New to Photoshop - How to get it to view RAW

[cyclefitness]

I'm brand new to Photoshop CS2 and can't even get started. I need Bridge to do

something like Canon's Zoombrowser; i.e., view files in RAW. I looked up RAW in

PS help and it provides great instruction on how to use it, but never where to

launch it from. I cannot find it anywhere on the menus or toolbars. I saw

"addon" mentioned, but can't imagine this product requires an addon to view a

camera RAW file?

 

Any help would be appreciated. THanks!

[William Kahn]

Debbie, I'm not sure how you're doing this, but you should be able to see RAW files in Bridge with no problem. Upload the images from the camera to a file folder of your choice (preferably a folder created specifically for your RAW files), then open the folder in Bridge. If you're still having problems, come back here....

[continuity]

Have you used the built-in Adobe Updater to update to the latest Camera Raw plug-in?

Maybe you have a really new DSLR that wasn't support with the original plug-in that shipped

with CS2?<p> I believe <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/

cameraraw.html" target=new>ACR 3.6</a> is the current version.

[Ed_Ingold]

Adobe Bridge/Photoshop uses a plug-in called "Adobe Camera Raw" (ACR) to open and interpret RAW files. If you can't see thumbnails, you probably need to download and install the latest version of ACR. You can find it at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3554. Follow the installation instructions carefully - ACR goes into a common directory.

[ellis_vener_photography]

What follows is an excerpt from the Introduction to Photoshop class I teach at Portfoli

oCenter (Atlanta GA)<P>

IIi.) preferences for PsCS2 set up<P>

 

from the menu bar: Photoshop > Preferences<P>

 

 

GENERAL<P>

Color Picker: Adobe<P>

Image Interpolation: Bicubic<P>

History States: 15<P>

OPTIONS:<P>

Export Clipboard: Turn off (uncheck)<P>

Show Tool tips: On (check)<P>

Zoom resizes Windows On<P>

Auto-Update Open Documents: Off<P>

Show Menu Colors: On<P>

Resize Image when Paste/Place: On<P>

Beep When Done: Off<P>

Dynamic Color Sliders: On<P>

Save Palette Locations: On<P>

Use Shift Key for Tool Switch: On<P>

Automatically Launch Bridge: Off (Having it on is handy but

demanding of RAM)<P>

Zoom with Scroll Wheel: Off<P><P>

HISTORY LOG:<P>

Both: On<P>

chose location: Documents<P>

edit Log Items: Detailed<P><P>

 

FILE HANDLING<P>

FILE SAVING OPTIONS:

Always Save, all options here: On<P>

FILE COMPATIBILITY

Ignore EXIF profile tag: Off<P>

Ask before Saving Saving <P>

Layered TIFF Files: Off<P>

Enable LArgeDocument Format: Off<P>

Maximize PSD an PSB Compatibility: Never<P><P>

VERSION CUE<P>

Enable Version Cue... Off<P>

 

Recent file list contains: 10 files<P><P>

 

DISPLAY & CURSORS<P>

DISPLAY<P>

Color channels in Color Off<P>

Use Pixel Doubling; Off<P>

PAINTING CURSORS<P>

Normal or full Size Brush Tip On<P>

Show Crosshairs in Brush Tip On<P>

Other Cursors<P>

Precise On<P><P>

 

TRANSPARENCY & GAMUT<P>

TRANSPARENCY SETTINGS<P>

Medium and Light<P>

Use Video Alpha: Off<P>

GAMUT WARNING<P>

Pick your least favorite or most unlikely to use color.

Set Opacity to 66-80%<P><P>

 

UNITS & RULERS<P>

UNITS<P>

Rulers: Inches<P>

Type: Points<P><P>

NEW DOCUMENT PRESET RESOLUTIONS<P>

Print Resolution: 360 pixels/inch (for Epson Printers)

<P>

Screen Resolution: 96 pixels/inch Actuall ya better

setting is to divide the number of pixels wide of your display by the physical width of the

screen<P><P>

 

PLUG-INS & SCRATCH DISKS<P>

use a 10Gb partition on a second or external HDD as a scratch disk. This

will speed things up, as will having your iamges on a disk that isn't already

running your OS (operating Sytem) and applications.<P><P>

 

After making these settings, close Photoshop and then restart it to make your changes

permanent. <P><div></div>

[archie]

Thanks for that one Ellis as I am also new with CS2. BTW, any more updates with IPF5000 ?

[gene_e._mccluney]

IIRC, Photoshop CS, and/or CS2 does not come bundled with the Adobe Raw module, but

it is a free download from the Adobe website. If you have the Adobe Raw module, then

the viewing of supported RAW files is seamless. Click on a raw file, it opens up.

 

McCluney Photo

[cyclefitness]

Everyone:

 

I have the most up-to-date RAW plug-in, but when I open Bridge I see thumbnails with just the CR2 icon, no pictures. What am I doing wrong?

[ellis_vener_photography]

it's possibleyour raw files are corrupt, Debbie. Which Bridge workspace are you in? Lighttable

or one of the others?

[JohnMWright]

If you can view the CR2 files with Canon's software, then the files are not corrupt. I'm guessing you have viewed them with zoombrowser based on your wording.

 

Perhaps CS2 or the ACR addon didn't install correctly? Not to beat the topic to death, but did you make sure your model camera is supported by the version you installed?

[scott_sjostrom]

Debbie,

 

Did you ever solve your problem. I was having the same issue. I did everything everyone

suggest here with no success. I went to Adobe.com and

found the updater for Bridge. You should be at 1.0.3. Once I installed that and restarted

my machine I can now view RAW files. Hope this helps someone. I was ready to find a job

driving a truck :)