Digital Photo Professional (Canon)

Originally Posted by Snowyowl

DPP ver 3.0 is now available for download. They've added some NR function plus other features.

I can't find this either Dan, where did you get it from? Also what is NR?

[Snowyowl]

I got it from the Canon Forums and have already downloaded it. I'll post the link. NR is noise reduction.

[Snowyowl]

Try this link. http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...&modelid=11154
I find the Canon website tough to find my around in but this is the link that I was given and did find the download. There are alos updates for EOS viewr and
Zoom Browser.

[inacar]

You have inspired me to take another look around in DPP. After bumping my head a few times, I'm beginning to find my way around. It's different from other programs but seems to work well as I explore it's features. Thanks for giving me a nudge.

Originally Posted by Snowyowl

Try this link. http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...&modelid=11154
I find the Canon website tough to find my around in but this is the link that I was given and did find the download. There are alos updates for EOS viewr and
Zoom Browser.

Thanks Dan: had passed over this page - anyone else you have to click on Drivers/software which is a link. Will report on it later; its a beta.

Ina Lisa: do keep trying with it. I have just updated one of my classic pics, but taken in a cave with E4500 and before discovering 'WPF learning shop' (f2.6 1/16 sec, loud groans). A whole handrail cloned out, everything much brighter and sharper. Then finished with NeatImage to reduce noise in darker areas where E4500 was not too clever
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...500&ppuser=780

[Snowyowl]

I find that between Faststone and DPP I now rarely use PS7. I still use it a bit for some special functions but sometimes less than once a week.

Have had a quick trial of DPP 3.0. (Thank you Canon for mac version at same time as PC).

The RAW converter now has highlight and dark-end control as well as previous controls and the crop line is added visibly to the image thumb-nails which is nice.

The highlight/shadow or whatever seems a good way of introducing noise to Canon shots where is has not been a serious problem before, though used ever so gently does complement other controls. Maybe good come summer with heavy shadow problems?

The additional noise reduction pane (for CR2 and/or jpg/tif) seems no competition for NeatImage.

I am rapidly becoming a NeatImage fan having discovered that its main strength is as much in sharpening up, but with less danger of introducing halo than using unsharp mask, and more directed to where it is neeeded. Also good noise reduction on wide open areas. Just wish it was a stand-alone, cos as it is one has to have all the ball-and-chain effects of PS(E) running on the computer to use it. But, without question, is an ideal complement to DPP.

[Birdsnapper]

Chris, I've downloaded a Neatimage standalone. Probably not as comprehensive as full-blown version, but not bad. It doesn't seem time-limited.

[inacar]

Chris the picture is beautiful, excellent, extreme...
Maybe one day I will learn all your tweaks, missing handrail you said? Great work.

Originally Posted by birdsnapper

Chris, I've downloaded a Neatimage standalone. Probably not as comprehensive as full-blown version, but not bad. It doesn't seem time-limited.

Thanks Mike..if only. Unlike Canon, NeatImage availablility for Mac is way behind and still only v4 plug-in, even if one pays.

Will either have to find out how to stop PSE grabbing and trying to hold all available RAM or maybe get my final extra 256M ration