Canon 40D Files and Photoshop CS2

Just out interest, will Canon 40D RAW files open with Adobe Photoshop CS2?

Sorry, forgot to mention in my post the following statement from the Adobe
site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html

"Camera Raw 4.0 and greater is not compatible with Photoshop CS2".

So, by that I assume that if you buy a new camera, you also need to buy the
latest version of Photoshop as well?!?



"Gino" wrote in message
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Just out interest, will Canon 40D RAW files open with Adobe Photoshop CS2?

Gino wrote:
Just out interest, will Canon 40D RAW files open with Adobe Photoshop CS2?



I'll try when my 40D arrives. Should be in a week or two. The camera
specs says it records it's RAW in the Canon CR2 format which has been
around since the 20D (perhaps earlier but I am not certain). Unless the
14-bit makes a difference. If it does, I would have expected the file
extension to change to something like CR3 to indicate a different file
format.

--

Len

"Gino" wrote in message
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Just out interest, will Canon 40D RAW files open with Adobe Photoshop CS2?

Nope, but they won't open in CS3 either yet. Until then just use Canon
ZoomBrowser EX with RAW Image Task, or Canon Digital Photo Professional to
convert the files to 16 bit TIFFs after making the raw adjustments, and then
open the TIFFs in CS2.

After Adobe updates Adobe Camera RAW to add support for the 40D (probably in
4.2), then you can download the DNG convertor from:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photos...raraw/win/4.x/

and use the DNG convertor to convert the 40D's raw files into DNG format
which can be read in ACR3.6 in CS2 or ACR2.4 in CS. You can then do all of
your normal raw operations in ACR 3.6 on the converted DNG file without
upgrading to CS3 just as if CS2 supported the 40D.

I'm aware of ACR3.7 for CS2 but it adds three super annoying bugs that make
it unsuitable for use. Adobe won't fix the bugs that they added in 3.7
since the software is now obsolete.
1. ACR3.7 causes fully saturated yellows to get a red halo around the the
saturated part.
2. ACR3.7 converted files cause Windows explorer not to be able to see the
EXIF data in the jpgs saved from CS2.
3. ACR3.7 converted files to sometimes cause the Windows Picture and Fax
viewer to show "Drawing Failed" for the saved jpgs.

Cheers for your reply.

I am not shooting the messenger, but this sounds like a ploy by Adobe to
either sell more software, or to force people to use Adobe DNG format if
they want to shoot in RAW? It's disgusting that Photoshop versions have
such a short life span with cameras.



"default" wrote in message
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"Gino" wrote in message


Just out interest, will Canon 40D RAW files open with Adobe Photoshop
CS2?



Nope, but they won't open in CS3 either yet. Until then just use Canon
ZoomBrowser EX with RAW Image Task, or Canon Digital Photo Professional to
convert the files to 16 bit TIFFs after making the raw adjustments, and
then open the TIFFs in CS2.

After Adobe updates Adobe Camera RAW to add support for the 40D (probably
in 4.2), then you can download the DNG convertor from:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photos...raraw/win/4.x/

and use the DNG convertor to convert the 40D's raw files into DNG format
which can be read in ACR3.6 in CS2 or ACR2.4 in CS. You can then do all
of your normal raw operations in ACR 3.6 on the converted DNG file without
upgrading to CS3 just as if CS2 supported the 40D.

I'm aware of ACR3.7 for CS2 but it adds three super annoying bugs that
make it unsuitable for use. Adobe won't fix the bugs that they added in
3.7 since the software is now obsolete.
1. ACR3.7 causes fully saturated yellows to get a red halo around the the
saturated part.
2. ACR3.7 converted files cause Windows explorer not to be able to see
the EXIF data in the jpgs saved from CS2.
3. ACR3.7 converted files to sometimes cause the Windows Picture and Fax
viewer to show "Drawing Failed" for the saved jpgs.

Yes, agree completely but i will say that the upgrade to CS3 is well worth
the price of the upgrade.

"Gino" wrote in message
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Cheers for your reply.

I am not shooting the messenger, but this sounds like a ploy by Adobe to
either sell more software, or to force people to use Adobe DNG format if
they want to shoot in RAW? It's disgusting that Photoshop versions have
such a short life span with cameras.



"default" wrote in message
news:9BDEi.139483$fJ5.108364@pd7urf1no...
"Gino" wrote in message


Just out interest, will Canon 40D RAW files open with Adobe Photoshop
CS2?



Nope, but they won't open in CS3 either yet. Until then just use Canon
ZoomBrowser EX with RAW Image Task, or Canon Digital Photo Professional
to convert the files to 16 bit TIFFs after making the raw adjustments,
and then open the TIFFs in CS2.

After Adobe updates Adobe Camera RAW to add support for the 40D (probably
in 4.2), then you can download the DNG convertor from:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photos...raraw/win/4.x/

and use the DNG convertor to convert the 40D's raw files into DNG format
which can be read in ACR3.6 in CS2 or ACR2.4 in CS. You can then do all
of your normal raw operations in ACR 3.6 on the converted DNG file
without upgrading to CS3 just as if CS2 supported the 40D.

I'm aware of ACR3.7 for CS2 but it adds three super annoying bugs that
make it unsuitable for use. Adobe won't fix the bugs that they added in
3.7 since the software is now obsolete.
1. ACR3.7 causes fully saturated yellows to get a red halo around the
the saturated part.
2. ACR3.7 converted files cause Windows explorer not to be able to see
the EXIF data in the jpgs saved from CS2.
3. ACR3.7 converted files to sometimes cause the Windows Picture and Fax
viewer to show "Drawing Failed" for the saved jpgs.

Gino wrote:
Cheers for your reply.

I am not shooting the messenger, but this sounds like a ploy by Adobe to
either sell more software, or to force people to use Adobe DNG format if
they want to shoot in RAW? It's disgusting that Photoshop versions have
such a short life span with cameras.

And it is also a pain that there are more RAW formats than
there are camera manufacturers using RAW files.

--
--- Paul J. Gans

"Paul J Gans" wrote in message
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Gino wrote:
Cheers for your reply.

I am not shooting the messenger, but this sounds like a ploy by Adobe to
either sell more software, or to force people to use Adobe DNG format if
they want to shoot in RAW? It's disgusting that Photoshop versions have
such a short life span with cameras.

And it is also a pain that there are more RAW formats than
there are camera manufacturers using RAW files.

--
--- Paul J. Gans

Well if you can convince a few more manufacturers to use DNG format it would
not be a problem. My new D-SLR can save in native raw or DNG, was great to
have that option until they upgraded ACR to read the new raw format.

"Rita Ä Berkowitz" ritaberk2O04 @aol.com wrote in message
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Pete D wrote:

Yes, agree completely but i will say that the upgrade to CS3 is well
worth the price of the upgrade.

Yes, especially when some people in the group who will remain unnamed got
it for free.

Damn, where do I sign up? How many babies to I have to sacrifice?

On Sep 10, 4:48 am, Rita Ä Berkowitz ritaberk2O04 @aol.com wrote:

Yes, agree completely but i will say that the upgrade to CS3 is well
worth the price of the upgrade.

Yes, especially when some people in the group who will remain
unnamed got it for free.

Damn, where do I sign up? How many babies to I have to sacrifice?

You can only get the free version if you have the totally awesome 20D.


Or the totally awesome keygen, you child-molesting pervert.