 Sam H. Warriner |
How Do I Process RAW Format Exposures? I have just started taking RAW photos and have just upgraded to Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Will this software edit this type of file? If so, how do I open my RAW pictures?
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Chris J. Browne |
There are RAW plug-ins for Photoshop or use the software with the camera. It is optimized for your RAW images, and allows you to make adjustments before saving out as a TIFF ... almost like re-scanning a negative. You can always go back to the RAW format and re-extract it with modifications. Very cool. But I would use the software that came with it.
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Peter K. Burian |
Photoshop 7 should have come with a RAW converter, called Adobe Camera Raw. When you installed 7, that converter software would have installed automatically. You should be able to open RAW format images in 7, just as you would open JPEGs. The Raw software screen will pop up with your image in the preview screen. BUT ... the Raw converter for PS7 has not been updated for a long time. Hence, it does not support many recent cameras' RAW file formats. Photoshop CS does, but 7 is not a current product so it is not getting the updates. Could you use the Camera Raw update file for CS (from www.adobe.com)and load that file to Photoshop 7? I don't know. I'll try to find out, but perhaps someone else here knows the answer. Peter Burian
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Sam H. Warriner |
Peter/Chris, I decided to buy the CS upgrade for a solution to this problem, thank you very much for your answers. Sam
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Terry R. Hatfield |
Peter, The newer Adobe RAW Converter will not function in PS7. I have tried. After buying a new D70, I had to get an upgrade to CS to be able to use RAW files. The Nikon software leaves a little to be desired:-) Nikon Software 100.00 PS CS upgrade around 200.00
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Peter K. Burian |
Terry: I just tried it too, and you're right. You cannot use the new RAW converter with Photoshop 7. I tried it with Elements 3.0, and it seems to work fine. And that is MUCH less expensive than Photoshop CS. Peter Burian
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Dennis Creaghan |
As a little piece of onfo for thaoe interested. There is a new FREE photo software put out by Google called Picasa2. It can be downloaded FREE from Picasa2.com. It got a great review in the N.Y. Times and I tried it and it's great, and it includes a raw converter. It's not exactly PS but then neither is the price. It has all the basic adjustments and in case I didn't mention it, It's FREE.
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