Digital SLR cameras and high-end compact cameras offer the possibility to use RAW image formats, which is the native data received directly from the sensor. The SLR camera is a Single Lens Reflex camera. For further explanation, open document link located to the left at the beginning of the article entitled, "SLR camera." Regular Consumer digital compact cameras tend not give the user access to the RAW data, as this is normally processed within the digital camera to produce an image in the more readily accessible format of JPG. By using RAW images you are not just a ???�??happy snapper???�?? that is satisfied with stock JPG finished pictures, but rather an enthusiast that wishes to process and adjust images on a computer with greater processing power than a regular digital camera. This offers you the benefits of greater image flexibility and creativity, leading towards better results. JPEG, which is commonly used, compresses data using the sensitivity characteristics of the human eye. Therefore, it compresses image data into a small file size while still maintaining a pleasing image. However, image quality is significantly degraded due to the nature of the compression process.

SILKYPIX is a RAW converter software that lets you solve all these problems and opens a whole new world of digital photography for the enthusiast to explore. SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 is an all-round RAW converter with feature rich functionalities that produces the best results for your cherished images. With top notch adjustment parameters in an intuitive user interface you can enhance your own pictures with silky smooth results! SILKYPIX is specifically developed for enthusiastic photographers and professional users. The software offers a professional colour management engine, including ICC profiles along side comprehensive development functions such as white balancing, contrast, sharpness, saturation, lens correction, image perspective and trimming (cropping), outputting and printing. The extended Adobe RGB colourspace is also supported.

10 Advantages of RAW images with SILKYPIX:
- Control white balance
- Increase dynamic range while working with higher bit depth
- Better exposure control
- Tackle noise problems at source
- Improve sharpening at source
- Optimise output file size
- Unlimited image modifications at source
- Greater image flexibility
- Higher quality outputs
- Fast workflow

Features:
- Non-destructive editing of images
- Development parameters can be organised and stored as individual preferences
- Exposure control of your images
- White balance, contrast and saturation control
- Lens correction (no need to buy expensive plug-ins or use a separate application to remove and repair these unwanted visible errors)
- Image rotation and perspective correction
- Trimming and sharpening of images
- Output to JPG for a document or web page, or a TIFF for subsequent creative processing in your favourite image editing software
Print your images

New Features in Version 3.0:
- Differences in Image Quality: Improved development engine
- Differences in Tone: The nonlinear processing components of output gamma and tone curve levels have changed.
- Differences in Highlight rendering: The new development engine uses high graduation sequencing to aid silky smooth highlight recovery.
- Differences in Parameters: Sub controls, sharpness controls, noise controls, highlight controls and colourspace have changed.