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I've been using Pixmantec's RawShooter Essentials for a couple of months now. I'm sort of just wading into it. Today I installed the pro version, RawShooter Premium, and I really, really like it. I started doing RAW conversions, with my EOS 1D, and BreezeBrowser, which I continue to use because I'm used to it. I also use Photoshop CS2 on my desktop, at home. That's where most of the important work gets done. But after using RawShooter Essentials, and now the pro version, I think it may become my default RAW converter. I really like the tools it offers, it's much faster than Adobe Camera Raw, and best of all, I think it delivers better images.
This photo was converted with RawShooter Premium. I actually did two conversions. The first was the main one and the second was just for the highlights in the water. I used Photoshop layers to combine them and deleted all of the second conversion except for the water highlights. I then used one adjustment layer for a final, subtle contrast tweak. And last but not least, I used another program that's new to me, Imagenomic's Noiseware Professional. I'll tell you more about that later. This was the first time I've used it so I don't yet feel qualified to comment.
I feel that RawShooter Premium helped me create a more subtle, sensitive image from my original waterfall capture. I may have been able to get a similar image from using Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop, but it was really easy to do using RawShooter. Plus, every program has its own natural workflow. Different applications will sort of lead you in different directions. I'm really liking the way RawShooter leads me. I definitely need to work with it more. But I think I'm becoming a devoted user.
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