Canon 5D Mk II not compatible with CS2 raw?

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14 Aug 2011 - 4:42 PM

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franken (e2 Member)

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14 Aug 2011 - 4:46 PM

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Have a look at an earlier thread of today.


http://www.ephotozine.com/forums/topic/cs2-and-raw-91787


Ken

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14 Aug 2011 - 4:56 PM

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Try having a look at FastStone Image Viewer as a simple (and free way) to view and open Raw files ... Also has limited tools to play with.

FastStoneone Image Viewer Here

Chris_L

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14 Aug 2011 - 5:25 PM

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Process the raw images with Canon DPP and if they need further work Transfer to Photoshop



Simple adjustments to raw images in DPP:

mattw (e2 Member)

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14 Aug 2011 - 10:49 PM

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... Or download a trial version of C1 and see how you go.

Chris_L

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15 Aug 2011 - 1:12 PM

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Quote: No one is forcing people to use Adobe software with their well known ACR update procedure

Is it well-known? I don't think it is, certainly not in the wider world and even on sites like this people get new cameras and post in the forum for help when the software doesn't recognise the files. I doubt the sales people in the Apple Store or PC World don't point out is that if you upgrade your camera body the software you're about to spend hundreds of pounds on will stop recognising the files and you will have to convert them all first.

The most annoying thing is that ACR is a plug-in and that makes it very easy for it to be updated without updating the host software which means Adobe are deliberately crippling earlier versions of Photoshop by locking them out of working with the updated plug-in

Dave_Canon

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15 Aug 2011 - 2:33 PM

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Quote: No one is forcing people to use Adobe software with their well known ACR update procedure

Is it well-known? I don't think it is, certainly not in the wider world and even on sites like this people get new cameras and post in the forum for help when the software doesn't recognise the files. I doubt the sales people in the Apple Store or PC World don't point out is that if you upgrade your camera body the software you're about to spend hundreds of pounds on will stop recognising the files and you will have to convert them all first.

The most annoying thing is that ACR is a plug-in and that makes it very easy for it to be updated without updating the host software which means Adobe are deliberately crippling earlier versions of Photoshop by locking them out of working with the updated plug-in

If you take the trouble to review the market and decide on upgrading your camera then surely common sense would tell you to consider whether your computer and software can cope with the upgrade. For some reason many people seem happy to pay for physical items they can touch like a camera but reluctant to pay for software which also takes mant hours of skilled work to produce. I would not dream of upgrading my camera too often anyway so once every 5 years or so I will expect top upgrade softare and camera. Of course, for those who really cannot afford these upgrades, Adobe do provide the DNG converter free so there is no reason for anyone to complain.

Your final statement is completely untrue as you are assuming that the host software interfaces with the plug-ins in an identical way whereas with major upgrades to PS; this is clearly not true. If it was true why could you not use the latest Plug-ins with CS2? To achieve what you want, Adobe would not only have to produce upgrades for the current version free for each new camera but also a version for each previous obsolete version. Who would pay for this or do you expect the Adobe software guys to do this for free?

I do not have any connection with Adobe (other than spending money buying their software) but I have developed software so know just how expensive it is to produce.

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15 Aug 2011 - 4:18 PM

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Perhaps we should ask why camera manufacturers change their raw file format with every new camera?

Anyway, Adobe produce a free tool which adds just one step to a user's workflow, but allows the user to keep using software produced many years before their camera.