Throw A Mouse

I’m a real Linux user. I admit. I have got rid of the bad habit to use Windows and now i feel uncomfortable using it. However, even though I find Linux the better operating system, I find sometimes some limitations in compatibility. The example:

None of the build in Linux software can edit RAW image files normally. By “normally” i mean without taking forever and reporting error message when trying to manipulate an image. This has been quite a problem for me lately as I now have a pile of pictures waiting to be edited.

RAW image editing software for Linux

So far I have tried a plugin for Gimp which did manage to make the software handle .NEF files. However it is still a bit slow and I cannot have overview on all the files I want to edit. So i tried with F-Spot Photo Manager but it cannot handle .NEF file at all, it can only display them.

Then I found the solution. It was simple but it took me a while to get what I need. Rawstudio. It is in the normal repository of Ubuntu, a search away. It looks a bit like Adobe Lightroom. It seems to have the basic things I need to manipulate images and that’s quite satisfactory for me. If you have the same problem I advice you to give it a try.

Enjoy!

The official release date is October 13, but it’s already possible to download OpenOffice 3.0 as the final version on different mirrors. Here you get the list of all available mirrors. Look for the folder “stable” on the mirror site, there you can find version 3.0. Enjoy!