Bibble is a digital imaging

Digital imaging

Digital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of digital images, typically from a physical scene. The term is often assumed to imply or include the processing, compression, storage, printing, and display of such images...

 program for multiple platforms by Bibble Labs, designed to assist photographers in post-production

Post-production

Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...

 work and efficient optimization of images created in the Raw image format

RAW image format

A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...

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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.

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

• RAW
  RAW image format
  A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...
  
   conversion.
• Post-processing of RAW and JPEG images; e.g. white balance setting, exposure, contrast, fill-light, etc.
• Plug-in architecture.
• Color management
  Color management
  In digital imaging systems, color management is the controlled conversion between the color representations of various devices, such as image scanners, digital cameras, monitors, TV screens, film printers, computer printers, offset presses, and corresponding media.The primary goal of color...
  
  , courtesy of Kodak ColorFlow.
• Noise reduction
  Noise reduction
  Noise reduction is the process of removing noise from a signal.All recording devices, both analogue or digital, have traits which make them susceptible to noise...
  
  , courtesy of Picturecode Noise Ninja.
• Shadow and highlight enhancement
  Shadow and highlight enhancement
  Shadow and highlight enhancement refers to an image processing technique to correct exposure.The use of this technique is becoming more and more popular, making its way onto magazine covers, digital media, and photos...
  
  , courtesy of Athentech Perfectly Clear.

See also

• Adobe Bridge
  Adobe Bridge
  Adobe Bridge is an organizational software application created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite, beginning with CS2. Its primary purpose is to link the parts of the Creative Suite together using an interface similar to the file browser found in previous versions...
  
  
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
• Apple Aperture
• BlueMarine
  BlueMarine
  blueMarine is an open source photograph management application designed to support a digital photographer's workflow. It is developed upon the NetBeans / OpenIDE platform.- Features :...
  
  
• LightZone
  LightZone
  LightZone is a digital photo editor software application from Light Crafts. Its main purpose is to handle the workflow when handling images in various RAW formats. It's comparable to Adobe Systems's Photoshop Lightroom.- History :...