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I just purchased a Canon G9 and am interested in hearing comments about
which (other than Breeze Browser) raw softwear works best with this camera.
Thanks in advance for any information.

"John" <> wrote in message
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>I just purchased a Canon G9 and am interested in hearing comments about
>which (other than Breeze Browser) raw softwear works best with this camera.
>Thanks in advance for any information.


Can't make any comparisons, since I've only ever used CS3 (which works
fine).

....but...

JPG also works fine for me.
I only use RAW if I can see that the scene is marginal (bright sun, deep
shadows etc)

Sometimes I'll even do a bracketed threesome rather than use RAW, such is my
dislike for the format. (Or, more accurately, my *like* for the G9's JPGs)

YMMV

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Jeff R.

On Sat, 24 May 2008 21:39:05 -0400, John wrote:

> I just purchased a Canon G9 and am interested in hearing comments about
> which (other than Breeze Browser) raw softwear works best with this
> camera. Thanks in advance for any information.

ufraw is free and it allows you to do basic manipulation with the full
data.

On Sat, 24 May 2008 21:39:05 -0400, "John" <> wrote:
: I just purchased a Canon G9 and am interested in hearing comments about
: which (other than Breeze Browser) raw softwear works best with this camera.
: Thanks in advance for any information.

Does the G9 use the .CR2 RAW format? If so, you may be able to use Digital
Photo Professional.

Bob

"Robert Coe" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 24 May 2008 21:39:05 -0400, "John" <> wrote:
> : I just purchased a Canon G9 and am interested in hearing comments about
> : which (other than Breeze Browser) raw softwear works best with this
> camera.
> : Thanks in advance for any information.
>
> Does the G9 use the .CR2 RAW format? If so, you may be able to use Digital
> Photo Professional.
>
> Bob

Don't think so.

Even with CS3 I had to download a new plug-in to decode the G9 RAWs.

(why they can't standardise the flippin' format - new sensors
notwithstanding - is beyond me)

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Jeff R.

On Sun, 25 May 2008 14:14:08 +1000, "Jeff R." <> wrote:
:
: "Robert Coe" <> wrote in message
: news:...
: > On Sat, 24 May 2008 21:39:05 -0400, "John" <> wrote:
: > : I just purchased a Canon G9 and am interested in hearing comments about
: > : which (other than Breeze Browser) raw softwear works best with this
: > : camera. Thanks in advance for any information.
: >
: > Does the G9 use the .CR2 RAW format? If so, you may be able to use Digital
: > Photo Professional.
: >
: > Bob
:
: Don't think so.
:
: Even with CS3 I had to download a new plug-in to decode the G9 RAWs.

The point isn't that you had to download a new CS3 plugin. It's whether it's
the same plugin you would have needed for RAW files from an XTi or a 40D. If
it is, it probably means that the G9 uses .CR2 files that can be processed
using DPP. The Canon site is maddeningly silent on this point; I couldn't find
any mention of the specific RAW format used by the G9.

: (why they can't standardise the flippin' format - new sensors
: notwithstanding - is beyond me)

It's beyond me too.

Bob

In message <4838e82a$0$1026$>, Jeff R.
<> writes

>(why they can't standardise the flippin' format - new sensors
>notwithstanding - is beyond me)

It's RAW data. If there was an industry-standard RAW file format the
camera manufacturers would have to convert the internal RAW data into
this "standard" RAW format, throwing away any information the sensor
returned that didn't fit the format. They could call it, I don't know,
TIFF maybe? PNG, that's a good one!
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On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:14:06 +0100, Robert Sneddon wrote:

> In message <4838e82a$0$1026$>, Jeff R.
> <> writes
>
>>(why they can't standardise the flippin' format - new sensors
>>notwithstanding - is beyond me)
>
> It's RAW data. If there was an industry-standard RAW file format the
> camera manufacturers would have to convert the internal RAW data into
> this "standard" RAW format, throwing away any information the sensor
> returned that didn't fit the format. They could call it, I don't know,
> TIFF maybe? PNG, that's a good one!

There is a more or less 'standard' it's Adobe's DNG (digital negative).
The way the tiff standard is written, you can include anything in it - raw
data, meta data, previews, etc. Several manufacturers raw formats are
basically tiff based.

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:14:06 +0100, Robert Sneddon <>
wrote:
: In message <4838e82a$0$1026$>, Jeff R.
: <> writes
:
: >(why they can't standardise the flippin' format - new sensors
: >notwithstanding - is beyond me)
:
: It's RAW data. If there was an industry-standard RAW file format the
: camera manufacturers would have to convert the internal RAW data into
: this "standard" RAW format, throwing away any information the sensor
: returned that didn't fit the format. They could call it, I don't know,
: TIFF maybe? PNG, that's a good one!

You're missing the point. Our complaint isn't that there's no standard across
manufacturers; it's that Canon itself seems to let differences trickle in from
model to model.

Bob

In message <>, Robert Coe
<> writes
>On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:14:06 +0100, Robert Sneddon <>
>wrote:

>: It's RAW data. If there was an industry-standard RAW file format the
>: camera manufacturers would have to convert the internal RAW data into
>: this "standard" RAW format,
>
>You're missing the point. Our complaint isn't that there's no standard across
>manufacturers; it's that Canon itself seems to let differences trickle in from
>model to model.

Different sensor systems and image processing electronics in different
models of cameras will mean different RAW data structures, even within a
given manufacturer's product lines. A RAW file from an old 1Mpix CMOS
sensor camera will not have the same structure as the RAW file from a
Foveon patterned CCD sensor, even if they were made by the same company.

I'd like to see more openness by the manufacturers, publishing their
RAW file formats and making them open-source so third parties can easily
write file converters and other utilities. I don't expect it will happen
soon though.
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