The only way to get even some load is to select AMaZE-demosaic and apply parametric masks on several modules. There are none if you have reasonably recent and powerfull Windows 10 machine. I agree with previous writers about performance issues. The tutorials discussed in other threads will speed you along, especially those by Bruce Williams Photography. Give it a good go before you decide whether you like it, there is a bit of a learning curve. Having said that, I've had no problem adjusting so maybe I'm just a luddite.Īs said, it's free. I guess 'better' is subjective in some cases. I sometimes find their layout and workflow changes to be irritating, though. Because it's constantly under development they will improve modules, or if they are no longer relevant they'll delete. Their module improvements are always top-drawer. Maybe he's still here but I haven't seen him in a while. There used to be a member here named that was very well-versed in the program, seemed to know a little about the development and code. I have updated fairly regularly as time went along. I started using it 3 or 4 years ago, no idea which version but it was in the low 3's I think.

No real performance issues to speak of, although more RAM would be better on the 8. I do on two machines, one with 16G RAM and one with 8G.

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