Tribe.net. Local Connections Byron http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#009a50f2-3a60-4609-a433-5d6906069aa7 2009-06-06T20:42:20Z 2009-06-06T20:42:20Z

DNG files are huge and bulky though ! Byron

Byron 2009-06-06T20:42:20Z Tony http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#8ac7b885-4f8d-4f9d-8777-fc7d6b171490 2009-05-28T00:19:40Z 2009-05-28T00:19:16Z

Download the DNG converter and convert your files. Then it should open fine no matter what camera you have. The latest is 5.3 Windows: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=4369&fileID=4069 Mac: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=4368&fileID=4070

Tony 2009-05-28T00:19:16Z stefographer http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#86b5e59f-c71b-47e6-901c-3a686018a854 2009-05-21T22:33:07Z 2009-05-21T22:33:07Z

lol... Well, guess im convinced then....lol. Certainly didnt know that Preview could handle 'em.... Thanks all.....

stefographer 2009-05-21T22:33:07Z Byron http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#1718d7da-64f1-4c39-acf1-19832dd70695 2009-05-21T21:14:16Z 2009-05-21T21:14:16Z

The reason your files aren't opening probably is that your file format is newer than the camera raw for CS so it doesn't handle it. You can either update your raw or use another program to render your raw settings. Older raw handled by CS was not soo great anyways so if it comes down to a purchase of new software Lightroom is a good way to go for sure.

Byron 2009-05-21T21:14:16Z brandon http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#bc282382-d134-4a22-9deb-d372fd66c374 2009-05-15T03:37:30Z 2009-05-15T03:37:30Z

I'll second that. Lightroom treats raw, jpg, tiff, whatever all the same in terms of what you can do to the image. Of course, with a raw original, you have more mileage than you do with a jpg. For example, the other day I shot a bunch of images outdoors and forgot that I'd set the white balance to tungsten. With a jpg, even though lightroom has a drop down to change the white balance, there would have been considerable detail loss doing that. With the raw file, however, the shift in white balance didn't lose any detail at all.

brandon 2009-05-15T03:37:30Z saxafraz http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#a093183d-20e4-4ae3-a5d7-5fe69a4b734c 2009-05-15T00:53:09Z 2009-05-15T00:53:09Z

PS Lightroom might serve you best

saxafraz 2009-05-15T00:53:09Z morgan http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#80744a2e-2af1-4347-b250-37c63bdb3688 2009-05-14T23:08:15Z 2009-05-14T23:08:15Z

I have a book from Peachpit Press (www.peachpit.com) called Real World Camera Raw with Photoshop CS that is really helpful in figuring out how to work with both apps. I highly recommend it. They have one for PS CS2 also.

morgan 2009-05-14T23:08:15Z stefographer http://GOphotoshop.tribe.net/thread/ad3d9d99-99f0-45ee-9bcb-63909774df28#09bab6f3-b36e-45dc-9143-f84dd2c956f6 2009-05-14T20:38:34Z 2009-05-14T20:38:34Z

So according to the book im reading about my Canon XSi- when i "File...Open" a RAW image file in PS, Adobe Camera RAW (? that name right?) should come up.... It seems like it does - the opening 'name screen' title box comes up- but the menu bar never changes, and it just flips back to PS when i click on anything... Adobe Camera RAW or whatever never comes completely on or whatever it looks like...... Any suggestions...? I have PS 8.0.... I shot a bunch of portrait shots in RAW (semi-by accident) in sucky light- was thinking it would be good to post-production them better in RAW form.... Are the sliders and controls in RAW in PS just like the PS Levels/Shadow:Highlight/Brightness:Contrast...? BTW- bought the upgrade thinking i could just put it on the copy i have ( which i got from an old job)- worked on the copy of Illustr i got.... But it wont take the registration # from the copy i have... Any crafty suggestions...? Thanx all....

stefographer 2009-05-14T20:38:34Z