Candace, I haven't tried SilkyPix lately. I knew it did a good job on E-1
files, but the workflow issue is a non-starter for many of us. I personally
think the workflow management of Capture One is actually pretty good. If
the current version was out three years ago, there wouldn't have been a
Lightroom. Also, the workflow of Studio2 is not bad either. It's not the
same as Lightroom, but not shabby at all.
The one weakness of Capture One (which is slowly being addressed) is that it
doesn't work well with JPEGs. It is meant to be used with RAW files and
that it does very well.
The key advantage of Capture One over Lightroom is that with Olympus files,
when you are struggling to get the skintones correct (more of a problem with
E-3 than E-1 files), the background colors don't go all wonky on you.
Shadows don't pick up weird casts.
All that said, I really, really enjoy the workflow benefits of Lightroom,
Capture One and Studio2. All three are no slouches, but Lightroom and
Studio2 give the added advantage of seamless JPEG editing along with the RAW
file editing. Lightroom is the best at workflow editing, but let's get
real. How many of us are processing 500-3000 images at a time? When you
are rolling through an event shoot, the ability to edit a group of pictures
at a time while A/B comparing one to another is really nice. Lightroom and
Capture One do that natively, Studio2 isn't quite as easy, but still
acceptable. If you the typical hobbiest photographer, the workflow
management of these systems is pretty much a luxury, but hardly a necessity.
My opinion is my own, but loanable at no charge.
AG
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