Monterey, CA, August 24, 2009 -- Iridient Digital, Inc. has released RAW Developer 1.8.5 an update to our critically acclaimed RAW image processing software for Mac OS X. This update features support for the latest new camera models and fixes several bugs.

Newly supported camera models include the Nikon D3000, Panasonic DMC-FZ35 (and FZ38) and Ricoh GR Digital III. This release addresses an issue with the image preview window showing color banding and/or posterization at certain scale sizes on Mac OS X 10.4 systems.

RAW Developer 1.8.5 is a free update for all currently registered users, new licenses are $125.00 US. RAW Developer requires Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later and is a universal binary application which natively supports PowerPC G4, G5 and Intel processors.

The RAW Developer 1.8.5 demo and update can be downloaded now from:
http://www.iridientdigital.com/products/rawdeveloper_download.html

Further information about RAW Developer can be found online at:
http://www.iridientdigital.com/products/rawdeveloper.html

Release notes for this and all prior RAW Developer releases are available here:
http://www.iridientdigital.com/products/rawdeveloper_history.html