Kodak Software or Photo Mechanics

[RobGurdebeke]

We use D2000 and acquire image thru the Kodak DCS 5.9 software, and use Photoshop 6.0 on a G4 laptop, but I'm wondering if people have had better luck with Photo Mechanic's and Quantum Mechanic's?
I've heard great things about both Mechanic's but wonder if the expense is worth it?

[Neil_Turner]

I would certainly reccomend Quantum Mechanic pro. It does much the same job as the noise reduction element in the Kodak acquire plug-in except that you have real control over the degree of noise reduction and unsharp masking. I went through a stage of using Fotostation 4 to handle my Kodak images, but I think that Photoshop does do a better job in combination with QM. I now have QM pro and I think that it is a superior product, albeit a fair bit more complex to use. I have a couple of "standard" QM actions set up in Photoshop, but rarely use them now that I understand the software better. I have no real knowledge of Photo Mechanic except for playing with an old trial version and not being overwhelmed by it.

Neil.
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