Jim,
Have you tried PS Elements 6.0 or 7.0? There is a RAW converter included,
and the storage choice is left up to you, not pre-chosen by some software
guru. The cost is pretty minimal.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Jim Couch" <zuikoholic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 7:39 PM
Subject: [OM] Who in the world writes this junk? - Raw software rant.
> OK, I toned down the title of this post from the language i was
> originally going to use. I can't believe how bad some of this stuff is
> though!
>
> After spending most of last summer shooting film (for a number of
> primarily 'practical' reasons) i have once again jumped into the world
> of digital capture. Having recently picked up an E-620 I have been
> looking at raw converters. I had forgotten how much I really dislike the
> digital 'darkroom' experience. I now remember why!
>
> I have been downloading and evaluating Windows raw conversion software.
> By and large this is some of the WORST software I have used!
>
> Of the ten or so packages I have played with two won't run reliably on
> any of the three machines I have tried, two will only run on one or two
> of the machines, most are incredible resource hogs, and most of them
> have terrible interfaces. On two of the software packages I could not
> figure how to save a file to disk without resorting to the manual! On
> one package, even the manual did not help - I never could get a file
> saved to disk! Most of the packages are not content with save as an
> option - it has to be output, export, or some other conceited, obscure,
> and overblown phrase. I suppose it is some way appropriate to the
> software which is much the same!
>
> Who comes up with this stuff? People really spend hundreds of dollars on
> some of this stuff? Amazing! It's not like I am computer illiterate by
> any means. I do all of the "IT" stuff on our three machine network at
> work. I know my way around both Windows & Mac machines. I am the person
> that most of my friends & family rely on when they have computer
> problems. If it is this difficult for me, what do people with no
> computer skills do!?!
>
> I'll be OK, really, I think I will make a cup of coffee and go shoot
> some film. Besides, I have a whole bottle of Vicodin left over from a
> recent gallstone episode, maybe I'll try a couple of those before
> downloading anymore photo software.
>
> Jim Couch
>
>
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