Corel AfterShot Pro Reviewer’s Guide
Contents
1 | Introducing Corel AfterShot Pro .................................... 1
2 | What’s included? ..............................................................3
3 | Key features .....................................................................5
Introducing Corel® AfterShot™ Pro
Corel® AfterShot™ Pro is a photographic-workflow
solution that gives photo enthusiasts and
professionals a complete selective-editing
framework, unparalleled asset management
options, the most flexible workflow, and fast
RAW processing. The foundation of AfterShot Pro
is built on the groundbreaking work of Bibble
Labs, who spent a decade perfecting the digital
®
darkroom for Windows
users.
Every step in the development process was driven
directly by feedback from working photographers
and passionate photo enthusiasts. From the look
and feel of the user interface to the emphasis on
processing and workflow speed, AfterShot Pro is
designed to quickly deliver professional results.
, Mac OS®, and Linux®
Complete RAW workflow
Whether viewing, rating, sorting, editing, or
exporting images, AfterShot Pro provides
workflow options not found anywhere else. Other
applications make you import a file before you
can even view it, but there’s no need with
AfterShot Pro. Whether a photo is in an existing
catalog, in another folder on your system, or still
on a memory card, AfterShot Pro lets you work
with it.
lets you use one catalog, many catalogs, or no
asset management at all. With no restrictions or
pre-defined process to follow, you can work
whatever way suits you best.
Advanced, non-destructive editing
Inspired by the renowned selective-editing
features that made Bibble Labs a force in the
industry, AfterShot Pro lets you non-destructively
apply any adjustment or correction to all or a
portion of a photo. And a fully stocked imageediting toolset allows you to do your work in
AfterShot Pro without switching over to a deeper
editing tool.
Breakthrough performance
AfterShot Pro is nimble enough to run on
netbooks, but powerful enough to get the most
out of 16-core workstations. It’s fully multithreaded and optimized for multi-core and multiCPU computers, so you’ll notice faster output,
conversion, on-screen performance, and image
browsing. AfterShot Pro is designed take
advantage of every CPU at its disposal.
Flexible photo management
Most photo-workflow programs only allow you
to access a single catalog or database at a time,
limiting the total number of images you can
manage and edit in any one session.
AfterShot Pro
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Customer profiles
Professional photographers: Relying on their
digital photography for at least part of their
income, professional photographers seek a
photo-workflow tool that delivers intuitive,
hassle-free image management and fast, highquality RAW processing. They treat their time as
an asset, so they seek a workflow that gives them
the freedom to choose whether to catalog their
shots or get right to work on photos already on
their hard drive or a memory card. What’s more,
the ability to tailor the workspace to suit their
working style is critical so that they can make the
most of the time they spend on a computer. They
value having the ability to edit non-destructively
so that they always have the option of going back
to start from scratch on an image, working on
multiple versions of the original shot, and
processing a selection of photos at once. And
because they’re as likely to work on multi-core
system as a laptop — sometimes both, they need
software with lighter processing requirements
that can also harness every CPU at its disposal.
Photo enthusiasts: A photo enthusiast is
anyone who has embraced photography as a
passion. Working with both DSLRs and pointand-shoot cameras, they want to get the most
out of their device’s capabilities, such as shooting
in a RAW format. They take a lot of shots, and
they find managing their collection of images a
challenge. They seek photo-workflow software
that allows them to make quick touchups, adjust
RAW images, and integration with their imageediting application when they want to make
deeper edits.
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What’s included?
Main application
•Corel® AfterShot™ Pro — Windows®,
®
Macintosh
, and Linux® versions
Documentation
• 128-page printed user guide
•HTML Help
Minimum system requirements
Windows®:
•Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista® or
®
Windows
installed (32-bit or 64-bit editions)
•
Intel® Pentium® 4 or later or AMD Athlon™ 64
or later
•2 GB RAM
• 250 MB of free hard drive space
• Minimum display resolution: 1024 x 600
•CD-ROM drive
Macintosh®:
XP with the latest service packs
Linux® version:
•Fedora® Core 10 or Ubuntu® 8.04 or later (32bit or 64-bit distributions)
Intel® Pentium® 4 or later or AMD Athlon™ 64
•
or later
•2 GB RAM
• 250 MB of free hard drive space
• Minimum display resolution: 1024 x 600
•CD-ROM drive
• Dependencies: GLib 2.4, KDE, or Gnome
recommended
• Enable desktop compositing recommended
• 64-bit distributions require 32-bit
compatibility libraries (ia32-libs)
Supported formats
• RAW file support from most leading camera
manufacturers; see www.corel.com for the
latest listing: ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG,
M R W, N E F, N R W, O R F, P E F, R A W, R W 2 , R W L ,
SR2
•Mac OS® X 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7
®
•All Intel
•2 GB RAM
• 250 MB of free hard drive space
• Minimum display resolution: 1024 x 600
•CD-ROM drive
Mac® models are supported
•JPEG, TIF
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