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This review first appeared in August of 2003. As you will see, it was not very complimentary about DC-Pro. But, now, in December 2004, SilverFast has updated the program toDC-Pro Studio, a vastly improved product. My initial impression is quite favourable.DC-Studio Pronow joins the ranks of Raw conversion software that I can recommend. I will have a comprehensive review online later in January, 2005.
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A Digital Camera is Not a Scanner
Make Mine RAW
RAW files can be considereddigital negativesbecause they are what the imaging chip in a digital camera sees without any processing whatever. When one shoots in JPG or TIFF or anything other than RAW the camera is responsible for setting white balance as well as other parameters. The camera also takes care of doing theBayer Matrixconversion, which all imaging chips use (except for multi-shot medium and large format backs, and cameras that incorporate the three-layerFoveonchip).
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