Questions tagged [software]
Software is inherently required for digital photography, and opens up options for post-processing film as well. Questions related to the tools used for digital image editing, processing, organization, distribution, and presentation should have this tag.
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How can I recover deleted photos from an SD Card?
My technophobe mother returned from a European trip to discover she'd erased all but 15 images from a nearly full 2GB card. As I am the computer guy in the family, she posted the card to me and asked ...
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Which tools are good for creating panoramas/stitching multiple photos?
Can anyone recommend some good tools for creating panoramas from multiple photos.
(Free and commercial)
Personally I use either Windows and Ubuntu, but I'm not fussy, suggestions for other platforms ...
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What software is focused on reviewing and organizing images?
If I wanted to just view, sort, and organize (via tags or folders or both), what programs are geared toward doing this quickly?
I know I could do this in most any photo editor, but it's not ideal for ...
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Do I lose anything converting to DNG?
I'd like to convert all my ARW (Sony) files to DNG for several reasons, but the only thing keeping me back from doing it is the fear of losing useful metadata during the conversion. I know that the ...
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How do popular free RAW editor/converter compare to each other on Windows?
I'm looking for a free RAW editor/converter on Windows. Can you tell me some strong/weak points of them comparing with Capture NX and/or Adobe Photoshop Elements?
RawTherapee
PhotoFiltre
Able RAWer
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Opening NEF files on windows initially open fine but then change contrast
I have a strange issue with Windows 10
When I open .nef files they load fine. However after a second or two the contrast changes noticeably. I tried ...
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What software can show my most frequently used focal length?
Many people recommend a focal length of 35mm, 50mm, and sometimes even 85mm and upwards for those interested in purchasing a prime lens. I, however, would like to figure out what focal length(s) I use ...
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Is there any software which will set the EXIF Dates based on the file's modification date?
I have been using Exifer for many years to re-date and re-name my photos based on the EXIF dates from the camera(s).
I have now started using some alternative camera apps available on the iPhone (...
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What are the key photography-related features from Photoshop that are missing in GIMP?
I am on a tight budget and chose to use GIMP for editing since it is free.
What important photographic post-processing features am I missing from Photoshop?
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How do I create a timelapse video from a collection of photographs in Linux?
I want to create a timelapse from a collection of pictures, under Ubuntu. I'd like to make HD videos, and ideally add a soundtrack.
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How do I get started with RAW photography?
Having read about the benefits of shooting in RAW as opposed to JPEG (for example this question), I'd like to have a go with it myself. However, I'm not really sure how to go about it.
I can turn RAW ...
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What noise removal tools work best, and why?
Can anyone recommend some good noise removal tools, free and commercial? Should support RAW and JPEG. Are certain tools better than others in particular situations? Do some integrate better with other ...
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What software shows the most accurate version of a photograph for web viewing?
I have a photo (photo_A.jpg), taken on a post-sunset beach, for which I want to reduce some noise. I do so using the luminance noise reduction technique from Adobe ...
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How can I visualize or simulate the effect of different focal lengths?
I have seen many camera review sites illustrate the effect of using different focal lengths on the same photograph using frames. There are also similar illustrations to compare different sensors (full ...
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Which software to assemble a time-lapse from images?
I own a Nikon D700, which has in-camera support for taking time-lapse photos, but I need advice on the easiest and best software solutions for processing the resulting heap of images. I accept that ...
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Can anyone recommend *freeware* to reduce motion blur by deconvolution?
Can anyone please recommend free (preferably also portable i.e. no need to install) software for Windows XP or later to improve image quality of large (12 megapixel) terrestrial (not astronomical) ...
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How can I approximate 'soft focus' digitally?
In a previous question about soft lenses, it was suggested that much of the current practices regarding soft focus involve selectively soft focusing certain parts of the image and mattdm suggests its ...
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How can different RAW converter programs give different results?
I've read in several places (photo mags, websites, etc.) that there are many different RAW converters around, not big name programs like PhotoShop, Lightroom, Picasa, PaintShopPro.
What differences ...
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What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers?
What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers (a desktop and a laptop)?
I'd like to be able to edit photos on either machine, and preferably not copy the whole 3+...
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Is there a tool to check the file integrity of a series of images?
Sometimes when you're downloading an image and the connection breaks mid stream, you are left with a half downloaded image. If you try to view it you get the upper part of the image and the bottom ...
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What tools do you recommend for creating HDR images?
Ideally the tool should be
easy to use
able to work with images taken without a tripod (i.e. allow to align the images)
free
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What solutions are available for a self-hosted portfolio website? [closed]
I am trying to find a simple yet solid solution for a self-hosted photo site. I have been through a bunch but have found them outdated code-wise (Gallery2), technology-wise (Flash based) or just plain ...
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What Software Exists to Perform Exposure-Fusion? [closed]
Now that Exposure-Fusion is gaining interest, we should have list of current Exposure-Fusion software and plugins.
What software options exist to perform Exposure-Fusion? For applications, please ...
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What tool can visualize metadata from many photos on a Mac?
I have seen/heard about a PC/Unix (??) utility that goes through all your JPG/RAW pictures on your disk and shows you on a graph
your most used lens,
your most used zoom range,
flash settings etc... ...
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What Windows software can assemble a sequence of photos into a timelapse? [closed]
Do you know any good software for Windows platform that can be used to create a time-lapse video from a bunch of photos? I'm interested in free alternatives, but the paid ones are also OK.
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Does Gimp have a Match Color function similar to that in Adobe Photoshop?
In a recent question, Steve Ross points out that Adobe Photoshop has a useful feature for matching color between photographs. Of course, color adjustment can be accomplished in Gimp with careful use ...
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Which noise reduction software has the best results? [duplicate]
Have you tried different software, compared the results and reached a conclusion?
I only used Nikon's DFine and Lightroom's noise reduction tool and found the results very similar. Lightroom's has ...
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What's the easiest way to access pure raw data (without demosaicing)?
What is the simplest way to access the data in a raw file before demosaicing and write it to a more widely supported file format (e.g. 16 bit TIFF)? I'm looking to obtain a single channel image where ...
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How to programme EOS utility to take n number of shots?
I just installed the EOS utility program and wanted to know if it's possible to tell the program to take let's say 10 or 15 or 40 shots in a row, well you get the idea.
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What photo management software would you recommend for Linux? [closed]
The most well known software for managing your photos are only available on Windows and Mac. so what photo management software do you use on Linux? What are it's strengths and weaknesses? What sort of ...
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Lightroom vs. Elements vs. Photoshop: Side-by-side comparison?
I'm a bit overwhelmed by the available options in regards to the three major photo editing apps from Adobe.
Does anyone know of an article or site that lists the features of Lightroom, PS Elements, ...
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Can anyone recommend a good open-source photo management platforms for power users?
Short version of the question:
Does anyone know of any good open-source photo management/editing suites, a la Aperture or Lightroom?
I'd want it to run on MacOS X, by the way, though options that ...
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What are best practices for using Lightroom libraries?
How do you organize your lightroom library (libraries)?
Since I am a casual photographer, I have a single huge library with all my photos in it. Then I create smart collections to be able to find my ...
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Apple Aperture or Adobe Lightroom: which is better for post processing RAW photos?
This is probably an old chestnut, but I'm trying to decide between purchasing Adobe Lightroom or Aperture for Mac, and would appreciate any pointers that would help me decide.
I think I've outgrown ...
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Is there a photoshop plugin or any other piece of software that can do super resolution?
I want to combine multiple photographs of the same landscape to increase the resolution of the final image. More details on the method here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-resolution
What ...
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Free program for editing pictures
I'm looking to find a free program that allows me to edit my images.
The ones I have used so far are very limited, so if you have any ideas please let me know.
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What tools exist to remove metadata from photos?
Whenever I share my photographs, I also share lots of information that I do not want to pass on:
specific camera model that the photo was taken with
exposure time
focal ratio
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How can I remove ...
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How does software raise exposure in post-processing?
Does anyone know of any algorithms or can explain mathematically how brightness (EV) is executed in post-processing? Does it adjust the level of brightness/RBG/contrast for each pixel? Does it relate ...
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What are the free HDR programs available for download?
Currently, I am using Photoshop Elements 9 and there are no HDR features in it (other than the Photomerge Exposure tool which can combine two pics - mini HDR function).
Photoshop CS5 is way too ...
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What are the differences between Picasa and Lightroom, other than price?
I've heard about Adobe Lightroom before, but never really understood what's so great about it, or why you'd pay for it when you can get Picasa for free.
I know Lightroom probably has more ...
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What exactly does Tone Curve do in Lightroom?
In simple terms, what does Tone Curve in LR actually do?. I can see the results of changing Tone Curve by playing around with it, but I don't really understand scientifically what it actually does. I ...
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What are the alternatives to Photoshop? Is Gimp a good option?
It seems that Photoshop is the dominant software in that space, however I am a hobbyist photographer and Photoshop is not cheap. Is there anything else that compares and that does not have such a high ...
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Suggestions for shared cross-platform photo management?
I have a Mac, my wife has a Win7 machine. Currently I take all of our photos and put them into iPhoto. There's about 35K images in there now. The problem is that they are all accessible only from my ...
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How to import photos and metadata from Flickr to Lightroom?
While exporting photos (and metadata) from Lightroom to Flickr is relatively simple, importing your own photos and metadata from Flickr to Lightroom doesn't seem to be as straightforward.
I have a ...
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How to migrate from Picasa to Lightroom?
I've been a long time user of Picasa (the Windows desktop application, not Picasa Web Albums), and have roughly 40k photos. The photos are a mix of my own digital snapshots, and scans of my 35mm film ...
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What software should I use for converting fisheye photos to normal rectilinear photos?
Can you recommand me a software for doing this job? I shoot using Sigma 8mm lens and I would like to be able to obtain a normal image out of that. The camera is canon 550D.
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Is there a software to automatically crop a scan of multiple images?
I want to digitize my old family albums using a scanner and there are lots of photos in them. Thus far, my method has been to scan 4 images at a time and then manually cropping them in a simple editor ...
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What benefit does Lightroom 3 offer over Photoshop + Bridge?
I've been happily using Photoshop and Bridge to manage and edit my digital photos. I'm aware that Lightroom 3 was recently released, and decided to take a look at it, since Lightroom has been widely ...
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Software for creating lighting plans/diagrams?
I'd like to share lighting plans with my crew -- what software exists for creating lighting plans? What are the pros/cons to the different packages?
I've been using Microsoft Visio, but there must ...
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What is the function of the tint slider in Lightroom?
In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (c) there's a Temp slider which controls the color temperature of the photo. To the left it creates a blue, cold looking image. To the right, an orange, warm image.
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