Quote Originally Posted by Geoff
could embark on the long, hard project of writing binning
computer code myself, but if there is something out there that can handle the
cr2 files directly without having to go through a tif conversation, that would
be best.

I'm not sure what matlab considers "Binning", but the name to me it sounds like a basic sum and divide by 4, rather than any fancy image filtering. Whether you'd need to take gamma into account, etc, only the SDK can answer (I have no idea what their tools will give you).


If you're up for writing the software, Canon does offer an SDK (or a few... link to info ) for it's cameras for RAW processing, remote control, etc. You have to request and be approved to get the SDK, it's not a public download. I think they prefer applications to be non hobby developers. If your main line of work is somewhat related, you may have no issues getting your SDK application approved. They do have a "personal use" option on the SDK request form though, so who knows how restrictive they are.


If you're not feeling up to the task, I could consider looking into it. I have very little free time these days, but it doesn't sound terribly difficult,assuming the SDK is fairly straightforward to use. I wouldn't mind digging a bit deeper into the RAW file. I am a graphics programmer by day, so hopefully I'd stand a chance at being approved for the SDK... I could actually use the SDK for work purposes, as well as this image reduction tool.