Raw editor

[photo101]

I am sure this has been asked before but I did not find anything. What is a decent, but relatively cheap raw editor other than photoshop? When youa re ametuer like me, sometimes photoshop is a bit intimidating to work with and I am just curious as to what else is out there that will do the trick but maybe more intuitive.

Thanks
Jared

[Don Kondra]

http://www.faststone.org/

Price is right 2...

Cheers, Don

[fx101]

It really depends on the level of editing you're looking for. For Nikon, nothing beats Capture NX2 for just conversion. If you're looking for a bit more flexibility Adobe Photoshop Lightroom gives you what used to be Rawshooter integrated into an easy to use interface. I personally love lightroom and it makes the whole process easy. It also allows conversion to the universal raw format--DNG which makes it easy to use in other applications. If you want actual editing power combined with an extremely flexible raw solution I'm afraid you're stuck with PS.

[Sebastian]

Lightroom or APerture are the way to go. Great editors and probably the best workflow/management tools around. I think Aperture has the edge on the management front, but you can't go wrong with either, especially at those prices.