Downloader Pro
Downloader Pro enables photographers to transfer images from a card reader or camera to a computer, rename them and tag them with GPS coordinate information. The program also reads shooting metadata from all major formats.
Lacking the facilities of Downloader Pro, a DSLR dictates the names of the files and folders, which usually consist of some incomprehensible number and give no indication of their contents. By renaming files right at the outset you can group them together for batch processing, such as sharpening or curves. Downloader fully integrates with the vendor's RAW processor BreezeBrowser Pro, allowing these tasks to be accomplished in tandem.
Downloader Pro supports portable hard drives like Delkin PicturePad, NixVue Vista, and ImageBank, and can identify the duplicate images which these devices generate whenever you insert a memory card. It downloads directly from nearly all Canon DSLRs, and allows you to synchronize the clock on a Canon camera with the one on your PC.
Comment
Downloader Pro is a genuinely useful product that fulfils a real need. Canon users in particular will appreciate the features that are specific to their brand. Pro photographers like the automatic editing of IPTC data and the automatic lossless rotation of JPEGs. Downloader Pro accepts RAW files from all major DSLRs as well as Hasselblad and Leica cameras.
One possible addition is available from Authentegrity (www.authentegrity.com), a plugin that automatically generates a secure checksum for each image as it is downloaded. This feature is useful to forensic experts and law enforcement agencies, but it is free to all non-commercial users.
Tech info
- OS: Windows 98 onward
- Approx. $30
Breeze Systems
Founded by Chris Breeze in 1994, Breeze Systems has marketed its digital camera software on the Internet since 2001. It is based in Bagshot, Surrey, UK.
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