Scarab Darkroom for Windows
Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40
Samsung NX1000
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Fujifilm X20
Canon EOS 700D Review
Ricoh GR Review
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 Review
Nikon Coolpix S3500 Review
Sony NEX-3N Review
Scarab Darkroom from Scarab Labs is a new, fast, free and easy-to-use raw converter for Windows. “The beta version of the program has been downloaded over 50.000 times, and is proving to be especially popular among Olympus and Sony users,” says developer Kornél Leh?cz. That is not to say Scarab Darkroom is in any way limited to those two brands - in fact it supports raw file formats from over 100 different cameras. A Mac edition and a paid version with an extended feature set are also in the works. The free Scarab Darkroom 1.0 program is available to download from the website below.
Website: Scarab Labs
Scarab Press Release
Scarab Labs releases Scarab Darkroom 1.0
May 18, 2012 - Scarab Labs has released Scarab Darkroom 1.0 - a free digital camera raw converter for Windows, which excels with its speed and ease of use. After a long beta testing phase the stable version of the software is now available for download from the Scarab Labs website at http://www.scarablabs.com/scarab-darkroom The b.eta version of the program has been downloaded over 50.000 times, and is proving to be especially popular among Olympus and Sony users. The software supports raw formats from over 100 different cameras, and provides basic editing features. An enhanced (paid) version with more features can be expected soon.
About Scarab Labs
Scarab Labs was founded in 2008 by ex-game developer Kornél Leh?cz with the aim of creating great software for the photography, graphic design, and visual effects industries. He has already released star filter plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and After Effects, which are used by numerous professional photographers. For more information visit http://www.scarablabs.com!
#1 Uwe
looks like we are getting a free alternative for other RAW converters. But what's the benefit above RAWTherapee?
It is described that Samsung DSLR cams are supported, but the app is not able to open the RAW files of a Samsung GX10 (DNG).
10:07 am - Sunday, May 20, 2012
#2 Archer
>>It is described that Samsung DSLR cams are supported, but the app is not able to open the RAW files of a Samsung GX10 (DNG).
DNG is not a RAW format per se and this program does not claim to open DNG files.
10:53 am - Sunday, May 20, 2012
#3 luc
Scarab Darkroom has its own demosaicing and renderign algorithms. For example, the highlight recovery often works wonders (better than the other raw converters I tested with the same problematic photos). The UI of Scarab is really simple and straightforward - another plus.
6:06 pm - Sunday, May 20, 2012
#4 Uwe
@Archer:
Please read about DNG. DNG is a RAW format file like the ones from any other camera which supports RAW.
Read the wikipedia article about DNG RAW before wrinting false comments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Negative
6:35 pm - Sunday, May 20, 2012
#5 Gabriel
Impressive, it's very quick, simple to use and good result. But it's missing the NX100 raw file :( One good point is thaht it open th K7 DNG without problem, and with file in either sRGB or ADOBE, there is no color problem and no need to switch from color space. There is some bug in interface under XP and in saved exif data, but it worth a try. For advanced processing, there is eiter sylkipix or RawTherapee, but those programs are over complicated, and quite slow despite Pentax making sylkipix more user friendly.
4:02 pm - Monday, May 21, 2012
#6 Uwe
How do you open the K7 DNG? I'm using a Samsung GX10 (which is in fact a Pentax K10D, but without PEF-Files).
With my DNG files it doesn't work.
4:57 pm - Monday, May 21, 2012
#7 Slapo
@luc: Highlight recovery and detail extraction seem to perform rather poorly with D50 raws. I've only tested it with one photo, but it was one with which most converters didn't have problems.
6:34 pm - Monday, May 21, 2012