Ed Cooper

I have several hundred images stored on the old Kodak Photo CD's. I used to be able to open an image using PhotoShop 6 with no trouble. Now, I've found I can't open them with CS3. Anyone out there have a suggestion ? I sure would be grateful ! Thanks.

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jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Correct color reproduction can only be achieved by programs that use film and scanner specific color profiles. Unfortunately, as at March 2010, only two solutions exist that allow this:
1.Photoshop CS2 and CS3. While neither Photoshop CS2 or CS3 are still available from Adobe, many photographers still have copies available to them, making this a viable option for many. Photoshop CS2 was shipped with a Kodak supplied image conversion plug-in.[38] This was not supplied with Photoshop CS3 or later versions of Photoshop, but can be installed on Photoshop CS3 by following Adobe’s instructions.[39] This plug-in is however not compatible with Photoshop CS4 or later. Also, the appropriate color profile must be manually assigned to each image. If this is not done correctly, the image will suffer from incorrect color, and blown highlights.[40] This requires that the user have separate records on the scanner and film type, or extract that data using a different program e.g., pcdtojpeg.
2.pcdMagic. pcdMagic allows the use of either the original Kodak color profiles, or its own internal profiles.[41] In addition, it is capable of decoding the Photo CD image’s metadata, and assigning a profile automatically based on that. pcdMagic is available for both the Mac and Windows.

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jimmya Loc: Phoenix

for just viewing try Fast Stone. It's a free download that I've used for a few years.

Picdude Loc: Ohio

A few questions - Have you just recently installed CS3? Can you still open them with Photoshop 6? Have you recently changed/deleted software components on your computer?

Would like to help but need a little more background please.