I wasn't really meaning to bring DPP into this, though for newcomers to Canon DSLR, it is a very easy to use intro prog and comes free with camera.

It also has excellent stamp/clone tool and print layout.

Editing CR2 files in the RAW section is a matter of getting to know what a few sliders and sub-menus do. For more difficult eg landscapes with vast range of exposure, it is not too clever. The supplementary curves/levels tool in the RGB section relies on fine tweaking of the curves, assisted by cunning option to 'square' the curves so as to control much smaller bits of the image.

However it has no levels or equivalent and not even a horizon leveller, so the need to move on elsewhere is frequent.

This is definitely my last post in this thread.