Pacific Grove, CA, September 2, 2011 -- Iridient Digital, Inc. has released RAW Developer 1.9.2 an update to our critically acclaimed RAW image processing software for Mac OS X.

This update includes support for many new camera models including:

• Nikon D5100

• Olympus E-P3 and E-PL3

• Panasonic DMC-G3 and DMC-GF3

• Sony NEX-C3, NEX-5N, SLT-A35, SLT-A65 and SLT-A77

• Leaf AFi-II 12

• Samsung NX11

• Pentax Q

• Sigma DP2x

• Ricoh GXR Leica Mount Module

• Expanded support for non-RAW DNG format images including DNG files from many scanners and other processing software.

Performance of the Richardson-Lucy deconvolution based sharpening algorithm has also been greatly improved (up to 4-8x faster on some systems!) and the quality of pixels near the edges of the image has also been improved with this sharpening method. Several bug fixes are also included which address the following issues: setting of the shadow/highlight warning preferences values below 0.2% and above 99.8%, some Sony camera white balance presets were not available when running in 64-bit mode, incorrect thumbnail orientation with some Leaf backs when used with the 645AFD camera body and some Fuji F550EXR special EXR modes previously produced images at reduced resolution sizes rather than the high resolution. Improvements to the demosaic processing have been made which should better handle some chroma noise issues along edges and areas of high micro detail.

This update includes a new "preview" checkbox which allows for easy toggling between the original camera defaults and current image adjustments without having to save the current settings.

RAW Developer 1.9.2 can be downloaded 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

This release is a paid upgrade for previously registered users who originally purchased a license more than 15 months ago (prior to November 2009). RAW Developer can be used unregistered in "demonstration" mode. When unregistered RAW Developer is fully functional, however all exported images will be watermarked.

Upgrades are available to previously registered users for the discounted price of $75 US by requesting a discount code [email protected]. New licenses can be purchased for $125.00 US securely through RAW Developer by selecting "Purchase..." from the File menu or securely online through our web store.

RAW Developer 1.9.2 is a universal binary application and fully supports Mac OS X systems based on both PowerPC and Intel processors. 64-bit support requires Mac OS X version 10.5 or later and a 64-bit capable Intel processor (Core 2 Duo or later).

RAW Developer 1.9.2 requires Mac OS X version 10.4.10 or later and a PowerPC G4 or G5 processor or an Intel processor.