Not sure where to post this but it is valid information that I am certain not everyone is aware of.
With the continually evolving world of digital photography and photo editing software, I face issues on a daily basis. Here is one that may be of use to many.
With the introduction of Canon's T4i DSLR, Canon also came up with a new RAW file that is not readable by anything below CS6. A lot of people get their knickers in a twist over this thinking they MUST upgrade to CS6 or the file will not be read. Of course Canon provides you with minimalist software to edit photos that will use this...
There is a quick and easy solution that only requires one extra step. On the Adobe site you can download a free free-standing DNG converter (digital negative) that will convert your CR2 (Canon's new RAW) to DNG, DNG can be used and is lossless by just about anything. It is an industry standard. Once you have converted your files you can then open them just about anywhere. The conversion process is very fast. You put your new CR2 files into a folder that you can locate on your computer, open up the converter, point to the files and even with the huge files...I tried it out with 168 25MB+ files, it took no more than 10 seconds...So now you have your choice of keeping both the CR2 files and the DNG files. If space is an issue you can delete the CR2 files. Repeating myself, the DNG files are lossless. The bottom line is that the newly converted DNG files will work in whatever edition of Photoshop (and I imagine Corel and Gimp as well) and it only took you 10 seconds more for the entire batch.
You would not believe the number of people that rant at Canon and at Adobe for this, never bothering to read about the free standalone converter that Adobe offers. It works wonderfully...accurate, fast, small footprint....
If you have any digital photography/camera questions, don't be shy. Ask.
With the continually evolving world of digital photography and photo editing software, I face issues on a daily basis. Here is one that may be of use to many.
With the introduction of Canon's T4i DSLR, Canon also came up with a new RAW file that is not readable by anything below CS6. A lot of people get their knickers in a twist over this thinking they MUST upgrade to CS6 or the file will not be read. Of course Canon provides you with minimalist software to edit photos that will use this...
There is a quick and easy solution that only requires one extra step. On the Adobe site you can download a free free-standing DNG converter (digital negative) that will convert your CR2 (Canon's new RAW) to DNG, DNG can be used and is lossless by just about anything. It is an industry standard. Once you have converted your files you can then open them just about anywhere. The conversion process is very fast. You put your new CR2 files into a folder that you can locate on your computer, open up the converter, point to the files and even with the huge files...I tried it out with 168 25MB+ files, it took no more than 10 seconds...So now you have your choice of keeping both the CR2 files and the DNG files. If space is an issue you can delete the CR2 files. Repeating myself, the DNG files are lossless. The bottom line is that the newly converted DNG files will work in whatever edition of Photoshop (and I imagine Corel and Gimp as well) and it only took you 10 seconds more for the entire batch.
You would not believe the number of people that rant at Canon and at Adobe for this, never bothering to read about the free standalone converter that Adobe offers. It works wonderfully...accurate, fast, small footprint....
If you have any digital photography/camera questions, don't be shy. Ask.
