SILKYPIX Developer Studio
SILKYPIX Developer Studio is a RAW file processing package with adjustments for color, tone, and white balance. It is highly by reviewers on account of its outstanding tonal quality and high level of detail. Not the least of its attractions is the promptness with which ICL responds to the launch of a new camera, usually being the first third-party developer to offer a RAW conversion for it. Clearly it helps to be based in Japan where most of the major camera manufactures are based.
SILKYPIX's features include adjustment for color, tone, and white balance, chromatic aberration control, unsharp masking, and lots of "taste functions" that emphasize different aspects of the scene such as blue sky, red enhancer, and even "nostalgic toy camera." It supports ICC profiles, batch development, contact sheet printing, and Adobe RGB and sRGB color spaces.
Comment
SILKYPIX has supplied RAW converters with Panasonic Lumix cameras and other leading brands, including Pentax. It is difficult to fault this RAW software, either in terms of quality or the number of features it offers. It is a seriously good RAW tool with ongoing development that keeps it at the forefront of a very competitive market. SILKYPIX has partners throughout Europe and in the United States.
Tech info
- OS: Windows XP onward; Mac OS X
- Price level: Approx. $120
Ichikawa Soft Laboratory (ISL)
Ichikawa Soft Laboratory (ISL) develops graphics software for consumers and education; and provides businesses with customized image processing software.
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