#Corel aftershot pro 2 review software
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Now the goal is not to start another flaming thread on Lightroom vs others but just as and informative thread for those who haven't make up their mind yet. Truly non-destructive.I came across this interesting review and comparaison between Lightroom 5 and AfterShot Pro 2 and thought it might be good to share it here as many folks around are looking to alternatives to Aperture and do not necessarely want to go Lightroom route. With ASP you 'build' a final image but you can change your mind on anything you have already done. PSP's workspace is more configurable, together with the power of Scripting.ĪSP scores in one very significant area:-Įvery action on an image can be reversed or adjusted later, even after the program is closed and reopened.

#Corel aftershot pro 2 review psp

One of ASP's strengths is the Batch Output although this can be achieved in PSP whereas I much prefer Printing in PSP. For example, I use PSP for Histogram/Levels adjustments and for any Layers/Cloning work, both are comparable for Graduated Filters but I prefer ASP's zPerspector plug-in to PSP's Perspective Correction. In practice ASP is good for normal editing but I prefer to revert to PSP if it is difficult. Whether using DPP or ASP, I often pass images to PSP for final processing - this is automated and quick and easy.Īs someone said, ASP is best for RAW and PSP is best for Editing. It may be better with X6 and you need to compare with your own camera's images. I think PSP Raw Conversion is worse and up to now I have avoided it. I use ASP for Raw Conversion of my Olympus files although I tend to use Canon's DPP for my important EOS 100D images. In practice I use both programs, each of which I like. I started with PSP and took up ASP about 2 years ago. I agree with Mark on the sentiment and detail about AfterShot Pro. (I was also going to post this in the ASP section, but it appears locked! ) I guess the real question is, if I've got PSP, is ASP redundant?

PSP? I've had PSP for a while, and I'm wondering if Aftershot Pro has anything truly different/better than PSP. Ra圜 wrote:Hope I'm not opening up a can of worms.Ĭan anyone provide an educated comparison of Aftershot Pro vs.

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There are better, more professional programs available but this one does very well what I need at a very low price. I'm a big fan of ASP and use it extensively.

There are many plug-ins available allowing processing beyond the basic program. The catalog has great capabilities for searches using a variety of parameters. I use ASP to view my images when I first download, go through a culling process and then use it to move them to the final directory. After creating a catalog I can search through my offsite collection and decide if I want to pick something from the hard drive. I store most of my image on a hard drive which is normally not connected. It has excellent batch processing capabilities for tasks such as renaming file, moving and copying them, or creating different versions, jpg or TIFF.Īlthough it is not a full-blown digital asset management (DAM) program it has excellent cataloging capabilities. I use PSP on some images in cases where PSP has editing capabilities that ASP does not. The conversion quality is very good and I use it for 99% of my conversions from raw. It is extremely fast and has extensive editing options. I quickly became a big fan of the program - I shoot only Raw now and ASP is the program I use all the time for adjusting the raw files, creating jpgs and cataloging.ĪSP, as others have said, is primarily a non-destructive raw editing program.

I was invited to participate in the Beta testing for AfterShot Pro which meant that I spent enough time to learn it and its quirks.

#Corel aftershot pro 2 review software

I'd been using PSP for a few years and really liked it but found the Raw conversion quality terrible (it's somewhat better now.) My camera software for Pentax, powered by SilkyPix produced good quality but I did not like the interface. At the time I could not get the hang of Bibble and did not like the others well enough to go there.

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When I started shooting Raw I tried a number of inexpensive or free programs, among them RawTherapee, ACDSee and Bibble. As with all software, a product will appeal to one person and not at all to another.