Gimp editing programme...?

[macvisual]

Hi all,

Quite new to digital photography (10 months or so), I've been shooting in hi-res j-peg for all my photo's, but I'm now going to shoot in j-peg and RAW at the same time (Canon 5D Mk1), so I've nil experience editing RAW (CR2) files etc...

I use 'FastStone' editing programme for usual cropping/sharpening/contrast/saturation controls etc, but I'm going to require an editing programme to work on RAW files, I was advised the the editing programme 'Gimp' was good, but I no nothing about it, anyone here use it?

Can 'Gimp' editing programme use RAW files I wonder?

Any advice greatly appreciated.


regards;
macvisual

 

[swanseamale47]

No AFAIK Gimp doesn't support raw. It's not bad, similar-ish to the earlier versions of photoshop, although the interface could be better.

 

[markmullen]

There is a raw plugin for gimp, I used it work till I found my Capture One Pro licence covers two computers.

 

[srichards]

You can get a RAW plugin for Gimp. I've used it. Works fine. It's reminded me to go get it again for the new computer

 

[f1charlie]

Faststone will edit RAW.

 

[Strangways]

Canon DPP is probably your best bet. Did you get it on the disc with your camera?

 

[BethAtTheHug]

gimp can use ufraw to do the initial import from raw. It's not photoshop although the basics are similar, PS 'recipes' wont be exactly the same. I like it, it does what I want it to, and free.