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If you want to jump staight into Raw, then something like Adobe Elements may be an answer, or Capture NX etc.
On the other hand, you could consider shooting in jpeg format, there's free stuff on the web such as Picasa that'll cope with this, learn the basics of exposure, composition etc and then get more involved.
Chris
Photoshop Lightroom is an alternative choice to Elements. Costs more, but you get a product that is designed specifically for cataloguing, sorting and processing RAW (and will also work on jpg's and tiffs). A Mac-only alternative is Apple's Aperture. There is of course the software that came with your camera. Picasa might also work with your D80 RAW files.
Adam
You can pick Elements 6 up for £44 as opposed to £199 for lightroom and it will also catologue your images as well and may be a better choice to get your feet wet and you may find you do not need anything else.
silkypix as a raw converter is very good,the basic package is a free download.(don,t buy the full version untill you try it .)then play around with jpegs in picasa untill you have got the hang of it
Quote: Silkypix as a raw converter is very good
And so under rated.
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