Bibble Pro
Bibble Pro offers very fast RAW conversion together with many other tools including noise reduction, healing, cloning, and image correction. Its younger brother Bibble Lite has all the core features of the professional version, but without pro-style support for such procedures as tethered shooting.
To convert a RAW image you simply drop it on a "batch queue," a feature that can greatly speed up your workflow by making copies of the original and creating web galleries. The program also enables fast printing using a similar "print queue" feature.
Bibble Pro, like one or two other great RAW converters, has evolved into a full-blown image processor with functions such as lens correction, a fill-light tool for High Dynamic Range, multi-CPU support, and above all a plugin architecture that has brought a whole new range of functionality from third-party developers, such as those from Nexi (www.nexi.com).
Comment
Bibble is a superb program, with non-destructive processing and exceptionally good batch facilities. Version 4.3 added BPTLens Correction, for uncurving the distortions of ultra-wide-angle lenses. IPTC editing is well implemented and black-and-white conversion comes with spot coloring in two colors.
A later version even provided Layers and Regions, so that users can edit selected parts of the image. Although the program is not inexpensive it is very good value in view of its capabilities, speed, and advanced design. Bibble 5 offers Complete Selective editing which allows you to apply almost any image adjustment to the whole image, or just a portion of it.
Tech info
- OS: Windows XP onward; Mac OS X; Linux
- Price level: Approx. $200; (Lite) $100
Bibble Labs
Eric Hyman founded Bibble (named after his cat) in 2000 to decode RAW files from the Nikon D1. Since then he and his team in Austin, Texas, have maintained a furious pace of development and have kept the product at the forefront of digital photography year after year, despite stiff competition.
From the same vendor:
- multiple editions of Bibble
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