Thanks for the suggestion.Īffinity Photo highly recommended, simply because for me it is so like a 'copy' of PaintShop Pro that I had used since its early JASC shareware days back last century. Best value out there, and it opens panny raw files Also the stacking is handy, called Composite by them.Īffinity is a one off payment, got mine for £25 and it gives lightroom a run for its money. Later updated from V5 directly to V10 when they introduced one click colour neg conversion.

I'm a long time user of Silkypix from V2 when it first appeared in English, up to V5 Pro when it became too expensive to update so headed off into DxO, but always went back to Silkypix for some tasks as it works so well. Start reading at the beginning with the V8 SE manual. If playing with the free SE V8 then its installed manual is far easier to read than the V10 version, much the same basics of course. Usually when rolling over some feature a little blue 'I' will link to the relevant section. The manual that installs with the software is very complete but very hard to read. but the terminology takes a little getting used to. The good bit: It is a very complete and good raw converter. If next year some new Gxyz model is released then the program won't update to suit it, you would then need to wait for the next US$39 offer sometime later. I don't shoot raw very often but would like an easy to use software for when I do.įirst the warning: The US$39 version is the full V10 Pro but only works with Panasonic cameras up to the current date.

Does anyone have experience with this version of the software? If so, what are the good and bad points? How easy is it to learn and use? The cost is about $39 US, much less expensive than Lightroom and many others. I have downloaded the free version to try. Since mynPhotoshop Elements 13 will not work with Panasonic raw files, that leaves me with few options. According to the offer, it is exactly like the regular Pro 10 version except less expensive and works with Panasonic cameras only. I recently received an email offer for a special price on SILKYPIX Developer Studio Pro 10.

Silkypix developer studio pro 9