Photo Ninja reviews and article mentions


Photo Ninja -- Contender or pretender? by Andy Bell

“Ninja, unashamedly, is a Master RAW converter.”

Photo Ninja 1.0 is the dark horse in the raw converter sweepstakes by Will Porter for MacWorld

“...serious photographers should take note. ... It's too good not to have around.”

Blog post at SoundImagesPlus by David Hughes

“I and many others have been seriously impressed by what Photo Ninja has achieved with the Fuji X-Trans sensor raw files.... This, plus my other conversions using Photo Ninja on different cameras from Leicas, through Nikons to m4/3 and 1" sensors, has led me to the conclusion that this is the raw processing software that I've been waiting for...”

Photo Ninja: The best raw converter yet? I reckon... by Tony Bridge

“So, when [a colleague] emailed me to tell me that in his opinion Photo Ninja could be the best raw converter ever made, I was skeptical. ... But he was right. ... It is simply that good.”

Photo Ninja RAW converter software review by Jim Keenan, DigitalCameraReview

“We took it for a spin and loved the results.”

Iced by Photo Ninja by David Mantrip

“Photo Ninja is actually quite, remarkably, different. ...  Unlike other RAW processors, it has a real 'look' of its own...”

PictureCode Photo Ninja review by Ernesto Santos

“PictureCode Photo Ninja is a serious contender in the raw converter/processor arena. With little effort you can easily produce excellent images with great color, detail, and separation of tones... It seems obvious to me that the engineers at PictureCode set out to not only develop an excellent raw converter but one that can handle even the most challenging tasks.”

Photo Ninja by Picturecode -- RAW conversion of the highest class by Henning Wüst (in German)

“My conclusion: Regarding the quality, one of the best RAW converters available. Clearly recommended -- actually, even a "must have".”

Photo Ninja de PictureCode (in French) by Pascal Grataloup

“Without exaggeration, I have rarely been as impressed... The quality of results is amazing on initial display, and all the tools are there to go even further.”  [A rough English translation of the review is here.]

Conversation with Jim Christian by Will Wiriawan

An interview with the founder of PictureCode.

Sunrise over Midtown Atlanta and Photo Ninja by John Harvey

“Photo Ninja is Noise Ninja on steroids! A completely new RAW converter, and awesome doesn't begin to describe it.”

A few thoughts about the Nikon D4 by Rob Galbraith

“...a stellar raw converter...”

Comparing detail and moire in the Nikon D800 and D800E by Rob Galbraith

“Photo Ninja's interpolation algorithm and sharpening filter pull the finest-possible detail from D800 and D800E NEFs, making it an ideal RAW converter to use for this comparison.”

PictureCode's Photo Ninja: A year later by Bill Stormont

“ ... it has rendered files perceptibly different from anything I'd created before. And with little effort on my part -- the depth, sharpness, and accurate colors that came straight out of the chute were a heady surprise.”

Photo Ninja: la qualité d'image avant tout (in French) by Volker Gilbert

“Photo Ninja measures up to the best RAW development software... By default, the rendering of images is very flattering ... and often it is not necessary to delve into the manual settings to achieve the desired rendering... Photo Ninja offers a different approach and a different look when it comes to making the most of your RAW files (photo exhibitions, books, magazines, full-size prints, etc.)”

Photo Ninja V1.0 Review by Keith Cooper

“... what really impressed me is the fundamental quality and capabilities of the RAW processing... This is definitely a bit of software that deserves to be downloaded and tested with some of your trickiest RAW files.”