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Integrated Downloader – getting RAW files onto the workstation from either an external card reader or portable downloader has never been easier than with the fully integrated RawShooter | premium 2006 downloader. Using a single keystroke the integral downloader will take the strain out of the downloading process, flattening all source directories into one target directory on the PC and automatically creating previews for viewing and colour correction.

Image Formatting Toolbox – RawShooter | premium 2006 provides a great new toolbox to help the digital photographer format their images. The amazing new Horizon Straighten tool allows skewed horizons to be corrected quickly and simply using an on-screen guide. The Image Rotation tool allows arbitrary rotation as required. Both of these tools work in conjunction with the new Crop Tool which allows cropping of an image either to set aspect ratios or completely freeform. These tools are the most sophisticated to have ever been included in any RAW workflow application and are seamlessly integrated into the RawShooter | Premium 2006 application.

Personalized Appearance - this great new function allows the user to save away a combination of corrections as a personalized appearance. One obvious example is to match the output of high saturation slide films, something which DSLRs have struggled to do, to date.

FastProof – allows creation of email sized JPEGs at blazing speed; great for busy professionals to get their work to clients and for the hobby photographer to send to family and friends, create galleries etc. Simple to use, with options for resizing, sharpening and attaching an ICC profile too.

Curves / Levels – support for both Curves and Levels adjustment of an image including the ability to fix points and pick the shadow / highlight points. Also included is the ability to save a custom curve for future use. This is a much requested feature on the Pixmantec support forums, clearly showing that Pixmantec listen to their customer’s needs.

Sophisticated Correction Tools – several powerful, intelligent new tools have been added to the RawShooter | premium 2006 workflow. Vibrance is an intelligent saturation tool that creates the visual impact (the “punch”) of high saturation slide films by applying saturation only to areas where it is needed. Colour Balance allows a colour caste to be applied to an image and produces the same effect as using a filter on a lens.

Interpolation – using proprietary algorithms, RawShooter | premium 2006 now provides the capability for re-sizing an image up to 200% of its default value. This allows even more capability to be performed at the RAW stage of a workflow, which results in images of the utmost quality.

Magnifier – this tool allows a small section of an image to be magnified on screen, providing a simple, quick method of determining sharpness for a single image. It is also used to quickly assess the effect of corrections such as noise suppression and sharpening on small areas of the image.