Sandharbor

I am an amateur photographer who puts slideshows together of family travels. A typical trip can result in 1000+ saved photos. Historically I have been saving in the camera as JPEG. After several resaves to the computer, slideshow software, etc. , I have experienced the adverse compression effects of JPEG. I have been inspired to reconsider shooting in RAW based on discussions in UHH. Is there a photo software that allows you to batch process, say 1000 RAW photos, and get reasonable results like the camera JPEG in a short amount of time? These would be photos taken on different days with a multitude of light conditions and even some with flash. I would like to save them as TIFFs and circumvent the JPEG compression effects.
On select photos, I would then want to manipulate the RAW file further and optimize the photo.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I've processed somewhere around 500 without an issue using Photoshop Bridge. For me, this involved changing size and outputting to jpg. Never had a problem. So, I don't see why you'd have a problem with 1000. They can also be output as tif files.

I believe irfanview can do this as well.
--Bob

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

PS will make quick work of them!

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

Lightroom, without question, when it comes to batch processing and rapid workflow.

Curve_in Loc: Virginia

I use Darktable. You can edit any size batch of raw files.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

If you'll use a tool with a library management module like Lightroom, you don't have to change to RAW and you gain large scale batch processing as noted by others. You can use LR to manage a single original copy of an image file and alway output a few version always from the master copy. Same applies whether using RAW or JPEG within LR.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Your question got me thinking about how to "batch process" 1000 vacation images shot RAW.

Lightroom Classic CC has a newly updated and enhanced "Auto" function. It is quite good! Even impressive for automatic.

It can be applied to individual images or upon import into Lightroom. I started a topic about my "discovery" of adding Auto correction to RAW files during import here: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-505918-1.html

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

The two more popular are Lightroom and Capture One. You are right to think that the types of adjustments are best handled when working with raw, and that you can achieve faster, better results.

It is not uncommon for me to come back from a multi-week trip and have 2000 or more images to deal with.

But as good as they are, neither software can produce a truly finished image. But I am certain that the results will be better than jpegs from the camera, especially if you have to do any editing.

When I used to do the occasional wedding, I'd have up to 2,000 images from multiple cameras (mine and the second shooter's), and I'd be able to get a high quality proof set done in under 3 hours.

picsman Loc: Scotland

I also use capture one for my mtb images, which can be between 2000 and 4000 an event. CO processes these images very fast indeed, I have no knowledge of lightroom so can't comment on that. What I particularly like is applying auto adjustments and styles (like presets on other software) during the upload from the memory card. I only need to cull and reedit anything that the upload hasn't produced the result i want. Then export as jpg. As my images are for a website for sale to the competitors speed is a prerequisite and CO has that in spades.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

DxO Optics Pro is hands down the best for batch processing of raws with intelligent optimization.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

DWU2 will next be adding Trump's Believe Me to his "without question"
Does that mean we are not allowed to disagree? OK, I will not disagree... i am not into raw tho I have the software.. just old and lazy... but I do actually read vs Trump who many in his cabinet claim is illiterate at this time in his life. I suggest taht DWU2 read the article cited below. [yes itis a year+ old article april of 2016 but prob still quite valid]

"Our last test pitted Affinity Photo against Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), and we found Affinity to be superior in it’s core algorithm." ....

At the end of the article: "In some ways AfterShot is better than Adobe, but in most ways they both failed to match Capture One. However, there is one super important thing to keep in mind:

Corel isn’t targeting Capture One users, it’s targeting Lightroom users. Capture One is a really amazing software, but its user base is not the same as most who use Lightroom. Corel’s software competes well with Lightroom, and AfterShot is 1/4 the price of Capture One. Right now, Lightroom’s achilles heel is its speed, and if Corel can compete well there (and they claim they’re 4x faster), then we really do have an interesting time ahead."
http://resourcemagonline.com/2016/05/we-compare-corels-aftershot-pro-3-raw-algorithm-to-adobe-and-capture-one/66439/

It appears that picsman chose correctly. [see above]

russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

The most I have ever done with Bridge is a little over 5,000. It included opening the RAW file, applying the Auto exposure correction, taking Highlights all the way down to -100, taking Clarity up to +50, resizing from 6000 on the long side to 1200 on the long side, and saving as a JPEG. All done without learning macros/actions, but once one learns those, it's possible to do anything in Bridge and Photoshop.

wteffey Loc: Ocala, FL USA

If you are going to batch process 1,000 RAW photos without looking at them individually, I'm not sure you are getting the benefit of shooting RAW. In any event, RAW + JPEG might be an easy solution.

MikeT9

DxO in my opinion is the best software for batch processing raw files. It would take too long to go into detail but you can download it for free and try it for a month.
If you have come back from a trip with a 1000+ shots, let alone 4-5000 the first thing to do is to go through them, deleting the rubbish and the often countless number of duplicates before considering batch processing them.
I the would look and what I think are the best and consider whether or not to process them individually in photoshop.

picsman Loc: Scotland

I gave up DxO for capture one due to the superior speed of CO. But if the ISO is high I will go back to DxO. So I can batch images by ISO on both CO and DxO separately for best output.
Obviously I will try to keep the ISO low to avoid this dual batching.