Camera Raw to Photoshop CS3 fades the file

I open Nikon files in Adobe Camera Raw, make changes and either open as a smart object, open as a file or save, then open in Photoshop. No matter how I do it the image looks faded and flat. In Camera Raw it looks great, in Photoshop I have to start in with Curves, etc to re-fix it. Kind of double work. The Nikon.plugin is not on my computer anywhere.
For a while it was so frustrating that I just gave up making any changes in ACR and made them all in Photoshop. But I'm trying to get back to doing adjustments in ACR so hopefully someone knows what I'm doing wrong?

At the very least you should read http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/11.0/WSD8679923-671F-4615-8E9F-CC7A57B00130.html and click the various links on the page.
As for printing to sheetfe, just select an appropriate profile then save the setting as a custom setting. For example, in Europe, you may find Coated FOGRA27 suits your workflow better than Euroscale Coated V2. There are US Sheetfed profiles to choose from as well if based in the US.
Keep Color Management Policies set to Preserve Embeded Profiles and Profile Mismatches ticked (all three boxes) till you understand what's happening when you open files.

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I work with a Mac & I had to restore my computer for my time machine back-up. When I attempt to open/edit a photo with either camera raw or photoshop I get the following error message: Error 150:30 , it also sys that licensing for the product has stopped working?

Unfortunately when Adobe products are restored from backup, especial CS4 and especially Mac, it breaks licensing.
There is a python script included in the license recovery kit that should work if you are familiar with Terminal.
If not, you must reinstall your CS4 suite. You don't need to delete your preferences, so it should be the same as before.
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Every since I updated to the latest Camera Raw and Photoshop I have the following issue: when I finish the photo in Raw and bring it into Photoshop I have white squares in the Photo. If I crop the photo the white square disappears until I zoom to enlarge

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Does turning off »Use Graphics Processor« in the Performance Preferences and restarting Photoshop have any bearing on the issue?
Please read this (in particular the section titled "Supply pertinent information for quicker answers"):
http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-2325

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(2.5) If I open a raw image from Windows Explorer or Bridge (which I don't use much), Camera Raw 4.6 opens. It doesn't open if I Edit In Photoshop CS3 from Lightroom, but says "This version of Lightroom may require the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in version 5.5 for full compatibility. Camera Raw version 4.6 is the latest version available for Photoshop CS3".
There are two choices: Render using Lightroom and Open Anyway. If I say the former, it doesn't use the file name, but does something like -2.tif.
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Just a little history of the profiles being displayed for your camera model. The camera calibration tab only displays the profiles that are specific to your camera and model. The earler profiles were named after the version of ACR that was in use when they were created.
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ACR 4.2 the first profile created for your camera model when support was introduced.
ACR 4.4, Adobe created/ updated new profiles for most of the supported camera models with this release of ACR.
Adobe Standard Beta, updated profile when the Beta of ACR 5.0 and LR 2.0 were introduced.
Adobe Standard, Updated profile for the final release of ACR 5.0 and LR 2.0. This then is the latest profile created for your camera model. I think it should be the closest to your camera standard.
Adobe did not create any other camera matching profiles Vivid, Neutral etc other than for the more popular Nikon and Canon models. I have an Olympus so I am in the same boat.

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And what exactly is the question behind your question? Do you need a download package or do you get any warnings? This should be handled automatically when you choose Help --> Check for Updates otehrwise.
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Can only open some JPEG files in Camera Raw through Bridge CS3

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These files were originally 16bit Grayscale TIFF files, but I changed them to RGB 8bit JPEG files.
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General Prefs - http://img535.imageshack.us/i/prefgeneral.png/
Thumbnail Prefs - http://img716.imageshack.us/i/prefthumbnails.png/
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Camera Raw No Option - http://img852.imageshack.us/i/nooption.png/

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MapsCollector wrote:
When I open Photoshop CS3, then go File -> Open As and change the Format Type to "Camera Raw", the JPEG files vanish and I can only see the TIF files. When I open them, it doesn't open in Camera Raw, but rather opens like a normal file would.
That's a fundamental problem right there, and a clue in all this. You should be able to see JPEGs in the Open As Camera Raw dialog.
What happens if you type in the name?
I'm almost convinced you have a file named .jpg but with a different image format inside. Can you put one of these files online for others to try to open?
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Francis,
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File>Open and change the Format to Camera Raw (mac)
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I will appreciate any assistance you are able to offer.

Please read carefully:
1. NOTHING is "destructive" if you do not save over your original file.
2. Bearing in mind #1 above, there is no evil in developing input data into an image in which pixel values are set per the controls in Camera Raw. That's what Camera Raw does best!
Learning from others is great, but keep in mind sometimes people have an agenda in what they teach and "rules of thumb" like "avoid destructive edits like the plague" are developed to start you off in the right direction. I'm just saying use your common sense as well.
-Noel

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