Re: [Gimp-user] Problem with ufraw and Sony ARW raw files

[jeff cjsa com (Jeffery Small)]

Carusoswi <forums gimpusers com> writes:

> I run IDC using the Crossover front end of wine, and have also run IDC directly
> in wine in the past.  It works perfectly in either setup.  I have also installed
> Irfanview which I prefer to use in previewing my ARW images.  Often, I use
> Irfanview to batch convert ARW's to Tiff, then open directly in Gimp.  I know I
> sacrifice some degree of precision in this, but most of the shots I process this
> way are simple snaps in familiar surroundings and, in my view, do not require
> the added precision that opening and processing in IDC might offer.

> IDC operating from Wine is no faster, but no slower in response than it is in
> Windows.  My understanding is that IDC offers to the RAW shooter those
> processing advantages that the in-body processing can offer the JPEG shooter. 
> Since I never use the JPEG file format except when uploading to the web, in
> practice, I rarely find an image that significantly benefits from processing
> through IDC.

> I have not experienced the problem you describe with UFRAW, so can offer you no
> assistance there.

> Sorry to hear that you are having a problem.  IDC via Wine would definitely be a
> workaround worth trying, I believe.

> Good luck.

> Caruso

Caruso:

Thanks for all the good suggestions.  I'll look into these other programs.

Regards,
--
Jeff