Bibble is a

digital imaging Digital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of a digital representation of the visual characteristics of an object, such as a physical scene or the interior structure of an object. The term is often assumed to imply or include ...

program for multiple platforms by Bibble Labs, designed to assist

photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...

s in

post-production Post-production is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording individual program segments. The ...

work and efficient optimization of images created in

raw image format A camera raw image file contains unprocessed or minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, a motion picture film scanner, or other image scanner. Raw files are named so because they are not yet processed and the ...

s. After Bibble was acquired by

Corel Cascade Parent Limited, doing business as Alludo (pronounced like "all you do"), is a Canadian software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, specializing in graphics processing. Formerly called the Corel Corporation ( ; from the abbreviation ...

, it was rebranded as Corel AfterShot Pro.

Bibble 5

Bibble 5 is an upgrade to Bibble 4 with the intent of cleaning up and rewriting some of the codebase, updating the GUI, and adding features to the platform. Bibble 5.0 was released December 29, 2009 and the development was announced on September 22, 2006, and a preview version was released January 31. 2009. The software exists in a Pro and a Lite package.

Added features in version 5

* Image editing tools include selective editing and layers * Asset management tools * Metadata tools * Faster processing and better support of multi-processor systems

Third-party plugins for Bibble 5

* Harry - Black & White Converter Using a Color Equalizer * Sally - Color Enhancer Tool Using a Color Equalizer * iNDA - Simple Black/White Film Simulator * Lay - Layer transparency editor * SplitToni - Split toning for highlights and shadows * Sean Puckett Plugins - Coming soon, most of the best Sean Puckett Bibble 4 plugins for Bibble 5 * Ghost Writer - Text or logo overlays * Grid - Overlay a grid pattern over an image

Added features in version 5.1

Bibble 5.0 shipped with some functionality missing which Bibble 4 supported, but Bibble 5.1 adds the following features (and more). Additionally, a lite version is available. * Heal & Clone brush * Perfectly Clear * Web Gallery output * Auto-Contrast feature * Ability to install third-party plugins * Additional support and features to Bibble's plugin SDK * Added support for additional cameras * Added lens calibration parameters for various lenses. * Numerous issues resolved.

Built-in plugins for Bibble 5.1

* Black And White - Black & White with Spot Color

Bibble 4

Bibble 4 was supported from October 2004 with their initial release of Bibble 4.0 up until May 2008 when the last version, 4.10, was released. After which no more bug fixes or cameras were added to it and the project was basically closed while Bibble 5 development was ongoing. Bibble 4 is considered deprecated at this point and is no longer supported or sold.

Features from version 4

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conversion. * Post-processing of RAW and JPEG images; e.g.

white balance In photography and image processing, color balance is the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors). An important goal of this adjustment is to render specific colors – particularly neu ...

setting, exposure, contrast, fill-light, etc. * Plug-in architecture. *

Color management In digital imaging systems, color management (or colour management) is the controlled conversion between the color representations of various devices, such as image scanners, digital cameras, monitors, TV screens, film printers, computer printer ...

, courtesy of ColorFlow. *

Noise reduction Noise reduction is the process of removing noise from a signal. Noise reduction techniques exist for audio and images. Noise reduction algorithms may distort the signal to some degree. Noise rejection is the ability of a circuit to isolate an und ...

, courtesy of Picturecode Noise Ninja. *

Shadow and highlight enhancement Shadow and highlight enhancement refers to an image processing technique used to correct exposure. The use of this technique has been gaining popularity, making its way onto magazine covers, digital media, and photos. It is, however, considered by ...

, courtesy of Athentech Perfectly Clear.

References

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