Automate RAW to JPEG conversions

Does anyone know of an easy/simple way to automate RAW conversions to jpeg?
When I setup an action, it stalls on the RAW file open command and I cannot seem to automate this step.
I have looked at 3rd party s/w like Irfanview but the output quality seems poor.
Any tips from anyone gladly received.
Thanks.

grwiffen4760 wrote:
When converting from RAW, can you setup a set of default RAW editor settings that will be applied to each file conversion?
You can address RAW settings two way. You can set default ACR settings for each of your cameras. Open a RAW file from one of your Cameras. Use the Camera profile tab in the ACR Dialog and try out the profiles Adobe supplied for your camera. When you find the one you like best set that one in the profile tab. Then use the other tabs and make the adjustments you would like to see as your defaults. When you like what you have set. Set this setup as your cameras default. Repeat this process using Raw files from you other cameras.
Now you cam also set RAW settings for you RAW files without creatine any image files for groups of raw files. IMO the best way to do this is from the Bridge. The bridge shows you thumbnails of your RAW files and I beleive adjust them under its covers by using ACR and you default settings for RAW files without saved ACR settings. What I do in the Bridge is select thumbnails without saved settings in groups that seeem to have simular exposures and open this group in ACR. One I have all the image in ACR I'll adjust one of them and then sync the rest setting to the setting I just made to the one. Then if some of the thumbnails look like the need a crop I set crop for those one at a time. Finially I'll click on ACR done button. ACR will then record setting for each RAW file either in Sidecar files or in the ACR database.
When you use an Image Processor Photoshop script to process your RAW files into RGB Image files the saved ACR settings will be used for those files that have settings and your default settings settings for files that don't have saved settings.

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David Ceruti

>> They then print the photos at local photo labs (fuji fronteir machines) ...
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Correct.
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Anwesha,
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Re: Camera Raw to Jpeg
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there are several ways to do so.
1)You can find a save image button at the bottom left corner of the camera raw dialog box.
2a)You can click the open image or open object button lower right hand corner of camera raw dialog box (hold shift key to switch between the two buttons) Then use file>save as... then choose jpg from the format drop down button.
2b)or once the image is loaded into photoshop you can use file>save for web and devices... then change the preset or the format drop down menu to jpg.
3) For a more automated approach, you can also use either file>automate>batch or file>scripts>image processor to convert a folder of images to jpg. Conversion is a copy process, it does not overwrite the files. Going this route, is suppose to bypass camera raw dialog box all together and save the new files in a new folder. This is also how to apply an action to the files during the process. It is wise to practice this on a few copied images first to see how it works, just so there are no surprises.
4)you can also use Bridge and create a web page of jpg images.
These directions may differ depending on your version of photoshop and operating system of your computer.
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Help with managing RAW and jpeg images and installing iphoto 9

Greetings: Fist, let me make the neophyte apology and plea - I'm sorry, I should have come here first; I didn't and now I need your help.
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Terence, Is the picture folder the primary source for the images or does that data reside somewhere else?
If you gathered them there, then yes.
I really don't want to have to go through 14,000 images looking for the pictures that I want to keep (or is that my only option?).
Only you can decide what you want to keep.
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You advise not to muck around in the picture file via preview,
No I don't. I advise not to much around in the iPhoto Library Folder.
but if I download images through a program other than iPhotos - image capture or adobe aren't I doing that anyway?
Adobe what? Adobe is a software manufacturer who make many excellent applications, you need to be more precise. And no, if you import photos with Image Capture or “adobe” no you are not interfering with the iPhoto Library Folder.
Can you edit a base image file somewhere and remove it from the HD without iphoto making a copy of it and storing it somewhere else?
This is stunningly easy. Don't use iPhoto. Use an image editor.
I want to look the negatives, decide which ones I want and throw the rest away. Can that be done or am I way off course?
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