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Hi Toad, maybe this might be of assistance:
I remember in dpreview's review on the Canon 350D, the guy makes a comparison of bibble with Adobe raw, as he investigates Canon's own conversion software.
I remember saying to Rufus at the time I went digi, the only reason I went down the Canon road as opposed to the Nikon one(I'd always been a Nikon chap before I "went" medium format), was that Canon's raw converter and software bundle was better than Nikon.
The reviewer of the 350D opined that Bibble was decent but patchy in performance, and that Adobe Raw was just about(only just) ahead of the Canon and Bibblle offerings.
I'd definitely suggest at this point, before giving Bibble any cash, investigating the free Raw Shooter Essentials. I'd rate it on a par with Adobe, yet it has extremely well-featured contrast controls for highlights and shadows. I readily swap between Adobe, RSE and Canon's converter: the latter of which I know is of no use to you, but really to underscore the value of RSE to me. I hope you give RSE a whirl, and I'd be very interested to hear how you find it.