March 1st, 2008

The newest version of Sigma Photo Pro (v2.4/Windows, v3.1/Mac) ships with the camera and is needed to process your DP1 X3F files. (The older versions of Photo Pro will launch thumbnails of X3F files, but cannot process the DP1 RAW data.) As of today, Sigma’s Photo Pro is just about the only program that can handle the DP1’s X3F files — and we’re talking about both standard RAW converters and HDR programs that process and merge RAW files into high-bit images.

The interface is basically identical to the previous versions, with the biggest change being DP1 support for RAW processing. Clicking an image folder launches thumbnails, and clicking an individual thumbnail for a RAW file launches a larger version for RAW cooking. The combined 100% magnification loupe and color meter is a very nice touch, and on the PC version is the only image magnification option. Mac users can zoom in all the way to 1600% on the image preview.

More info at popphoto.com