Re: Re: Open Canon RAW files with GIMP

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 5:28 PM, wrote:
> I do have gimp-ufraw installed and I can open RAW files in GIMP - but of
> course GIMP cannot store into a RAW file. That's why I think it makes no
> sense to use a copy of the RAW file for creating a new version of an image
> with the "Edit in GIMP" option. GIMP will always leave the RAW file
> untouched, even if it is a "new version".
>
> When I have finished editing the image and chose "save" in GIMP's file menu,
> GIMP tells me that it cannot save .cr2 files. When I chose "save as..."
> instead, I can convert and save the image to a jpeg File (or any other
> format) - but this file won't be recognized by F-Spot as the new version I
> wanted to create. It won't even exist in the database.

What is exactly your reasoning behind not using "Develop with UFRaw"
menu item in image's own context menu and then editing it with GIMP?
:)

Alexandre