RAW with Canon 30D and Photoshop - help!

[John T]

At the moment I am using Photoshop CS. I've recently upgraded to the Canon 30D. Lo and behold PS CS doesn't support RAW images from the 30D! I understand I should either upgrade to Photoshop CS2 or buy PS Elements. I don't want to lay out any more cash for the moment for CS2 and I've always looked on Elements as a bit of a "toy".

I'm sure others have had a similar problem - what did you do? Any suggestions??

 

[Laser]

At the moment I am using Photoshop CS. I've recently upgraded to the Canon 30D. Lo and behold PS CS doesn't support RAW images from the 30D! I understand I should either upgrade to Photoshop CS2 or buy PS Elements. I don't want to lay out any more cash for the moment for CS2 and I've always looked on Elements as a bit of a "toy".

I'm sure others have had a similar problem - what did you do? Any suggestions??

You could download Lightroom for now while it's still in free beta.

 

[glennp]

How about Adobe's DNG converter app. It says it supports Photoshop CS. You can convert your 30D RAWs to DNG and open the DNGs in Photoshop CS (well, at least in theory).

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3481

 

[ChrisA]

At the moment I am using Photoshop CS. I've recently upgraded to the Canon 30D. Lo and behold PS CS doesn't support RAW images from the 30D! I understand I should either upgrade to Photoshop CS2 or buy PS Elements. I don't want to lay out any more cash for the moment for CS2 and I've always looked on Elements as a bit of a "toy".

I'm sure others have had a similar problem - what did you do? Any suggestions??

Didn't the 30D come with software for converting RAW files? Use that then import the TIFF files to CS.

I'm curious. I've been wanting to ask a CS user what is missing in elements that they would use. What features do you find lacking in Elements? Yes I know what's missing but I'm wondering which of them you miss.

 

[John T]

Hi Chris,

Didn't the 30D come with software for converting RAW files? Use that then import the TIFF files to CS.

Yes I've done that but as I am so used to working with the RAW converter in CS I believe the Canon DPP way was more cumbersome.

I'm curious. I've been wanting to ask a CS user what is missing in elements that they would use. What features do you find lacking in Elements? Yes I know what's missing but I'm wondering which of them you miss.

I must admit the last time I used Elements was version 2 on my old PC! However, from memory, Photoshop 6 (as it was in those days - all of 4 years ago!!!) just had so much more of everything. Having said that, I understand the Mac version is now 4.0 and has been improved somewhat.

John.

 

[cgratti]

Adobe has the plugins on their site for it. I got it there for my 30D and PSCS2.

Here ---> http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3364

 

[cgratti]

Ahhh, just saw your on PS CS, not CS2..... There is basically nothing you can do about it, you need to upgrade to CS2 or Elements.

Your on a Mac right?

 

[John T]

Your on a Mac right?

Of course - what else!

 

[phuong]

Photoshop 8 DOES support RAW format. the only thing you need to do it download is the latest ACR http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3522

 

[John T]

Photoshop 8 DOES support RAW format..........

Yes, Photoshop CS2, but as I said, I have Photoshop CS

 

[simie]

Didn't the 30D come with software for converting RAW files? Use that then import the TIFF files to CS.

I'm curious. I've been wanting to ask a CS user what is missing in elements that they would use. What features do you find lacking in Elements? Yes I know what's missing but I'm wondering which of them you miss.

Does it not come with Digital Photo Professional like the 20D did, as that handles Raw images.

 

[John T]

Does it not come with Digital Photo Professional like the 20D did, as that handles Raw images.

If you're referring to Elements, no it doesn't

 

[clintob]

Download Adobe Lightroom for free... it's still in Beta, and probably will be for a little while. It's a great tool for editing and organizing, and you can still export to Photoshop to do heavier editing and retouching if need be.

In the meantime, get CS2. I know it's hard to justify the expense of Photoshop on the surface, but buy it once and upgrades are cheap from the on. But most importantly, CS2 is probably the biggest improvement from one version to another in a LONG time. It's support for RAW is fantastic, and it's far more stable and reliable than CS ever was. Plus, the photo filters and new sharpening tools are a life saver for digital work.

 

[phuong]

photoshop CS is photoshop 8