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*maxwell1295* · 06-06-2008, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by MPrince

Yes, Faststone is free, but I find it doesn't do a particularly good job of converting raw files.

Here's a shot I took last year covering an agricultural fair for a local magazine. The version on the left was converted using faststone, the version on the right was converted using PPL. No post-processing was done on either image, just a straight conversion from raw to jpeg.

Camera used was K100D with a Sigma 24mm lens.

In previewing the image, it's smaller than I expected, but I think you can tell the difference easily enough.

I still use faststone for some things, but converting from raw isn't one of them.

But of course, ymmv.

I was throwing it out there as a possibility. Irfanview (already mentioned) is another free program that does it.

I don't use FastStone for anything other than viewing RAW (PEF) files, since Windows can't do it. My RAW converter is the UFRaw plug-in for GIMP. I also prefer to do one image at a time.

06-06-2008, 10:34 AM	#14
maxwell1295 Site Supporter Location: Long Island, New York Gallery Photos: 1 Posts: 2,684	Originally Posted by MPrince Yes, Faststone is free, but I find it doesn't do a particularly good job of converting raw files. Here's a shot I took last year covering an agricultural fair for a local magazine. The version on the left was converted using faststone, the version on the right was converted using PPL. No post-processing was done on either image, just a straight conversion from raw to jpeg. Camera used was K100D with a Sigma 24mm lens. In previewing the image, it's smaller than I expected, but I think you can tell the difference easily enough. I still use faststone for some things, but converting from raw isn't one of them. But of course, ymmv. I was throwing it out there as a possibility. Irfanview (already mentioned) is another free program that does it. I don't use FastStone for anything other than viewing RAW (PEF) files, since Windows can't do it. My RAW converter is the UFRaw plug-in for GIMP. I also prefer to do one image at a time.