benradvanyi Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 How can I get 40D raw images to work with Photoshop CS2? Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmeade Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I've had the same trouble. I'm using DPP or Zoombrowser. I've got the most up to date camera raw, so i'm just not sure what the problem is. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainer_t Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 The latest version of Abode camera raw (ACR) will not run with CS2 any more. It only runs with PS-CS3 and with PS-Elements6. The best you can do is to download the latest DNG-converter from Adobe, and convert the raw files from the 40D to DNG. These should work with the latest ACR version that supports CS2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Adobe Camera RAW for Photoshop CS2 does not support RAW files from the 40D. Your solutions are 1) Upgrade to CS3 2) Buy Lightroom 2.0 3) Download the free RAW-to-DNG converter from Adobe and create DNG files from your 40D files. The DNG files will open in CS2 without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohammed_abidally Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 40D RAW files will not work in CS2, you have to use CS3, this is why I have nt upgraded my 30D to 40D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel barrera houston, Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I think the CS3 is worth the upgrade, had the same problem with my G9, after upgrading could have kicked myself for waiting so long, bought the upgrade from Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton-chris Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Mohammed - is that really the reason? There are other solutions if you want to use 40D RAW in CS2, as noted above, or use other programs. But not updating a camera due to software? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Another solution is to use DPP to convert from RAW to Tiff. Then work with the Tiff file in PS. I really like the DPP RAW conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric merrill Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I use Adobe DNG convertor. Convert the .cr2 files to .dng files. CS2 then works like a charm with the 40D. CS4 should be out soon enough. :) Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_bryant2 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 > Another solution is to use DPP to convert from RAW to Tiff. Then work with the Tiff file in PS. If you are doing that you are losing all the advantages of shooting in RAW mode. Better than shooting JPGs I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 You can argue about the relative merits of different RAW converters, but TIFF provides 16 bit images with no particular disadvantages apart from file size so far as further work in Photoshop is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbiinc Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 You could edit the things in DPP with your RAW files that you cant in CS2 and then convert to TIFF. We all have our workflows. (Dont have CS2 so dont know what you can and cant do to a TIFF, like change black and white to color) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffOwen Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I have stopped using RAW from my 40D due to this unsatisfactory situation. With my 20D there was a very user friendly converter that now does not work with my 40D. I tried DPP and PNG converters etc but none worked as well as ACR. I can't afford and see no reason to update to CS3 so I am stuck with an excellent camera but am unable to get the best from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eckstein Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Try using DPP it comes free with your camera. Tiff or jpeg conversions with better color and detail than ACR. And did I mention it's free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eckstein Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Try using DPP it comes free with your camera. Tiff or jpeg conversions with better color and detail than ACR. And did I mention it's free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lad_lueck Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 To those recommending DPP, it does not have the fully adjustable lens correction for abberations nor vignetting, nor can you adjust each color channels' hue and saturation. You can't set up parameters for each lens like you can in ACR. It's sooo easy to run a folder's worth of images thru the DNG converter, then also batch convert thru ACR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbiinc Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Hey Lad, have you actually used DPP? Maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing here. But you do have lens corrections. Peripheral illumination, Distortion, Chromatic aberration, and Color blur. And yes you can set up parameters for each lens (possibly not like ACR). And you can adjust each channels brightness and contrast as well as tweak the curves for each (red, green, blue). Would you really need to adjust the hue and saturation? But like someone else said, its free. Well, as long as you buy a Canon camera. I'm sure that a program that you pay for will do a better job of some things, maybe all. But I just cant get over the price. http://www.usa.canon.com/content/dpp2/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 [[i have stopped using RAW from my 40D due to this unsatisfactory situation]] I have a feeling you have a serious misunderstanding about what DNG actually is. That's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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