matthiasbasler

+1 This is the first image processing software I know which puts the result on the left hand side. I also found this alienating. Of course, one gets used to this, but still I consider it a valid change request (or request for a preferences setting to switch sides).

+1, I most usually don't need that extra step either, since I do not manipulate most photos beyond the RAW adjustments. Sometimes I crop them, but I can do so later (and in a lossless way). Actually in most other RAW processing software (Canon RAW, Nikon NX-D and RawTherapee) it does not exist - of course, and that's why I am used to getting a final JPG a the end.

+1. This should of course also work when opening and processing RAW files. For me this is one of the crucial settings of a raw/image processing software (and most other software editing for some sort of files). Some do it by default (old PhotoImpact) or can be adjusted to do it (PS Elements 15), in some other ones the lack of this setting makes me constantly saving files to the false folder, which drives me crazy and is a huge time killer (Premiere Elements and Nikon Capture NX-D for example.)

+1 for this feature request For me also looks more like a bug, especially since the behaviour of this slider is now (in v1.5.1 on Windows) different to the behaviour shown in the tutorial video (look at 1:35). In the video when the shadow slider ist increased it affects the lowest 20% of the histogram ... maybe not perfect, but good to work with. But in my 1.5.1 demo version it only affects the lowest 10% (or less), basically making all dark tones a uniform dark grey when set to 100%. This is certainly not what I expect and is different from what similar sliders in other applications (i.e. Adobe Raw) do. Let me also note that the highlights slider just below shows quite the opposite extreme: It affects roughly the upper 60% of the histogram, thus also the mid tones. This is something that's acceptable for me, however. Ideally I would expect both sliders to have a comparable (but opposite) effect on the histogram, such as compressing the darkest resp. brightest 50% (or so) of the tone curve while not affecting the opposite end of it.