and advanced support for use of high quality camera specific ICC profiles.
  • Numerous white balance options including dropper cursor tool and 8 user customizable presets
  • CIELab Lightness channel based unsharp mask sharpening
  • Advanced CIELab based noise reduction
  • Flexible tone curve adjustments, including individual color channels and CIELab based curves.
  • High quality image resizing options based on Lanczos scaling
  • Flexible image rotation and orientation, including straighten tool
  • Multiple monochrome ("black & white") conversion options including RGB channel mixers and custom CIELab based duotones.

  • New additions to this release:

  • Support added for Canon 5D Mark II and PowerShot G10.
  • Support added for Nikon D3X and Coolpix P6000.
  • Support added for Panasonic DMC-G1.
  • Support added for Olympus E-30.
  • Support added for Pentax K2000 (K-m).
  • Support added for Kodak Z1015 IS.
  • Support added for Leica D-LUX4.
  • Support added for Phase One P65+.
  • Support added for DNG converted files from the Sigma DP1.

  • Improvements :

  • Improved rendering of extreme shadow regions.
  • New default settings and camera ICC profiles for most Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax and Sony cameras.

  • Bug Fixes:

  • Camera as shot white balance now properly determined in all cases for Nikon D90.

  • Limitations:

  • The RAW Developer demo is fully functional and is not time or usage limited, however all exported images will be watermarked.

  • Earlier version of RAW Development:

  • Version 1.8.2

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