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RAWShooter is dead - but it's ideas live forth! Does anyone know how to get either RAWstudio or RAWTherapee working on Mac OS X Leopard? I'd need detailed description of a 'how to' as I have no experience with compiling source codes or whatsoever. Currently I use The GIMP together with UFRaw, through the distribution of 'Wilber loves Apple' but UFRaw only opens one picture at a time, not very practical. SpaceDoc P.S.: any other Mac OS X RAW converter tips for Mac OS X appreciated - freeware please, not buyware. There is no RAWTherapee native release for Mac yet.

So you cannot download a mac version. (Not sure about the other.) I would NOT recommend trying to mess with code to get either the Linux or Windows version to work on a Mac. However, you can very easily use either of these programs. But this would require installing Windows on your Mac = via Boot Camp (Windows partition) or via Virtual Machine (This is where you have Windows operating within a window on Mac OS X.) I prefer Virtual Machine - I run VMware Fusion. But there are others such as Parallels.

I need to run a number of Windows only programs for work - MAPinfo and AutoCAD - and VMware Fusion runs them amazingly well. It's the best of both worlds really. But to do this - you will need to obtain a copy of Windows and a copy of either Parallels or VMware Fusion. And that might be hard to do for free. I was using Aperture for RAW processing. But due to continuing stability problems with Leopard (which isn't everyone's experience) I have now switched over to Lightroom. You can download both of these programs for free for a 30 day trial.

RawTherapee is a Windows app that enables users to work with RAW pictures from digital cameras and make various image adjustments. It also features support for JPEG, BMP, TIFF and PNG, among other.

There is a very good free RAW converter built into the Mac OS. In fact, it's the same RAW converter used by Aperture. You can access it for free via the program 'Preview' (which is included in every Mac OS). Preview will open most RAW formats. You can access RAW post processing - by clicking on 'Tools' from the drop down menu and choosing 'Adjust Colour'. This will give you Exposure / Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Temperature / Tint / Sepia / Black Level / White Level / Auto Levels / & Sharpness Tools.

Pretty nifty eh? Rawker (freeware) does the same thing - but adds batch processing. Thanksn for the input! Tumbleguts wrote: There is no RAWTherapee native release for Mac yet. I put my hope on that little word at the end: 'yet'! However, you can very easily use either of these programs.

But this would require installing Windows on your Mac = via Boot Camp (Windows partition) or via Virtual Machine (This is where you have Windows operating within a window on Mac OS X.) I prefer Virtual Machine - I run VMware Fusion. But there are others such as Parallels. I need to run a number of Windows only programs for work - MAPinfo and AutoCAD. and VMware Fusion runs them amazingly well.

It's the best of both worlds really. But to do this - you will need to obtain a copy of Windows and a copy of either Parallels or VMware Fusion. And that might be hard to do for free.

Well: from the old windows days I do still own a copy of Windows XP (the old hardware is useless by now, only to be thrown away (and hey: compare a 'big tower' to a MacMini Core2Duo ) but of course I allways keep my software installation disks. And concerning VMWare: the moment I knew I'd bay a Mac and when VMWare was still in 'beta' I bought it for the reduced introduction price.

So I do have it, but still gotta do the installation work. I was using Aperture for RAW processing.

But due to continuing stability problems with Leopard (which isn't everyone's experience) I have now switched over to Lightroom. You can download both of these programs for free for a 30 day trial. Don't wanno dirt up my system with another and another and another trial software. If I do know before that I will not be willing to spend the money afterwards) That said. There is a very good free RAW converter built into the Mac OS. In fact, it's the same RAW converter used by Aperture. You can access it for free via the program 'Preview' (which is included in every Mac OS).

Preview will open most RAW formats. You can access RAW post processing - by clicking on 'Tools' from the drop down menu and choosing 'Adjust Colour'. This will give you Exposure / Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Temperature / Tint / Sepia / Black Level / White Level / Auto Levels / & Sharpness Tools. Pretty nifty eh? Haven't looked at it that way yet. I will give it a try!

Thanks for the hint. Rawker (freeware) does the same thing - but adds batch processing. Yep, I do know Rawker.

For the batch processing I will continue keeping my I on it. After more soon 2 decades on Windoze changing over to Mac is easy in general, but still there are some little things I do miss, ie. A software like 'IrfanView'. Thanks for reading and supporting. SpaceDoc wrote: Thanksn for the input! Thanks for reading and supporting.

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SpaceDoc You're wecome. Regarding 'Preview'.

Most people don't know there is a free RAW converter included with the Mac. Apple have built the RAW converter into the Mac OS. And these programs (Aperture, Preview, Rawker) do nothing more than access this RAW converter code. The good thing is that it is continually being updated - via Mac OS updates. To be honest, it seems like you should really give the VMware a go. I highly recommend it! The speed is almost native.

The only area where it can get a little clunky is on the graphics side. But if your Mac has a reasonable amount of memory - you shouldn't have many issues. At least this way you would be able to get your fix and install all those free Windows applications you miss. Certainly helps until RAWTherapee for mac gets its act together.

I assume the OP probably understands this, but some people might not: VMWare stuff and Parallels only work with Intel-based Macs for obvious reasons. The (slightly) older PowerMacs can't run Windows programs easily due to the different processor, or at least not without a lot more work. Microsoft's Virtual PC 7 for mac is one option that should work, but it doesn't seem to be readily available anymore. If you don't mind command line driven stuff, dcraw is free, easy to compile, and does a competent job. It's the guts behind Ufraw, as far as I know.

The main disadvantage is the lack of visual feedback inherent in a command line program. I've most recently evolved my process to shooting in RAW, using dcraw to extract the thumbnails, using GraphicConverter to perform triage, and using PPL to do 'real' raw conversions. The thumbnails of the keepers go into iPhoto, and the corresponding RAW files go into a directory tree that parallels the rolls in iPhoto. Overall, it could be a little quicker and easier, but it's not too unworkable overall.