peter_shearer5 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I've been using photoshop elements for RAW file processing, as one of my customers requires larger files I import as a 24mp using the RAW settings on the bottom of the RAW editing screen which provides me with the file size I require. I am considering downsizing from photoshop as quite frankly I do have to use much of the functionality thats available in photoshop which or course does not come cheap. Elements provides RAW import and all the editing tools I could wish for an acceptable price but version 4 does not provide the upsize setting in the RAW converter - is it available in version 5? Alternatively I have never used the software provided by canon - is it possible to upsize direct from RAW to TIFF using it? I am aware that I can resize in elements but the quality is'nt as good, or do I buy genuine fractals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_williams10 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 As a recent convert to digital I have had to get used to using DPP (the Canon RAW converter)to convert RAW images for use in Photoshop. Have a look at this website, it has a very good set of tutorials. http://photoworkshop.com/canon/dpp2/index.html And yes DPP can convert RAW to TIFF (and 16 bit at that!) HTH David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_shearer5 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Thanks David, converting to TIFF is the easy bit - its whether I can upsize the image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 You should up-size in your photo editor, where you have parametric control, rather than in the RAW converter. USM sharpening is as good as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabseye Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Peter, have you downloaded the latest Adobe Camer Raw plug-in? I can't remember if it has the resize option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_banks1 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Try Genuine Fractials. Its a plug in for photoshop(unsure if it works on elements) that alows you to increase file size by copying the pixeles around and reproducing them with amazing quality. You should be able to get a 24mb tiff up to 48-50mb with virtually no noticeble diffrence. You may even be able to go higher than that but i have not tested it fully. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_viebey___orlando__ Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 GF works on Elements for me. It's also pretty expensive, and I've seen/read other things about doing it manually that reportedly provide the about the same quality (using a multi-pass process, not just a single step). Upsizing is always a pain, since you're creating info that doesn't exist. I'd do a google on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 <p>The ACR plug-in itself is the same for Elements as for the full Photoshop product. It cripples itself when it detects it's being used with Elements, and one of the things that it loses in Elements is the ability to resize.</p> <p>But since resizing an image has always been something Elements can do on its own, I don't see why you need to do it in a RAW converter.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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