Bibble Now Decodes Canon D30 Raw Files

Many Nikon D1 users are already familiar with the Bibble program and they'll soon be joined by Canon D30 users tired of the slow TWAIN interface. Eric Hyman wrote Bibble because he was frustrated that Nikon had not included a way to decode the D1's NEF raw files but rather was charging for it. He has improved and refined the program over many months and it is now about as well used as the Kodak DCS Host software in the digital pro-SLR world. There are Bibble versions available for Windows and Macintosh users and it includes a PhotoShop 5.5 plugin too.

The latest Bibble 2.3x program now has the ability to browse, load/save and batch process Canon D30 .crw files. It's still in beta but it's working very well as long as you remember to copy those .thm files over with the .crw files. If the corresponding .thm file is missing Bibble will crash if you try to load it. Once loaded you can make all kinds of adjustments to the raw file (white balance, gamma, adjust levels, sharpness, and exposure compensation) before passing it to the main program. Once in the main program you can again adjust most all of these parameters, the one-click white balance is an absolute life saver.

You can download Bibble and try it before you buy it but believe me, once you see what it can do you will buy it. The fee is less than I've paid for many of my Photoshop filters that don't do a tenth of what Bibble does. I can't wait to see the future improvements of this fine program.