Raw Conversion Solution
Jul 27, 2018 08:39:08 #
orrie smith wrote:
The quickest way is to do what you do not want to do, pay $10 a month
You sprung for a Canon 1dx MkII and you want to pinch pennies for a subscription? Sorry but that's like buying a 8 cyl race car and putting reg gas in it!
Jul 27, 2018 08:50:05 #
jwn wrote:
use the free canon supplied software, go to canon website and download the proper version for your camera. DPP ?.?
Jul 27, 2018 09:45:39 #
johnst1001a
Loc: West Chester, Ohio
Shoot jpeg with a $6,000 camera. Just buy a point and shoot if you want to shoot only jpeg. As for the cost of Photoshop, $10 is nothing for most, and you get all the updates for no additional cost. I actually have the full suite of Photoshop products as I like to fiddle with the other programs occasionally. Not for most thought. Go for the $10/month. It's cheaper than Netflix or Amazon Prime.
As for shooting jpeg, no, always shoot RAW. Since this camera has 2 memory card slots, you can have a second one record in jpeg if you want. RAW offers so much more in post processing than jpeg.
As for shooting jpeg, no, always shoot RAW. Since this camera has 2 memory card slots, you can have a second one record in jpeg if you want. RAW offers so much more in post processing than jpeg.
Jul 27, 2018 09:46:50 #
johnst1001a
Loc: West Chester, Ohio
Though memory is cheap, a TIFF file is often times 6x the megabites than the RAW file. I save TIFF occasionally, but do not see much if any advantage.
Jul 27, 2018 09:48:11 #
johnst1001a
Loc: West Chester, Ohio
Or you can download the Digital Photo Professional from the Canon website if you don't have the disk. For Nikon, I am sure there is an equivalent.
Jul 27, 2018 09:48:24 #
johnst1001a wrote:
Shoot jpeg with a $6,000 camera. Just buy a point ... (show quote)
Shoot what you want, color your pretty little flowers.
Jul 27, 2018 10:00:21 #
Jul 27, 2018 10:20:16 #
There are multiple valid workarounds, some based on free software. I'm with the comment that observed you can probably swing a subscription to go with your $6 grand camera ...
Jul 27, 2018 10:48:14 #
Of course the easiest way is to spend $10 a month subscription like others have said but you don't want to do that I understand even if you have ten of thousand dollars invested in your equipment. There is no easy way but there are some not so easy ways.
1. Use the free Canon software for converting RAW to TIFF then edit the TIFF in your old PS software. This method always work because Canon always supplies you with the RAW converter suitable for your camera. It also has the advantage that it may have controls that is particular to Canon cameras.
2. Convert the RAW files to DNG and do both RAW converting and editing in your old PS software. This method allows you to do a batch conversion between RAW and DNG which you can have it work on the entire folder and go do other things.
1. Use the free Canon software for converting RAW to TIFF then edit the TIFF in your old PS software. This method always work because Canon always supplies you with the RAW converter suitable for your camera. It also has the advantage that it may have controls that is particular to Canon cameras.
2. Convert the RAW files to DNG and do both RAW converting and editing in your old PS software. This method allows you to do a batch conversion between RAW and DNG which you can have it work on the entire folder and go do other things.
Jul 27, 2018 11:10:09 #
I shoot a Nikon D810 set to raw. I use Nikon software to download the camera. As I write this the camera is downloading a 32GB card. All 674 shots are raw files. I open them thru bridge and then to CS6. This is how I've done this for decades. I am stand alone as far as photoshop is concerned, I will not pay per month for anything.
Jul 27, 2018 11:19:55 #
All good suggestions and I will look into them. Maybe it's just me, but I feel that I shouldn't be forced to pay more for a program that I already paid a lot of $$ in the first place. For those of you who don't know, I only had to pay 2g's for the camera due to insurance. I feel that adobe shouldn't take advantage of consumers by not having a fix for the new RAW program. It's like Microsoft forcing you to use win10 when you are happy with win7. Not an expert, but how hard would it be to have an update for the new Raw? Again Thank You all so much for the Advice.
Jul 27, 2018 11:40:43 #
Your “old” software works fine with the equipment you had when you bought it. And, with the free Adobe DNG Converter you can use your current software with your new camera. You can also use the free Canon DPP software, export a TIFF file with as little or a much processing as you want in DPP and then continue processing in your current software. But, if it was me, I would spend $10 a month to have all the features of the current LR/PS family to go with my state of the art camera.
But, if you dont want that Adobe offers a free solution.
But, if you dont want that Adobe offers a free solution.
Jul 27, 2018 11:45:56 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
sazfoto wrote:
Yes I did buy the Canon 1dx MkII. Love it! One p... (show quote)
If you want to use raw images from a 1DX Mark II in Lightroom 5 and CS 6, your only choice is to first convert then to .DNG files. Adobe has a free DNG converter. The obvious alternative is to upgrade the Adobe products.
Jul 27, 2018 11:56:34 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
sazfoto wrote:
All good suggestions and I will look into them. M... (show quote)
No one is forcing you to pay more since a free converter is available. But neither should you expect perpetual updates from Adobe to keep your old software current with the new camera releases. You would have the same problem with just about any other raw editor on the market, not just Adobe. Raw files change with each new camera release. Commercial post processing software vendors usually support the addition of new cameras to their most current version until the next version is released. At that point support for the now previous version ends. That's pretty much an industry norm. Software companies as a general rule will not expend their limited technical resources supporting old software.
Jul 27, 2018 12:11:03 #
I had the same issue and tried several things all slowed the workflow down so I bit the bullet and subscribed.
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