 |
  |
 |
Thanks useful information: 0
From memory you won't be able to open D300 photos in CS2 as the version of ACR for CS2 doesnt support it, but you should be able to for CS3.
Get the latest version of ACR for CS3 and see how you go
"It is one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it is another thing to make a portrait of who they are" - Paul Caponigro
Constructive Critique of my photographs is always appreciated
Nikon, etc!
RICK
My Photography
Threadstarter
yeah... thats what i thought... but i downloaded the latest ACR and it still cant open it ...hmmm....it will be freaking annoying if i have to format my computer and re-install everything...just to see if it makes a difference... VISTA aint the friendliest computer to rebuild
It is extremely rare that you need to re-install. In fact since about Windows 2000 the idea of a rebuild (unless major hardware change i.e. new mobo) re-intallations can be avoided.Originally Posted by notahonda
yeah... thats what i thought... but i downloaded the latest ACR and it still cant open it ...
(edit: Viral infections aside - which is your own fault)
Links that may help...
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html
http://www.gballard.net/psd/adobecameraraw.html
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/w...2502@.3bb5b2e0
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Camera_Raw_5.4
regards, Kym Gallery Honest & Direct Constructive Critique Appreciated! ©
Digital & film, Bits of glass covering 10mm to 500mm, and other stuff
I upgraded to a D300 and had the same problem with CS3. I tried all cheats and methods and ended up having to get CS4. There is an upgrade for the Raw converter, but it only works with CS4.
Good Luck, I'd love to know if there is an answer to this other the the CS4 method.
Cheers,
Greg
Bodies: Nikon D4, D300, D80
Lenses: Nikon AF-S 18-135 kit lens, Nikkor AF-S70-300 1:4.4-5.6 G VR, Nikkor AF Micro 60mm 2.8 D, Nikkor AF 50mm, 1.8 D, Nikkor AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED, Nikkor AF-S 24-120 f/4G ED VR, Nikkor AF-s 500mm f4G ED VR
Accessories: SB600 Flash, Flashpro 500SP Studio Lights, Sekonic L758D light meter, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod, Velbon RUP-43 Monopod, Wemberley Head
Monitor: Eizo S2231W with Huey monitor calibrator
Lowepro Slingshot 100AW, Tamrac T31 case, Computrekker AW
Notahonda and Greg, have you thought about downloading Nikon View NX ( free ) and converting them to TIFFs for processing work in whichever Photoshop you use?
AndrewNikon, Fuji, Nikkor, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina and too many other bits and pieces to list.
the latest version of ACR will only be for CS4. Adobe stop updating ACR for previous versions of PS when they bring out a new version of PS. So say you had CS2 today and tried to open a RAW file from a camera introduced this week, it will not work, cause the last version of ACR for CS2 would not have included the new camera.
You might need to see if you can find a slightly older version of ACR for CS3, that should work
Don't know if this will be of help...http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-5...open-raw-files AND http://www.dpnotes.com/before-you-op...d-lightroom-2/ AND http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html
Margaret
Fuji XT2 Manfrotto MF 055XPROB Pro Tripod & gynbal head, Fuji 18-55 mm, Fuji 14 mm, Fuji 55-200 mm, Fuji 80 mm macro, Fuji 60mm macro, Fuji 100-400 mm, SB600 Speedlight, Photoshop, Lightroom on a Mac, Critiques welcomed
Threadstarter
Threadstarter
thanks for these links i will try them tonight as well
View will allow you to convert single or multiple copies of images into either TIFF or JPEG and allow you to back up the original NEF as it does so. You won't lose the original NEF.
You can copy an NEF file and perform exposure corrections, picture control adjustments etc. within View then convert the file for further editing as a TIFF in CS without losing the original NEF.
just use the DNG converter to convert the NEF files to DNG format to open it
What Andrew said!
regardless of which editing program you use, you never work on the NEF file itself.
All editing is done on a TIFF or JPG version, and the edit steps are written into a side file that tells the editing program how to render the NEF.
eg. if you use CaptureNX, CNX edits the NEF side file but the image you view on the PC screen is actually a TIFF file. The TIFF file is stored in the cache at various edit steps, so you may end up with multiple version of the TIFF image of a single NEF.
Each TIFF can be as large as 90MB, so if you use ViewNX or CaptureNX it pays to regularly clean out the cache file.
In the cache folder there will be numerous files with convoluted numbers for names and no file extension. If you rename any of the files with a .tif extension you can then open them in any raster viewer to see what each file is.
I reckon use ViewNX to convert to raster, and edit with whatever program(even with CS2 if that's your preference) and save the raster image as you please. The NEF will remain as it was, at the time of conversion to raster image by ViewNX.
Nikon D800E, D300, D70s
{Nikon}; -> 50/1.2 : 500/8 : 105/2.8VR Micro : 180/2.8 ais : 105mm f/1.8 ais : 24mm/2 ais
{Sigma}; ->10-20/4-5.6 : 50/1.4 : 12-24/4.5-5.6II : 150-600mm|S
{Tamron}; -> 17-50/2.8 : 28-75/2.8 : 70-200/2.8 : 300/2.8 SP MF : 24-70/2.8VC
{Yongnuo}; -> YN35/2N : YN50/1.8N
Threadstarter
awesome! i'll be trying it out this weekend...i'll let u guys know on my progress
Threadstarter
okay none of that worked. ... spent about 4 hours downloading and trying to photoshop to pick up the files ... capture nx requires licensing issues... which i dont have atm .... does anyone in here have adobe photoshop cs3? if so would it be possible for someoen to kindly email me the required file
if the program was installed in to the default location it should be that file there...
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS3\File Formats\camera raw.8bi
PLEASE help me someone
nim.luong@elephant-it.com.au
the file is about 10MB ... hehe
Why is that missing?
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS3\File Formats\camera raw.8bi
If you have a legit install should it not be there?
Sorry! can't help with adobe software, but you don't need CaptureNX.okay none of that worked. ... spent about 4 hours downloading and trying to photoshop to pick up the files ... capture nx requires licensing issues... which i dont have atm .... does anyone in here have adobe photoshop cs3? if so would it be possible for someoen to kindly email me the required file
ViewNX(which came on the CD in the camera box!)
Current version is 1.3.0 and I don't know what version you'll have, but there are a few good reasons to have the latest version.
Remember if you already have a copy of PS, and even if that's the earlier version, all you want to do is to sort through your images and then convert them to jpg or tiff, so that you can tweak them via PS(if that's your preferred program).
View NX will do all that you need, with the added bonus that you can play around with various in camera edits/tweaking(I do it all the time, it saves a heap of time in processing).
try that.
this should work for you...... http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php...Camera_Raw_4.6
the above will work with CS3
....... there is a later version if you want so do a search for " Adobe ACR "
....... "ACR" Adobe Camera Raw.....
Adobe tends to move bits to Adobe Labs......
I am not sure exactly what your problem is, but I assure you you do not need to upgrade to CS4.
I have a D300 and CS3 and it loads my NEF's file just fine. Make sure you downloaded the last version of ACR made for CS3 (it includes the RAW decoder for D300 NEF Files). I am not on my main computer so I can't look up the version number, sorry. Check for any updates on the Abobe site and install them.
Do you get any error messages when loading the NEF's?
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Add To Bookmarks
