RAW help please.

B://B:// Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
edited August 26, 2006 in Technique
I have been in the digital world for around 8 months, and I wanted to know what RAW format really is, and how do I use it, because I started using it, but I couldn't see my pictures at my PC, I downloaded many things to see them, many RAW thumbnail watchers or things like that, I have the CS2 and I'm supposed to be able to work with them, but the files don't appear at the camera's folders, I have a Canon 20D, help me with this please, because I have heard RAWs are useful, all help appreciated, thank you.


Byron M.
"... anger, frustration, deception, loneliness are its meal... don't feed him" - Donatto on Zeoneth

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2006
    1/ Make sure the 20D is set to RAW
    2/ Load the shots into a file on computer
    3/ Start CS2 & go to top left & open file menu & choose 'Browse'
    4/ Browse will open with the RAW shots.
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited August 25, 2006
    If you can't see the RAW files with the File Browser in PSCS2, you may need to update the Photoshop at the Adobe website and get the latest version of the Camera RAW 3.3 update here --- http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3271
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2006
    B:// wrote:
    I have been in the digital world for around 8 months, and I wanted to know what RAW format really is, and how do I use it, because I started using it, but I couldn't see my pictures at my PC, I downloaded many things to see them, many RAW thumbnail watchers or things like that, I have the CS2 and I'm supposed to be able to work with them, but the files don't appear at the camera's folders, I have a Canon 20D, help me with this please, because I have heard RAWs are useful, all help appreciated, thank you.


    Byron M.
    I gave you some simple advise & you have duplicated your post to it. I will try & help you once more.

    If you need the basics then here is a great place for several months reading.
  • B://B:// Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2006
    gus wrote:
    I gave you some simple advise & you have duplicated your post to it. I will try & help you once more.

    If you need the basics then here is a great place for several months reading.

    Sorry sorry :cry I copy pasted it, but I wrote other stuff, the thing is that your advice was great, but the problem is that the camera is empty when I use RAWs, well if I press play on my camera I can see the pictures but when I see the folders at the camera plugged to the PC, there's nothing, sorry for duplicating my post.:uhoh :cry
    "... anger, frustration, deception, loneliness are its meal... don't feed him" - Donatto on Zeoneth
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2006
    B:// wrote:
    Sorry sorry :cry I copy pasted it, but I wrote other stuff, the thing is that your advice was great, but the problem is that the camera is empty when I use RAWs, well if I press play on my camera I can see the pictures but when I see the folders at the camera plugged to the PC, there's nothing, sorry for duplicating my post.:uhoh :cry
    I have never copied from camera to computer...i always use a card reader. You should look at one as they are ridiculously cheap & effective. Maybe someone here whom offloads from their camera can assist you.

    But yes...you really should be using or at least be familiar with how to use RAW. I use both RAW & Jpeg. Jpeg for high volume sports shooting & RAW for everything else.
  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited August 25, 2006
    B:// wrote:
    Sorry sorry :cry I copy pasted it, but I wrote other stuff, the thing is that your advice was great, but the problem is that the camera is empty when I use RAWs, well if I press play on my camera I can see the pictures but when I see the folders at the camera plugged to the PC, there's nothing, sorry for duplicating my post.:uhoh :cry

    If you are using Windows XP and haven't uploaded the Windows RAW update, found here, you won't see files in your camera, using the USB connection. One way around this is to use the EOS Viewer Utility to view and upload pics from the camera's files to your desired Windows folder.

    Or, as Gus mentions, get a card reader and it takes care of all these little issues.

    Steve
    SmugMug Support Hero
  • colourboxcolourbox Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2006
    A good place to get started with Raw basics and workflow is at this link. (Scroll down to Resources - Papers and Primers.)
  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2006
    Yes, card reader. Don't even bother plugging the camera in directly--that will just make you crazy.

    Hit Google, there should be more information there than you can digest in a year. Luminous Landscape would be a good place to go as well, many good articles on the subject. Then, for good infoermation on actually processing Bruce Fraser's Real World Camera RAW is one of the best books out there.
    Chris
    http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/
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