I just purchased a Panasonic FZ35 (USA version) which has raw file (.rw2)output capability. I am evaluating a trail version of PhotoPerfect and I like it very much. It looks like it can take a lot of the tediousness and repetition out of image processing, leaving the user to make final tweaks.

I know that dcraw v. 8.97 supports the FZ35 and it is already in RawTherapee. The trail version of PhotoPerfect loads the FZ35's rw2 files but must be using the FZ28's color chart as the colors are way off.

How often is the raw converter in PhotoPerfect updated and when can I expect an update to dcraw?

Can I load it myself from the dcraw web page?

I can use other software to create 16-bit tiffs so I have a workaround while I'm evaluating PhotoPerfect.

Thanks,
Werner