Digital Darkroom Software Review: AfterShot Pro 2

Program: AfterShot Pro 2 (version 2.2.0.29, 64 bit)
Platforms Available Tested: Linux, Mac, Windows
Installation: normal download dmg & drag app to Applications folder. Easy.
Price: $79.99 (but it seems to be on sale fairly often: was $69 in April, I think, and is currently $42.99 with WinZip and a slideshow program thrown in free.)

Corel’s AfterShot Pro 2—also available in a non-pro version for half price—is the only paid, cross platform (read: Linux-available) photo-editing/darkroom application I know of. If there’s another, clue me into it… I’d like to test it too.

As a paid application, it’s a bit slicker than the open source applications I’ve looked at so far, more internally consistent, but it uses some of the same tools in the same ways.

If you’re interested in more, read on… Continue reading “Digital Darkroom Software Review: AfterShot Pro 2”

Digital Darkroom Software Review: LightZone

Program: LightZone (tested version: 4.1.0~rc1)
Platforms Available Tested: Linux, Mac, Windows
Installation: must register to get to the installer; installation is otherwise normal.

LightZone is an open-source, cross platform RAW converter, and little more. It was originally a paid application, but converted to open source some years ago. Other reviewers have gone into more detail on its history, and you can surf around and find more information with relative ease.

Admittedly, I gave up on this one rather early… Read on if you want to find out why. Continue reading “Digital Darkroom Software Review: LightZone”

Snapseed Speaks

Back on April 17—the day after my post complaining about the file save problem*—Sven Tiffe posted to Google+ about SnapSeed and its saving methods.

And just a couple of days ago, Mr. Tiffe posted to the ongoing chat about Snapseed and its saving issues—the thread to which he posted the copy/paste and export to iCloud or Drive back on April 13—and apparently there is an update in the works that will address our concerns, release date as-yet unknown.

So they’re listening, they know it’s a problem for users, and they’re working on a fix.

Thanks, Google and Snapseed! Your app just might find its way onto my shooting screen after all. Continue reading “Snapseed Speaks”