best software for batch processing raw?

i am looking for the best software to batch process raw files. i currently use DPP and like it a lot due to its controls over the raw images and the way you change a multiple number of raw files at the same time.

things i don't like about it...slow speed and the raw files are way larger than if i were to process them individually into cs2.

I process all my RAw files with CS3 and atuomated actions i run with multiple images open.

I seem to get lambasted for doing this by a select few but my images come out better than by using Lightroom. Lightroom has its limitations and advantages, but I think it would fit you best.

cosworth, do you care to explain how this is done exactly? can i do this w/ cs3?

i also use DPP and i personally think this is the best program to process RAW files from a canon camera. the software was designed with canon RAW files in mind. maybe its just me but i personally think DPP does a better job at processing RAWS than CS2 does and i feel as much as the images are slightly larger when using DPP the few MBs more are worth the effort.
i havent noticed a difference with processing time with either one of them. though im sure if i had a dual core processor and 2gig of ram this would speed up the process ALOT faster.

jj,

what version of DPP are you using?

jj,

what version of DPP are you using?

bigcountry wrote in post #3140202
cosworth, do you care to explain how this is done exactly? can i do this w/ cs3?

Batch processing can be done several ways.

RAW Files ( and now jpegs in CS3)

In Bridge- Open Bridge, select a file to use for your master, and open it (double click to open ACR in PS, or Right click-open in ACR to open ACR in Bridge. Either one is fine). Make your edits and click Done. Back to bridge click the image you just edited, right click - Copy Image Settings. Now select (shift click or ctrl click) the other files that you want to use these settings. Right click and select Paste Image Settings. Watch as Bridge changes your files.

In ACR- Open all of the images you want to change. Select the first image, move it by dragging a dropping to the top of the list on the left hand filmstrip and then make your adjustments. At the top of the filmstrip click Select All, then Synchronize. A window pops up. Select all the settings you want to use for the synchronization and click OK. When you are finished click Done or Open.

Once you have all of your settings you can run the Image Processor from Bridge (Tools > Photoshop > Image Processor) or Photoshop (File > Automate > Image Processor) . The image processor lets you select a group of images (ones selected in Bridge) or a folder (from PS or Bridge) to be edited. You can also specify file output type, quality, and size as well as destination, and what action to run (if any).

Batch from PS

You can also use the Batch Process function from within Photoshop. Go to File > Automate > Batch. A new window opens. Select the location of the folder that contains the images to be edited. Select the set and action name of the action you wish to run. Select your file destination choices and click OK.

bigcountry wrote in post #3140886
jj,

what version of DPP are you using?

V 2.2.0.1 mate.
what version were you running?

3. i think i like version 2.2 better.

is there much of a difference. didnt even know there was a newer version than the one i already had

In2Photos wrote in post #3140907
Batch processing can be done several ways.

Thanks for saving me a ton of typing!

With my processing (as above) I run a series of actions that have final outputs in mind. If i am saving for web, they resize, add copyright info, watermark, sharpen and save with a certain colour space to a folder in jpeg with a number of other options. I have many duplicates of actions for different outputs.

I have an action folder called "batchprocessing" and using the posted batch methods I can press a button and have everything done for me. Once finished I do a quick scour of the processed images to see anthing anomolous and I clone/fix/correct the few needing attention.

As the machine is doing this I walk away and stow gear, eat ravioli or whatever I need to do. I come back and it's done.

This was especially helpful for me when I worked in the Caribbean. I would do a shoot, come back to the computer and download/process. I would turn right around and go back shooting. I'd come back and everything would be ready for preview. I could have people picking shots before dinner.

Quick turnaround, correct colour, excellent sharpening and dead on exposure with little input from me. It was a real chose to have to sell, shoot and present all at the same time. I couldn't afford to sit and process 100 images from a small shoot for 2 hours. CS2/CS3 has saved me hundreds of man hours that Lightroom, DPP, or anything else can't do.

Screw the "droplet" argument, you still need CS to run. Why not just do it all in CS and save some money on software!?

bigcountry wrote in post #3140178
the raw files are way larger than if i were to process them individually into cs2.

Would you explain what you mean by that?
A tiff is as large coming out of ACR as it is coming out of DPP. No difference whatsoever.
If there is a difference in size between two jpgs of the same file, that means the smaller jpg contains less info...

bigcountry wrote in post #3141507
3. i think i like version 2.2 better.

What do you like better?

thanks for the replies, i just did a small set in bridge, then ACR, i am figuring this out!

i know how to create actions, but is there a way you can batchprocess a watermark on all images in a quick manner?

Rene - it seems to me if i process a file in DPP then it comes out 8 MB whereas if i were to do it ACR it comes out to 2 MB.

jj- there isn't a ton of difference, i like the way the noise reduction works in version 2 better...that is about all.

bigcountry wrote in post #3141925
thanks for the replies, i just did a small set in bridge, then ACR, i am figuring this out!

i know how to create actions, but is there a way you can batchprocess a watermark on all images in a quick manner?

Rene - it seems to me if i process a file in DPP then it comes out 8 MB whereas if i were to do it ACR it comes out to 2 MB.

jj- there isn't a ton of difference, i like the way the noise reduction works in version 2 better...that is about all.

If you create an action you use the methods I described below (highlighted in Bold).

As for the differenc in file sizes you must be doing something different to have that much difference in file size. Check your settings in ACR and make sure you are not changing the output size (these settings are below the image).

In2Photos wrote in post #3140907
Batch processing can be done several ways.

RAW Files ( and now jpegs in CS3)

In Bridge- Open Bridge, select a file to use for your master, and open it (double click to open ACR in PS, or Right click-open in ACR to open ACR in Bridge. Either one is fine). Make your edits and click Done. Back to bridge click the image you just edited, right click - Copy Image Settings. Now select (shift click or ctrl click) the other files that you want to use these settings. Right click and select Paste Image Settings. Watch as Bridge changes your files.

In ACR- Open all of the images you want to change. Select the first image, move it by dragging a dropping to the top of the list on the left hand filmstrip and then make your adjustments. At the top of the filmstrip click Select All, then Synchronize. A window pops up. Select all the settings you want to use for the synchronization and click OK. When you are finished click Done or Open.

Once you have all of your settings you can run the Image Processor from Bridge (Tools > Photoshop > Image Processor) or Photoshop (File > Automate > Image Processor) . The image processor lets you select a group of images (ones selected in Bridge) or a folder (from PS or Bridge) to be edited. You can also specify file output type, quality, and size as well as destination, and what action to run (if any).

Batch from PS

You can also use the Batch Process function from within Photoshop. Go to File > Automate > Batch. A new window opens. Select the location of the folder that contains the images to be edited. Select the set and action name of the action you wish to run. Select your file destination choices and click OK.