Okay I just upgraded from a Kodak 645 back to a Hasselblad H3D.
I am using Mac Leopard os. What are the options to working on the raw files.
I thought it might be FlexColor but it seems to be a tethered only program. Am I just overlooking something ? Phocus is a little clunky and slow. Photoshop and Lightroom don't seem to work. Do I need to get Aperture ?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Grappa:
Welcome to the H3D club. Did you purchase from a dealer or is this a used unit from a seller? If from a dealer, is he offering training?
Your options with your H3D include:
Flexcolor
Phocus
Aperture
Lightroom/ACR (w/DNG conversion)
Best quality will come from using Flexcolor/Phocus. If you have pre-intel Mac, Phocus will run sluggishly. If you have an intel Mac, but are stuck with GeForce 7300 GT Video Card, it will still be sluggish. However, upgrading the Video Card to ATI 2600 or GeForce 8800 will improve things dramatically.
For both Flexcolor and Phocus, you can see images before importing, but they must be imported into the program before you can make adjustments. You can also convert to DNG before importing with Flexcolor, and after importing with Phocus via the save function (far as I know). The DAC lens tools only work with Flexcolor/Phocus however.
Flexcolor can appear clunky, but the tools can be very powerful and productive if used in the right way. Phocus does away with the clunkiness, improves on many aspects and maintains and expands on the same tool set.
Getting a good training on either software program is essential, otherwise you're going to miss a whole bunch of good stuff.
Steve Hendrix
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