Quick Question

Dilemma

I am currently running CS4 on my 64 bit Windows machine. I am unable to open RAW files from my MK III in Bridge, OR CS4. Will the upgrade to the most recent version of each resolve this issue?

Thanks,

T

ps: they both handled RAW files from my original 5D

arodney

Just convert to DNG and you’ll be able to use CS4’s older version of ACR. Otherwise, you’ll have to update to CS6 in order to get ACR 7 which can handle the MK III.

Dilemma

Thanks arodney, how?

arodney

Dilemma wrote: »

Thanks arodney, how?

go here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/extend.displayTab2.html

Peano

Here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5389

rob marshall

You really ought to use DNG in any case. DNG files take up about 20% less disk space, per file. That can make a lot of difference with a camera such as my 5DM2, with 21MB files. You also don't get the XMP sidecar system files with DNG files, as the control data is stored in the DNG, not as a separate file, which can sometimes be a problem when copying raw files between disks.

If you use Bridge to download files from the camera after DNG is installed, you can automatically convert as you download. You can also preserve the original camera RAW file name if you choose to.

Dilemma

Thanks everyone. I downloaded the converter, and everything seems to be functioning again. I am unfamiliar with unfamiliar the DNG format. Anything I should be aware of?

Thanks again.

Peano

Dilemma wrote: »

Anything I should be aware of?

Nope. It's just like raw and has as much image data to work with.

arodney

Dilemma wrote: »

Thanks everyone. I downloaded the converter, and everything seems to be functioning again. I am unfamiliar with unfamiliar the DNG format. Anything I should be aware of?

This might help:

http://www.ppmag.com/reviews/200709_adobedng.pdf

Since that article appeared, there are a few other advantages to DNG:

1. DNG profiles you use are embedded in the DNG. That means you can actually throw away (or lose) a DNG profile but the DNG itself sill honors that which is cool.

2. The new Fast Load preview option means you can just ignore using the ACR rolling cache which should speed up operations as well.

3. There is an optional lossly DNG setting which I’d be somewhat careful about using in most workflows but for some, it can save a huge amount of disk space. Note that with this option, you don’t really have a true raw file (it is partially rendered). But say you are a wedding photographer who shot 1000 raws, converted to DNG (NOT Lossly). You finish the job and the client only picked 100 images. You could if you so desire, convert the other 900 to this lossly DNG to save space. You can of course still process the data but not to the degree of the other 100 true raw files.