Hi Everyone....thanks for the tips. I have been pretty busy lately and am only now really getting around to testing the different software. I am comparing DPP, DXO 7 and LR3. Often all of you see things that I miss in photos, so I am interested to know what you see in the following pictures. I took three different shots all within the last week and I have processed them in each software with no modification, simply going to the RAW to jpg converter.

We rescued Stella recently. My wife has bought her several toys, but she loves this box:
Canon 7D, EFS 15-85 @ 70 mm, 1/60 sec, f/6.3, ISO 100, 580 II bounced off ceiling

DPP


LR3


And DXO


Frankly, I am surprised by how different the result is from each software.