Digital Photographer's Software Guide - Bertemes - Net

Comments
Downloader Pro is a genuinely useful product that fulfills a real need. Canon users in
particular will appreciate the features that are specific to their brand. It accepts RAW
files from all major DSLRs as well as Hasselblad and Leica cameras.
Version: Downloader Pro 2.1 (2008)
OS: Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, and Vista
RAM: 128MB
Supported file formats: Major RAW formats, JPEG, TIFF, and DNG
Price level: Approx. $30
Address: Breeze Systems Limited, 69 High Street, Bagshot, Surrey GU19 5UH, United Kingdom
www.breezesys.com
RoboImport
Vendor: PicaJet.com
Purpose: Camera-to-PC image transfer solution
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Description
RoboImport specializes in file transfer from cameras (Canon) and card readers to computers.
When it brings files into the PC it renames them automatically and places them
into appropriate folders. At this point, one of the vendor’s other programs (the PicaJet
photo organizer) can take over and provide more extensive cataloging functions.
RoboImport uses default file/folder renamer schemes unless you choose to customize
them by setting up renaming schemes of your own. This is a reasonably straightforward
task and once in place it directs the software to put incoming images with their new
filenames into the new folder structure.
There are many other features that make RoboImport a particularly versatile image
import utility: auto-rotation during transfer, separating of RAW+JPEG files into RAW
and JPEG folders, batch conversion from RAW to Adobe DNG format, automatic fillin
of IPTC data fields, automatic backup to several locations, and GPS coordinate
stamping. RoboImport preserves the Exif data when importing files from leading DSLR
brands. Multilingual support includes French, German, Italian, Korean, and Russian.
Comments
You can use RoboImport with PicaJet or other brands of image organizer, but if you
want to bring in files direct from a camera it has to be a Canon. There are many filerenaming
utilities available, but this one is a product that can be used by professional
photographers. It has many features in common with Downloader Pro from Breeze
Systems (see that entry).