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mikeg
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 02:56
Hi there,

I was cheking out http://www.canonians.com website and in the RAW section I discovered "Power Shovel 2" RAW converter which is apparently not based on canon's raw conversion dll and it's free.
Have you guys ever tested it ?

Thanks,

MikeG
evilenglishman
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 05:10
I just installed and tried this. My opinion is don't bother.
1. The colours output were awful
2. there is very little control over the image
3. there is no preview (except your original image)
4. despite specifying that i wanted the image output as a jpeg the program made a tif and converted that to a jpeg
5. on install the program tried to overwrite windows system files
garethhhhh
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 05:12
...on install the program tried to overwrite windows system files

Ouch, I was about to download it & try it myself... :shock:

thanks EE!
PekkaM
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 06:47
So, what is the best choice at the moment anyway?
garethhhhh
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 06:54
For more control over the end product I would go for Photoshop CS
scottbergerphoto
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 07:36
So, what is the best choice at the moment anyway?
That seemingly very simple question has pages of response, with many different opinions. There are two major categories:
1. Uses Canon SDK
BreezeBrowser
Canon FVU
Canon DPP to be released with 1DMarkII.
2. Non Canon SDK
Photoshop CS
Capture 1 family (LE, Pro)

Most people seem to choose between BreezeBrowser, Canon FVU, or Capture 1. Some people have been unhappy with Adobe's conversion.
I use BreezeBrowser for it's accurate color, and ease of use.
Regards,
Scott
PekkaM
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 08:28
I've never heard of BreezeBrowser. Is it the same as ZoomBrowser that came with EOS300D?
Nascar Nut
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 08:52
Has anyone tried ACDSee 6.0.3, it supports canon raw now.

http://www.acdsystems.com/English/Products/PowerPack/new-features.htm?LAN=englishX60
scottbergerphoto
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 10:39
I've never heard of BreezeBrowser. Is it the same as ZoomBrowser that came with EOS300D?
No. BreezeBrowser uses the Canon conversion engine(SDK), but in a much more user friendly package. It is available for a 30 day free trial at www.breezesys.com
Regards,
Scott
Vegas Poboy
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 11:26
Has anyone tried ACDSee 6.0.3, it supports canon raw now.

http://www.acdsystems.com/English/Products/PowerPack/new-features.htm?LAN=englishX60

I use 5.0 and it works pretty good for converting & file management but I heard 6 was slow.If you try it let us know.
Jmurman
22nd of March 2004 (Mon), 11:42
Has anyone tried ACDSee 6.0.3, it supports canon raw now.

http://www.acdsystems.com/English/Products/PowerPack/new-features.htm?LAN=englishX60

I use 5.0 and it works pretty good for converting & file management but I heard 6 was slow.If you try it let us know.

I would also be interested in knowing how it works too.