Digital Photographer's Software Guide - Bertemes - Net

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Downloaders or
Camera-to-PC Transfer
A relatively new category of photographic software, somewhat underpopulated as yet,
downloaders nail the file-naming problem at the source: when you bring files into the
computer for the first time. If you find it confusing to look at folders with names like
137CANON and 138CANON (and who doesn’t?) you can rename them immediately
with one of these utilities. Downloaders also allow you to use shooting data such as
image capture time, camera model, or ISO to sort your images into relevant folders.
Downloaders are inexpensive utilities, and very useful for bringing RAW or RAW+JPEG
files into the computer. Both Downloader Pro and RoboImport take good care of the
metadata and have full support for GPS coordinate stamping.
The Photo Downloader feature of Photoshop CS3 was generally acknowledged as one
of that edition’s best new features, having already appeared in Lightroom. Like the standalone
programs mentioned previously, it gets your workflow off to a flying start. It has
also been implemented in Photoshop Elements. To use it, launch the Photo Downloader
dialog box from the File menu.