Pixmantec RawShooter essentials has been updated, adding support for the Nikon D70s, Olympus C7070WZ and a number of other features. Pixmantec RawShooter essentials is a free RAW convertor. Version 1.1.3 of Pixmantec RawShooter essentials adds the following new features:

New functionality and improvements:

- Significant Performance improvements in many areas including:
- Preview/proxy creation
- Dynamic preview creation
- preview browsing
- Rendering at 100% and beyond
- When comparing images

- Automatic thumbnail scaling in Filmstrip mode
- Multiple CPUs fully utilized during batch conversion
- Enhanced Copy/Paste (Ctrl+C/V) of image corrections
- Ability to specify output DPI

... plus various cosmetic improvements

Additional camera compatibility:

- Nikon D70S
- Olympus C7070WZ

Bugs fixes. General including:

- Auto open not functioning correctly
- Priorities not loaded when proxies are re-created
- Slideshow wont show on dual monitor
- “Copy corrections” is sometimes not correctly applied
- Batch list sometimes not sized properly
- Selection with Ctrl key logic flawed
- Holding down Shift to set WB doesn’t work in Navigation (Hand) mode
- Thumbnail sometimes not displayed in Batch list
- Delete snapshot broken
- Thumbnail drag/drop don’t work if mouse buttons are swapped
- Copy and paste in edit field don’t work
- Inaccurate scrolling in filmstrip mode

... Plus various minor bug fixes

Bugs fixes. Camera related:

- Minolta Dynax/Maxxum/Alpha AsShot rare WB misinterpretation
- Nikon D2X/D2Hs: Proper application of AsShot WB

Download Version 1.1.3

Pixmantec Press Release

Pixmantec RawShooter essentials 2005 Update (v.1.1.3) - The fastest RAW workflow just got faster…….

Copenhagen, June 1 2005: st Danish digital imaging software specialists Pixmantec announce the update of the FREE download RAW Workflow management tool RawShooter essentials 2005 (v.1.1.3).

The update provides the following extended functionality:
• Performance optimized – we have speeded up the creation of proxy files and image transition (once loaded) to give an almost instantaneous response.
• Dual processor support – one of the most commented features of RawShooter essentials 2005 has been its processing speed for RAW files, well now utilizing a dual processor this has become even faster.
• Extended White Balance support - for the Nikon D2x and D2Hs.
• New Camera support - for Nikon D70s and Olympus C7070WZ
• Enhanced copy paste of image corrections – uses familiar CTRL-C/V to paste a set of image corrections onto one or more similar images.
• Ability to specify output dpi – this enables the user to convert either a full resolution image or perhaps a 72 dpi image for distribution via email. This is particularly useful for TIFF files and can be thought of as a form of proofing.
• Film strip mode - for RAW thumbnails with auto scaling to fit in window

These new additions build on the existing features, functionality and camera support that have made RawShooter essentials 2005 such an instant success. Since its release at PMA on February 20th 2005, RawShooter essentials 2005 has seen an unprecedented number of downloads. User feedback has been extremely positive with the majority of users supporting the claim that the software produces the best quality output on the market today at the quickest speed. Media reviews have agreed with several “Five Star” ratings and favourable reviews from leading technology experts. The Pixmantec commitment to providing timely new camera support continues with the groundbreaking Nikon D2x which RawShooter essentials 2005 was the first independent to support.

The update is available as a free download from www.pixmantec.com

RawShooter essentials 2005 – the story so far
Building on years of experience at the forefront of the imaging industry, RawShooter essentials 2005 is the first of its genre to offer a complete workflow management solution for the digital RAW format. With a fully integrated slideshow and image prioritization coupled with the most sophisticated correction tools available on the market today, RawShooter essentials 2005 will satisfy all levels of digital photographer. The product is available as a FREE download from www.pixmantec.com.

RawShooter essentials 2005 is the only product to provide a solution for the two most common problems faced by DSLR users today, namely editing large numbers of pictures and converting these into the best quality output with the minimum of time and knowledge. RawShooter essentials 2005 has a range of sophisticated slider driven correction tools which use proprietary technology “behind the scenes” to give the best possible results with minimal effort. As well as the basic corrections to white balance, exposure compensation and saturation, the product offers ground breaking noise suppression, sharpening and new scene adaptive image correction technology. RawShooter essentials 2005 supports in excess of 50 proprietary RAW camera formats including the Adobe DNG format. It is supplied with a thorough, workflow-orientated User Guide including worked examples of all its major features.

Pixmantec are committed to providing cutting edge tools for the digital photographer via their ‘PHOTOGRAPHERS TOOLBOX’ concept. RawShooter essentials 2005 is the first in a long line of planned product releases, each using the core philosophy of providing tools that are designed specifically for photographers.

“Our goal in designing RawShooter essentials 2005 is to provide users with superior image quality as well as the fastest workflow ever experienced by digital photographers shooting in RAW formats”, said Michael Jonsson, CTO and Chief Software Architect of Pixmantec. Pixmantec CEO Kenneth T. Laerke adds, “It is our belief that the vast majority of digital photographers today have limited use for generic graphical software tools. Hence, it is our ambition to publish easy-to-use, one stop photographic applications enabling the digital photographer to process their images and get them to their clients and/or share them with friends and family as simply as possible”.

Pixmantec executive consultant, professional wildlife photographer, Andy Rouse says, “In January this year, I took over 6500 images in the Falkland Islands, which would have taken me months to edit previously. Using RawShooter essentials 2005, I edited this number down to 1000 images, prioritized the 100 best and converted them to their final format within two days of my return, something that I’ve never managed to do before. The quality is astounding; several clients have commented on it already and photographers were ‘stunned’ at the quality of the huge 3 meter images on display at ‘Focus on Imaging. At the end of the day getting great quality images in the time pressured environment we live in is what really counts.”