RAW Photos: I am a Photoshop CS6 user. I sold my Nikon D300 that produced great RAW images and purchased a Nikon D7500. Photoshop CS6 does not allow me to open the RAW images produced...

Texasgal

I am a Photoshop CS6 user. I sold my Nikon D300 that produced great RAW images and purchased a Nikon D7500. Photoshop CS6 does not allow me to open the RAW images produced in the D7500. Has anyone had this problem and if so, has anyone found a solution? Thanks for any help and/or suggestions.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Without starting an Adobe subscription, you have three options related to CS6:

1) Download and use the free Nikon software to convert the RAW to 16-bit Tiff before editing in CS6.

2) Purchase and use PSE2020 for D7500 raw editing.

3) Download and use the free DNG converter from Adobe and batch convert the RAW to DNG before editing in CS6.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Every camera has a distinctly different raw file. For that reason, older software will not be able to read raw files from newer cameras.

If you edit your photos frequently, or if you have a lot of photos to keep track of, I recommend the Adobe subscription (the Photography Package. Ask here for more details if you're interested).

If you only edit sporadically, or have few photos, take CHG_Canon's advice.

Strodav Loc: Houston, Tx

CHG_CANON wrote:

Without starting an Adobe subscription, you have three options related to CS6:

1) Download and use the free Nikon software to convert the RAW to 16-bit Tiff before editing in CS6.

2) Purchase and use PSE2020 for D7500 raw editing.

3) Download and use the free DNG converter from Adobe and batch convert the RAW to DNG before editing in CS6.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Texasgal wrote:

I am a Photoshop CS6 user. I sold my Nikon D300 that produced great RAW images and purchased a Nikon D7500. Photoshop CS6 does not allow me to open the RAW images produced in the D7500. Has anyone had this problem and if so, has anyone found a solution? Thanks for any help and/or suggestions.

If you like CS6, then subscribe to the Photoshop/Lightroom suite from Adobe and say goodbye to cameras and lenses not being supported. PS has been considerably upgraded with new capabilities as well. You can always use a dng converter, but since dng has not evolved into a universal raw format outside the world of Adobe, I consider it a temporary format and would never delete any original raw files.

toxdoc42

It is a matter of budget and frequency of use. I used Elements 2018 until I bought my Z50 and Adobe would not support Elements 2018 for the Z. I had Elements 2018 less than 2 years, I bought for under $50 on sale on Amazon. I purchased Elements 2020 which supports the Z50, for about the same. My total 2 year investment now is $100. The program, so far, allows me to do all I need to do. The Adobe PS subscription is about that per year, net saving, $100. Hopefully it will continue to suffice!

rstrick2 Loc: Beverly Hills, FL

You have to wait until Adobe updates the camera raw file For your camera

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

rstrick2 wrote:

You have to wait until Adobe updates the camera raw file For your camera

For unsupported software that hasn't been updated by Adobe for new RAW since Dec 2016, it won't matter how long our OP waits for an update to CS6.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

rstrick2 wrote:

You have to wait until Adobe updates the camera raw file For your camera

True, but it usually takes just a week or two after they get their hands on the camera or the file spec. I think this is true for the dng converter as well. The best solution is to get the software that is updated/upgraded aggressively. This way one won't find themselves with a new camera trying to run 8 yr old no longer updatable, no longer supported software to process its files.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

toxdoc42 wrote:

It is a matter of budget and frequency of use. I used Elements 2018 until I bought my Z50 and Adobe would not support Elements 2018 for the Z. I had Elements 2018 less than 2 years, I bought for under $50 on sale on Amazon. I purchased Elements 2020 which supports the Z50, for about the same. My total 2 year investment now is $100. The program, so far, allows me to do all I need to do. The Adobe PS subscription is about that per year, net saving, $100. Hopefully it will continue to suffice!

But if you are comparing apples to apples - this comparison is invalid. As good as PSE is, it lacks some capabilities that are found in PS CC, and it also lacks the comprehensive digital asset management, printing, geotagging, publishing, and just overall speed to result possible with Lightroom. It's like comparing a Smart Car with an F150. They both have wheels, they both have seats, they both are capable of getting you from point A to point B, and one is a lot cheaper than the other.But when going to the big box hardware store to by lumber for a small project around the home, I'm pretty sure the vehicle of choice is the F150.

One thing that is nice about software with greater capabilities - one tends to grow their skill set and expand their vision while using them. Software with limitations and lots of automatic presets makes that harder to do.

juan_uy Loc: Uruguay

Gene51 wrote:

One thing that is nice about software with greater capabilities - one tends to grow their skill set and expand their vision while using them. Software with limitations and lots of automatic presets makes that harder to do.

This is the key part.

If you want to take notes and Notepad is the only software you know, it may be enough for you. Because you don't know what you are missing.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

What would your mother think if you told her you edit in 8-bit?

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

rstrick2 wrote:

You have to wait until Adobe updates the camera raw file For your camera

That camera isn’t that new. Adobe already has the capability to handle that raw file. That’s where the raw converter comes in. CS6 will never be able to handle those raw files.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Texasgal wrote:

I am a Photoshop CS6 user. I sold my Nikon D300 that produced great RAW images and purchased a Nikon D7500. Photoshop CS6 does not allow me to open the RAW images produced in the D7500. Has anyone had this problem and if so, has anyone found a solution? Thanks for any help and/or suggestions.

Yup, like others said, convert to TIFF or DNG. I also use Ps CS6 with the last version with Windows 10. I on my last newest Pentax to use directly with it, a K-3. K-3II, No luck charlie. But since Pentax allows a camera created DNGs as an alternative RAW format it is not a lot of trouble I would imagine. You can probably initially process your Raws using Nikon software and then go into Ps CS6.

KLambar Loc: New Jersey

Latest version of Adobe Camera Raw is 12.3 updated June 16, 2020 it's a 462MB file.