scoleman123 opened this issue on Nov 08, 2007 · 9 posts
scoleman123 posted Thu, 08 November 2007 at 1:55 PM
I am running Photoshop 7.0, and shooting with an Canon Rebel XTi. My problem is shooting in the RAW setting and opening the image in photoshop. The image displays fine in iPhoto, but wont open in photoshop, they are .CR2 files. Is there a plug-in that i need?
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bclaytonphoto posted Thu, 08 November 2007 at 2:24 PM
Yes you need a plug-in
scoleman123 posted Thu, 08 November 2007 at 5:36 PM
Is there something a little more on the free side?
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inshaala posted Thu, 08 November 2007 at 5:48 PM
As far as i am aware, CameraRaw is free, i just updated my photoshop's version to accept my 30D files just fine.
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inshaala posted Thu, 08 November 2007 at 5:57 PM
Hrm, this is from the download page:
The Camera Raw 4.2 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS3 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Macintosh or Photoshop Elements 5.0 for Windows. The latest versions of the Camera Raw plug-in available for previous Adobe software titles are listed below:
Mac
There was a version for Photoshop 7 but it doesnt even support your camera as the XTi came out probably well after support for CameraRaw for PS7 finished (dont you just love software companies' policy on trying to force upgrades?)... see here.
You may have to find a program which would convert the RAW file to workable JPGs in Photoshop. Or just upgrade your Photoshop to one which works with CameraRaw. Or bite the bullet and get Lightroom - if it is anything like it professes to be then it is a good long-term investment 
"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"
Rich Meadows Photography
gradient posted Thu, 08 November 2007 at 6:56 PM
Why don't you use the RAW conversion software that came bundled with your XTi?
Make your adjustments...convert to a TIFF...import into PS7.....bingo....
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bclaytonphoto posted Thu, 08 November 2007 at 8:30 PM
ultimatemale posted Sun, 11 November 2007 at 6:08 AM
Am now shooting just Raw images only after Vera introduced me to Raw shooting and Onslow introduced me to capture one. Before captue one, i wasn't really that keen on raw images, but after using capture one, i don't think i will be shooting jpeg anymore.
jocko500 posted Sun, 11 November 2007 at 7:06 PM
this is what I was looking for too. i got photoshop 7 and I had to get a freeware converter to go to tiff. I still not sure if it as good as raw for the image size do go down a little. I got a nikon D80 I thinking of buying the new cs3 or a paint progaqm that richorphoto told me about paint shop prox2 ... I did not buy it yet as the money is not there yet.
I did look on nikon site and saw something for $49 editor. for raw may look into that.
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