Hands up those who have used Xtreme to work a RAW image from a dSLR camera?
What is RAW?
RAW is an unprocessed capture straight from the camera's CMOS sensor to the memory card. No in-camera processing has thrown away data before saving it to JPG, RAW is everything the sensor captured.
The 'developing' is commonly done by the photographer in a digital-darkroom such as Lightroom, ACR or Aperture on a MAC. Rather like film from a camera was developed in a dark room, so too are RAW files - but in a virtual darkroom.
Anyway, this isn't a discussion about RAW v JPG from cameras, this is just an opportunity for some experimentation to learn more about what can be done with Xtreme's photo's tools to create a final image from a 6mp RAW capture.
So, here is a typical RAW file (complete with spots from sensor dust) taken with my 6 year old PENTAX *istDS.
Please download and give it a try using Xara Xtreme to develop a final image and then post your results here with your thoughts on how well you think Xtreme is suited this task.
► 10MB RAW file
You can *develop* in anyway you choose.
Unprocessed RAW
Example processed using Xtreme 5 photo tools.
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