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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Description
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery Software for the Macintosh (there is a separate package
for Windows) can recover image files from any type of digital card reader or storage
media that can be mounted as a volume. However the memory card has been corrupted—whether
by pulling it out while the camera is on or by turning off the camera
during a write process—it can recover recorded data. It displays the images it finds and
then allows you to recover them.
Comments
Indian developer Stellar Phoenix specializes in software for recovering lost data, with a
wide range of products, including a version for the PC that recovers video as well as still
images. The developer also offers software for full data recovery on Macintosh (at three
times the price of the Photo version). Not yet widely reviewed, Stellar Phoenix Photo
Recovery comes from a reliable vendor, but is limited in its range of features.
Version: Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery 1.0 (2008)
OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above
RAM: 256MB
Supported file formats: All major RAW formats; JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, and PNG
Price level: Approx. $40
Address: Stellar Information Systems Limited, 205 Skipper Corner 88, Nehru Place, New Delhi-
110019, India
www.stellarinfo.com
Summary
Whether through accidental deletion or physical damage to the storage medium, files
can disappear from immediate view but may not necessarily be lost forever. Data recovery
software allows you to recover files from SD cards, CompactFlash, and hard drives,
while some will work with nearly all storage media. Many people first encounter data
recovery software when they are already in an emergency situation, but it helps if you
can familiarize yourself in advance with how these packages work. Usually, you can try
them, and if you can locate your lost data you may proceed to purchase the software
prior to saving the rescued files. Some recovery software, such as Digital Picture
Recovery from DTIData, is dedicated to image retrieval on removable media;
CardRecovery is dedicated to retrieving files from memory cards; File Scavenger will
tackle anything from floppies to RAID. Whatever your data recovery need, you will find
a potential solution listed in this chapter.