Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/11

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Subject: [Leica] Hassy CFV workflow suggestions?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:31:03 -0500

> Hello...
> I managed to aquire a CFV back for my Hassy V system (hurray!)
> but am really stuck about software. All I want is a quick cheap easy way to
> convert Hassy raw files to be able to use them in Photoshop without having
> to buy $800 bucks worth of Adobe's Creative Suite. I've got Hasselblad's
> Phocus software, which is like Lightroom but you don't have any output
> flexibility (size of print etc) ...and Lightroom is just plain
> frustrating and confusing to me. I don't want any features, filters, post
> processing gizmos, skins or any of that...just gimme a usable file in my 
> Mac
> version of Photoshop that I already own (CS I think) and let me make 
> prints!
> Man, do I hate this fetish that software companies have for layering on
> features that I don't want. In fact, I wish I didn't have to use photoshop
> at all and could use a cheap piece of open source software that has NO
> features except file translation and output...period. Anyone got any
> suggestions?
> thanks
> George
> Chicago 
> 

Photoshop of course. You don't need the suite.

[Rabs]
Mark William Rabiner





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