Pixmantec RawShooter essentials 2005 version 1.1 PLEASE READ! Contents: 1. System requirements 2. What is new since version 1.0 3. Additional update information 4. RAW file compatibility 1. System Requirements: PC with Intel Pentium III 800 MHz processor or equivalent CPU with SSE technology enabled Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Home Edition or Windows 2000 (SP4) operating system 512 MB of RAM or more 250 MB free hard drive space Super VGA 1024 X 768 or higher display with 24 bit colors CD-ROM drive Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader (6.0 or later) Internet access for internet functionality is required for registration and support (access to and use of the internet may require payment of separate fee to an Internet Service Provider) 2. What is new since version 1.0 New functionality and improvements: - Windows 2000 support (Service Pack 3 or 4 recommended) - Black and white support - turning the saturation slider to -100 will switch to B/W - Improved highlight rendering and tonal treatments - Improved color rendering - A new panel to control default processing parameters is available The basic rendering appearance can be adjusted according to taste and preferences and will be appled to all existing and new images - Ability to open RAW files into RSE from remote programs like Windows Explorer and preferred image browsers - IPTC information (if available in the RAW) is passed over to the output file (both TIFF and JPEG) - Ability to select the location for the proxy/preview cache - Preference check box to control whether to allow writing of settings to removable media - Full interoperability with images stored on read-only medias (DVD/CD-ROM) - F8 show/hide correction Panel (works also inside the slideshow) to further optimize the viewing and evaluation experience - Alt+6 show/hide folder view - Display of the monitor profile being used in the Preferences dialog - Ability to tab between edit fields in the correction panel (optional) - Improved thumbnail extraction ... plus various cosmetic improvements Additional camera compatibility: - Support for Canon EOS Rebel XT / EOS 350D / Kiss Digital N - Preliminary support for Nikon D2X (no proper AsShot White balance interpretation) - Preliminary support for Minolta Dimage A200 - Preliminary Support for Epson R-D1 - Preliminary Support for Nikon Coolpix 8800 Bugs fixes: General - Black image output on some AMD Athlon and Pentium III PC’s - Incorrect color processing when using and building external profiles - Posterization with some 8 bit TIFF files (Spiky histogram) - Incorrect calling of external programs with long paths to image files - Problem with screen resolutions above 1600x1200 - Moving files sometimes cause crash - WB cursor icon stuck after releasing the shift key - RSE always opens maximized instead of last used window size and position Bug fixes: Camera related - Compatibility issue with Panasonic DMC-LC1 - Compatibility issue with Konica-Minolta Dynax / Maxxum D7 - Compatibility issue with Pentax *istDS - Compatibility issue with Olympus 5060WZ - Incorrect handing of NEF files changed in Nikon Capture - Missing EXIF ISO/Exposure info in output converted from NEF - Incorrect interpretation of Canon EOS 20D Custom white balance - Incorrect interpretation of Leica Digilux 2 White balance - Some DNG files turn up with large red/blue squares 3. Additional update information - RSE version 1.1 can be installed over RSE version 1.0 - Due to changes in the internal format of proxy files all proxy/previews files will have to be rebuild. This will happen automatically when folders are opened and require no user intervention. - Remember to select the As Shot white balance button inside RSE in order to see the effect of bug fixes related to white balance interpretation - In order to get the fastest response in case you have questions, please use our forum. forum.pixmantec.com 4. RAW file compatibility This version supports RAW files from the following cameras: Canon EOS-1Ds Canon EOS-1D Canon EOS-1D Mark II Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II Canon EOS 20D Canon EOS 10D Canon EOS D60 Canon EOS D30 Canon EOS 300D Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL Canon EOS KISS DIGITAL Canon EOS Rebel XT Canon EOS EOS 350D Canon EOS Kiss Digital N Canon PowerShot G3 Canon PowerShot G5 Canon PowerShot G6 Canon PowerShot S30 Canon PowerShot S40 Canon PowerShot S45 Canon PowerShot S50 Canon PowerShot S60 Canon PowerShot S70 Canon PowerShot Pro1 NIKON D70 NIKON D100 NIKON D2H NIKON D1H NIKON E8700 NIKON E8800 Preliminary support for Nikon D2X Olympus E-1 Olympus E-10 Olympus E-20 Olympus E-300 Olympus C5050Z Olympus C8080WZ Olympus C5060WZ Minolta DiMAGE 5 Minolta DiMAGE 7 Minolta DiMAGE 7i Minolta DiMAGE A1 Minolta DiMAGE A2 Minolta MAXXUM 7D Minolta DYNAX 7D Preliminary support for Dimage A200 PENTAX *ist D PENTAX *ist DS Leica DIGILUX 2 Panasonic DMC-LC1 Preliminary Support for Epson R-D1 Lossless compressed Adobe DNG for all above mentioned cameras. ###