Raw editor for T7/1500 images

[davetelling]

I have a new Rebel T7, and I'm having a hard time finding a shareware/freeware raw file editor. I have tried Raw Therapee and UFRaw, but both just show my raw files as mainly bright pink backgrounds. I read that for UFRaw, the program doesn't recognize my camera - and looking at the camers list, the T7 is not listed. So, any ideas as to what might work? I see many recommend shooting in raw format because it has the most picture information, but it's a problem if the editor can't work with it. I had hoped ot use UFRaw to convert to tiff so GIMP could import it, but that's not working. I'm open to suggestions!

[davetelling]

Oh, wow... PhotoScapeX can read CR2 files from my camera, and save them as .tiff files. Cool!

[Peter]

RawTherapee 5.8 works and so does darktable. UFRaw hasn't been updated for years.

[Ray-uk · Accepted solution]

Canon's very own DPP (Digital Photo Professional) it is made for the job and furthermore it is free, just download it from your Canon site. It may have been included on a CD with your camera but just lately Canon seems to have stopped doing that.

Arguably the best raw converter/editor for Canon camera files.

[ebiggs1]

It is strange that 90% of Canon camera owners are unaware of DPP4.  Yet they will go searching the web for a free editor.

[davetelling]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

It is strange that 90% of Canon camera owners are unaware of DPP4.  Yet they will go searching the web for a free editor.

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Speaking for myself, I typically google when looking for answers. If a product doesn't show up in google search, it's very likely that I will miss it. Also, it looks as if it may only be available for Canon owners, as it requires a product S/N to download?

[davetelling]

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@Ray-uk wrote:

Canon's very own DPP (Digital Photo Professional) it is made for the job and furthermore it is free, just download it from your Canon site. It may have been included on a CD with your camera but just lately Canon seems to have stopped doing that.

Arguably the best raw converter/editor for Canon camera files.

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I didn't get a CD with my camera kit from Costco, but I just downloaded the file from the Canon website & we'll see how it goes!

[davetelling]

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@Peter wrote:
RawTherapee 5.8 works and so does darktable. UFRaw hasn't been updated for years.

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I did try Raw Therapee, and it did the same as all the other "free" apps - pink everywhere. I am going to try the Canon DPP and see how that works.

[jrhoffman75]

Well, this is a Canon forum, so most questions would be about Canon.

DPP is clearly discussed in the camera user manual - now I know why most people don’t know about it 😀

[ebiggs1]

"... it looks as if it may only be available for Canon owners, as it requires a product S/N to download?"

Do you not think that is the case since it is a Canon product and comes free with every Canon camera. If your Raw files come out 'pink' with DPP4, there is something wrong with your camera.