

It all started as "raw or JPEG?" but it's gone on to "what software is best for me?" with lots of contributions from people using different software. As well as looking at the other posts in that thread, that post has links taking you back to earlier threads. This includes a lot of discussion about Silkypix. There is a lot of very civilised discussion going on about this in the Panasonic Compact Camera forum at the moment (the people involved don't just use Panasonic cameras, so don't be concerned about what camera you use). It's a complicated question as to what would be the best software for you to use. I am a complete beginner in digital editing. Feature-wise is SILKYPIX Developer Studio more on it's level? I also heard about Adobe Premiere Elements, which is a younger brother of Adobe Lightroom.

P.S. I am a complete beginner in digital editing. Feature-wise is SILKYPIX Developer Studio more on it's level?

My question is which of the versions compared there is on par with Adobe Lightroom feature-wise and that can let me accomplish what I can acomplish in Adobe Lightroom? From oldest to newest version which one is the first that can offer what can be accomplished in Adobe Lightroom? The point is, if it's SE version 7 then I wouldn't need to spend more to gain what I can from SE version 7. SILKYPIX Developer also comes in Pro Edition and it looks like SE that I have is actually Standard Edition but it's not latest according to this comparison sheet: I am wondering how good this software is for digital editing because today Adobe Lightroom is widely used for this purpose. I have SILKYPIX Developer Studio SE v.4.4.3.3 that I can download for free because I am the owner of Panasonic DMC-G5 camera.
