Yes, now that I'm actually starting to use FM I also find the lack of a
64 bit version somewhat worrying. I've been thinking long and hard
about moving to 64 bits.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/11/2012 6:12 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 4/11/2012 2:02 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> ... The Canyon L 24-105 f4 IS was just too attractive as the "kit" lens
>> given the discount combined with cam. The long
>> end wide open (>80mm, IMO) really isn't that great in the corners.
>
> Not your opinion alone, quite common.
>
>> I bet the DLO will help.
>
> So what's up with deconvolution? Canon DLO may or may not be great, but
> unless somebody 'cracks' the data format, won't
> work for my most used lenses.
>
> I just tried DXO again, latest free trial version. They claim to work with
> the Tammy 28-300 VC, but the actual results
> are just useless. I can do better with USM and FM is WAY better.
>
> As you have noted, FM's site has said for years that they'll get around to a
> 64 bit version. I don't think that's
> anything more than a recompile. FM is a regular part of my work flow, doing
> both capture sharpening and post sizing
> sharpening for the web better than USM or any of the tools that use it
> underneath. It really seems like the S100 and FM,
> radius 2, were made for each other; just amazing.
>
> Now that I'm seriously looking at a new, 64 bit machine for image processing,
> this is becoming important to me.
>
> With V2, it appears that FocusFixer added a deconvolution based process,
> although they don't use the word. But they've
> added basically nothing to their site since 2008, so their promise of 64 bit
> sounds as hollow as FM's. Sounds like both
> developers have moved on to other things and are just letting the old
> projects generate what income they can, without
> any further development.
>
> Haven't tried CS6 yet, but from the demos, it appears their blur fix is
> strictly for motion.
>
> BiQ sounds capable, but actually using it looks painful and time killing.
>
> What's a 64 bit boy to do?
>
> Convoluted Moose
>
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