Computer Build for PS CS5

Just wondering what you think. The computer will be over clocked to about 5.0 and still be stable.

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keyed to your hardware (which is why Windows will force you to RE-Activate if you change very much hardware)
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Computer Build for CS5,

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone would be able to check this computer build and make any recomendations. I am about to start video editing, in both DV and HD. I don't need the best system as it isn't for work, and I would like to try and keep the price down, however it would be nice to 'future proof" it.
This is what I was quoted so far:
CPU Intel Core i7 950 [3GHz/4.8GT QPI/8MB/LGA1366] [BX80601950] 1 359.00
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 [Intel X58/LGA1366/DDR3/ATX] 1 359.00
RAM Kingston 6GB Kit (3x2GB) DDR3 PC-10600 1333MHz DIMM [KVR1333D3N9K3/6G] 2 189.00
Hard Disk Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5" 1.5TB 7200rpm 32MB SATA [ST31500341AS] 1 109.00
Hard Disk Drive OCZ Vertex 2 (E) 2.5" 60GB SATAII Solid State Drive [OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G] 1 199.00
Power Supply Antec TruePower 650W ATX Power Supply [TP- 650] 1 149.00
Case Antec P183 "Performance One" Black Midi Tower No PSU 1 185.00
MicroSoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit DVD OEM 1 169.00
Graphics Card Leadtek NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 512MB DDR3 PCI- Express 1 275.00
DVDRW and BLURAY Drives LG 22x Internal DVD±RW SATA - OEM – Black [GH22NS50] 1 39.00
I read somewhere here that it would be better with Microsoft Windows 7 Pro. I am also a bit unsure about the graphics card: a friend said to downgrade and save money, or is it better to upgrade to a Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express2.0 [N470UD-13 or something similar.
If anyone has anytime to make any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated.
Jimmy

Jimmy,
The FX 580 is a waste of money. Get either the GTX 460 or 470.
Up the memory to at least 12 GB, either 6 x 2 or preferably 3 x 4 GB, so you have future room to grow.
The PSU is a bit small, 650 W is probably not enough. Look here eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Pro v2.5
and get the Pro version, set CPU load to 100% and capacitor aging to 30% and then add 10 - 15% for safety.
Get a big tower instead of a midi tower. Better cooling, more expansion room, easier installation and better cable management.
Get some more disks. Look here: Adobe Forums: Generic Guideline for Disk Setup
Use Win7 Pro.
Consider a BR/DVD burner.

New computer build for video editing, daily use of Premiere Pro, what do you all think ?

I'm building a new PC for using video editing softwares with because my old one is getting tired. I'd like to know what people think of that configuration. I plan on using this computer with the latest versions of After Effects and Premiere, i'm also beginning to learn Cinema 4D.
ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK2
Corsair Vengeance 1866 DDR3 RAM (4x8gig)
Barracuda 2TB (x2)
Intel Core i7-4790k Haswell Quad Core 4.0Ghz
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual 3GB w/ EVGA ACX Cooler
Cooler Master HAF 932 Case.
Power Supply ? Dunno what's good and durable here, care to help me what to choose ?
Those things combined are pretty much maxing out my budget so i'm open to changing something for something else if it's worth it and not twice the price of it.
Thanks !!

Lots of information at Tweakers Page
Power supply I would use Cooler Master V850 - 850W Power Supply with Fully Modular Cables and 80 PLUS Gold Certification …
Or Cooler Master V1000 - 1000W Power Supply with Fully Modular Cables and 80 PLUS Gold Certification … if you plan to add more hard drives in the future

New Build for CS4, CS5, and upgrade

Hardware problems, and I have to upgrade even though I can't afford it. I only need to run CS4, but I want to try to keep an easy upgrade path to MPE and more RAM. I think I can run CS5 on this rig for SD; do you agree?
I've been following the various discussions (including the latest "CS4" and "Budget build" and I have searched this forum for each component. But this is complex and a moving target. so before I spin my wheels more, what do you think? My decision point for several things has been what is cheapest without totally ignoring quality. Several of these components appear to have mail in rebates that are not reflected in the price. Total is about $1400. (All newegg.)
I did forget to swap a velociraptor system drive; adds about a $100. From what I have read here, I can do without additional CPU cooling for now?
Please comment on these components.
Mainboard
ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
$194.99
CPU
i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601930
$289.99
Case
AZZA Solano 1000 ATX Full Tower Case
$94.99
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
$129.99
Graphics
EVGA GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$49.99
RAM
G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI
$159.99
System Drive
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
$74.99
Media Drives
WD Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s (3 @ $87.99 ea)
$263.97
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
$139.99

>info on the actual building
I didn't post any pictures... so a couple of thoughts
1st is I am OK with my mid-tower, but a full tower would be better so all the various cables wouldn't be so cramped
2nd is that I mounted the CPU cooler after the motherboard was in and ram installed... this was in case there was a problem with the non-Intel cooler getting the way of ram install, which turned out not to be a problem with the brand/model I picked... and it was VERY nice that there was a cut-out in the motherboard mounting area to allow me full access to the back side of the motherboard to mount the cooler
Actually, a 3rd thought is that I added 2 side fans right over the CPU and nVidia card, so have plenty of cooling even though I do not overclock

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Hi,
Based on the specs of the LG unit:
(a) SCART to VGA: Most likely the signal frequency on VGA port of a normal computer monitor does not match the signal frequency of the SCART port therefore you can't get the pictures/images.
(b) SCART to DVI: you need more than just a cable, you need a converter because SCART uses analog signals and DVI use digital signals.
Regards.
BH
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Yes, another computer build but with a specific purpose.

Firstly, I thankyou if you have even opened this thread. Forgive me if my question seems innane!
I am planning a new computer build for the following purpose
PS CS6 - working files at 2GB plus
Premiere CS6*
*My video work is very specific. Projects are atypically less than 5 mins in duration and often 30sec TVC type spots.
Source material is AVCHD, PNG and in near future uncompressed files from the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (10bit)
Final output is to be broadcast HD quality at top end and many at web level via YouTube.
I try to be 'tidy' in my editing and keep track numbers to 4 (if that makes any difference?)
I am not the most tech savvy guy by a long shot, compared to Bill and Harm I'd be luck to rate .2 on the richter scale.
My thoughts thus far are this:
Full tower
3690 proc
64GB of ram
MOBO? Not sure if to wait for 'Blunderbolt'
****Numerous HDD's as required
GTX680
Win 7 64
****So the question I know will roll your eyes! Mother look away now... This may get ugly!
Given the short durations and 10bit source, can I avoid RAID? I know enough that a few layers of 10bit must be a huge amount of data (back to no other way than raid) but wondering how it compares to different intensive compressed codecs such as AVCHD? Should I put on my tin foil hat and hide?
I would really appreciate your thoughts.
Regards,
Peter Lloyd Culley.
http://www.nitromediasyndicate.com

I do not know enough to answer your question regarding RAID. However, I did notice that you wanted to get an i7-3960 CPU. I may not be a guru but from my experience with the i7-3930 and what I have read since those processors came out, there is not enough of a difference between the two chips to make up for the price difference. I'll even risk to say that you'd be paying an extra $500 just for bragging rights. The i7-3930 is just as good, just clocked a bit lower and has 3 megs less L3 cache. Once you overclock the 3930, it basically performs just as well as its much more expensive brother.
Save money on your CPU and put it somewhere else where it will make more of a difference to your system.

Premiere Pro CS5.5 $3000 Computer Build Specs & Advice?

Hey everyone I am building a video editing computer I do alot of YouTube videos using my Canon T2I DSLR camera & use plugins like magic bullet looks all the time which can put alot of stress on some computers. I have compiled a list of everything I plan on getting for my new build and I am open to advice & thoughts. I will be using this computer strickly for after effects and premiere pro cs5.5 & possibly in the future for programs like maya or 3d max type programs. Here is the specs of my build..
1. Case: Lian-Li Case Pc-A77F Full Tower $300
2. Mother Board: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE Intel X79 Motherboard $375
3. CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K BX80619i73930K Unlocked Processor - Six Core, $560
4. CPU Cooler: N126-1028 ::Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler for Intel - 6 Heatpipe Dual Radiator, 140mm and 120mm Fan, 12V, MTBF > 150,000h(5.2 lbs) $90
5. PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 $300
6. 1 SSD (for OS/Programs/Software)250gb samsung 840 series $200
7. 3 x 2TB Hard Drives: TSD-2000AS4 ::Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - 2TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gb/s(1.2 lbs) $300
8. RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $159
9. Windows 7 Professional $140
10. Battery Backup: CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD Intelligent LCD 1350VA 810W with AVR Ultra-Quiet Tower $150
11. Card Reader: Ultra U12-40529 Aluminus 3.5" Internal Card Reader with USB and eSATA - 3 Port USB 2.0, 1 Port USB 3.0, 1 Port eSATA, 6 Slot Card Reader, Steel(0.65 lbs) $40
12. DVD burner $20
13. Mouse & keyboard $20
Hopefully I have everything and are ready to go... let me know?

Several drawbacks to that iMac:
1) Slower, less powerful CPU - fewer cores and fewer threads. Plus, no iMac can be overclocked at all; they are permanently locked at stock speed.
2) No RAID support or capability whatsoever.
3) Can only accommodate a single internal fast disk - period. That disk, unfortunately, is used for the OS and programs. The only viable outputs on that iMac are the Thunderbolt ports - and they, too, are limited as to the number of disks that can be connected.
4) The 3TB disk is normally way, way, way overkill for an OS disk. However, given the complete lack of internal upgradability and the lack of internal space, Apple might as well install the largest-capacity disk it could get its hands on.

I have a new computer running os10.9. my old computer ran cs5.5(upgrade version). I am trying to get CS5.5onto my new computer. when i load cs5.5 towards the end of the install it asks for the cs5.5 serial number. i put that in and everything is accepted

I have a new computer running os10.9. my old computer ran cs5.5(upgrade version). I am trying to get CS5.5onto my new computer. when i load cs5.5 towards the end of the install it asks for the cs5.5 serial number. i put that in and everything is accepted but then it asks for a serial number for a full version of a product which men is design premium cs3 but it doesn't give me that product as a choice from the drop down menu. it only gives me adobe master collection cs3. why when i have purchased all these different upgrades can i now not use them and how can i sort this out. i need cs5.5 on my new computer.

Contact Adobe support:
Serial number and activation chat support (non-CC)
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/service1.html ( http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC )

Building the best CS5 Windows machine for $3000

Background:
I have CS4 Master Collection and run it on a dual boot XP64 and XP32 machine. I have the dual boot because I cannot get PPro CS4 to work at all on XP64. I know, it is not supported. I have been using Premiere since Version 6 I think. And of all of the Adobe programs that I use, Premiere (and PPRO) have always been to most troublesome for me. So this time, I'd like to get some assistance from all of you "hardware gurus" out there who can offer advice and help me get the most bang for my budget and deliver a reliable system for PPro CS5 and the other CS5 programs that I will use. It may be too early to give great advice at this time since the final versions have not be released. But maybe someone who has had a pre-released version could help now? Although I use many of the CS series programs, I pose the question in this forum since PPro has always been the program that has taxed my systems the most and would most often fail.
My uses for the Create Suite:
I am primarily a photographer. So I use Lightroom 2 (will upgrade to LR3) and Photoshop more than any other programs. I do extensive editing / retouching of my photos and use many plug-ins. I also design high end coffee-table books using these tools. However, I do still do some video editing and high-end compositing using Premiere Pro (mostly still CS3) and After Effects CS4. I would do more NLE work if PPRo worked better for me. I need the ability to edit at most three layers of 720P video, mostly acquired by D-SLR's. I also need to edit standard DV footage. I tend to use a lot of effects, including 3rd party effects (I am not sure how/if they will work anymore on a 64 bit program?). I do pretty advanced compositing in AE and customize a lot of AE purchased projects with lots of 3rd party effects (such as the Trapcode suite). I export video for the web, DVD, and Blu-Ray and hopefully cell phone and other devises down the road.
Reusable Hardware:
As long as I can still use SATA 3 7200rpm hard drives, I think that I have all of the hard drives that I need. I also have two 24" DVI monitors that I do not need to replace at this time. I have a 285 nvidia card, which I believe is the low end of the Mercury line that I can use? I have a blu-ray burner. Although I have never built a Windows 7 machine in the past, I think that I should have the ability to assemble the components and install the OS myself.
Hardware Needed
Given the above, does anyone have any good suggestions for what system or components that I should buy given my budget? I will definitely need:
Case, Power Supply, Motherboard, Memory, CPU(s), OS (Win 7 64?), ???
Specific Requirements:
Case: I can go with a large workstation case or even rack mounted version (I have a standard rack). Since workstation cases are usually less expensive, I am fine with going this route. The case should have good air flow and needs to have at least 2 5" bays (3 would be better). It should be easy to install internal drives into using some sort of sliding rail system like most nice cases have these days.
Motherboard: I would prefer to have an on-board SATA RAID controller to run Mirroring on my OS Drive(s). I would like to have at least 6 SATA connectors for , 2 OS drives, 3 DATA drive, 1 Optical Drive. It should have ample USB2 connectors. It would be nice to have firewire 400 and 800 too. PCIexpress Expansion slots for at least one video card and possibly a capture card would also be nice. A PCI-X 64 bit slot would be nice (I have a AJA card currently unused) legacy PCI-32 slot as well, especially if it does not have an external firewire connection. It could have one or two processor connections depending on what I can afford with my budget. I'd like the board to support at least 16GB of memory, if not 32GB. I may not be able to afford this much memory at this time, but I'd like this ability for down the road.
If I need to provide more information in order for you to help me, please let me know. If anyone would like to provide help given my requirements, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

i only mentioned the EVGA for a DUAL Xeon.... not for a single
my prior experiance with EVGA was not a good one with concern for adding PCI/PCIe cards like raid (intel, Areca,) capture (decklink, Aja)
on the X58 but this was at release time of the X58 which was well over a yr ago now.
they may have fixed the issues. many other boards had this same issue like Intel and Foxconn (who makes Intel)
the Intel board was the worst, even adding a Firewire card would cause it to not boot or blue screen never mind it couldnt work with Intels own raid cards LOL...
i only mentioned EVGA for Dual Xeon as its the only one with overclocking ability and with the ram being locked down @ 1066 i was getting ticked
off at Tyan and Intel. where we could run 1333 previously with the X55xx series.
i think Eric said a bios change has fixed that again however so... Tyan is still what we use for now..or the higher end Intel board.
i have not yet played with the EVGA Xeon board so please do not take this as a recommendation...
on the other hand i despise Super Micro.
as far as the Ram, Harm and a few other seem to like the OCZ. i have had a lot of issues with OCZ.
however it cant be all blamed on OCZ. in all the yrs doing this i have never seen so many ram timing issues in my life.
i use Mushkin redline 1600(7-8-7-24) for overclocking and blackline (8-8-8-24) for non. and the other i like is Corsair.
but even those can have issues with certain boards bios'
its all about how the modules are "tatooed" and how well the XMP profiles are programed!
but it also has to do with the Mobo's bios
its quite a balancing act now with the low voltage (1.5 or 1.65) ram and filling all the slots.
ACPI also has a hand in controlling timings based simply on heat and or voltage use.
so a good board with good voltage control is required.
kinda funny about 4 yrs ago i remember telling my employees, "building systems is starting to get like legos, snap and go. we may be out of jobs here soon"
things were getting easy and everything just worked.
its worse now than ever before.
i dread every new release of a chipset anymore.....
Scott
ADK

Best practices for Flash CS5 and Flash Builder 4 integration?

With Flash CS5's new XFL file structure/format, what's the best way to structure project files for Flash CS5 integration with Flash Builder 4? Flash CS5 autocreates a folder named after the xfl file as the outer container, and then all the assets/xfl within it. Should this folder be used as the project folder for Flash Builder 4, or better to nest the xfl container folder in a "real" project folder? I would presume the latter, since you might have multiple XFL files in one project. I was hoping to see some automatic linkages between document class of the Flash CS5 XFL file and any default ActionScript class created by Flash Builder, but so far I seem to need to specify a document class directly in Flash CS5's environment and making sure that the path to a default class created by Flash Builder is correct.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions...

Most likely, you know that, but just in case, you can integrate new Flash project into existing Flex 4 project from within the Flash Builder by choosing either Flash Component or Flash Container from the FB Design view. In such workflow Flash Builder opens the Flash CS 4 (I assume that should be the same for CS5) and takes care of the integrating the newly created Flash project into original Flex 4 project.
FTQuest

Hi, I have upgraded from a windows computer to a MAC, how do I change the platform for my CS5, thanks

Hi, I have upgraded from a windows computer to a MAC, how do I change the platform for my CS5, thanks

You don't. Platform swaps only apply to current versions. You need to buy at least the CS6 upgrade and make the switch.
Mylenium

Monitor setup for Premier CS5?

I will be building a stand alone system for Premiere CS5 to edit HDV tape. I'm a graphic designer by trade and video editing is completely new to me. In addition to building a monster system I'm not sure what to do for monitors. Is it pretty standard to run a dual monitor setup in Premiere as it is with most adobe programs since you can put all your pallets on the 2nd monitor? What size monitors are a standard for premiere? Our IT department tried to get us to use 16x9 format monitors (only 11" tall) on our CS4 systems and they were worthless since only the highest setting kept things in proper perspective and then you couldn't read anything on the screen. So, I'm still using CRT monitors. Also, would it be a wise decision to get a HDTV to hook up to the computer for viewing purposes. I work for a large commercial development company and we will be brodcasting this video to about 12 large HDTVs through out our headquarters. Any advice on monitors would be greatly appreciated.

Take a look at these:
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Those are all 1080P (1920x1080 res) monitors 22 to 24 inch range. For the price, you can't beat them.

Best way to work w/computer builder???

i am a relative newbie and am
about to get a new system for working w/cs5.
i want to be able to do hd..but nothing too fancy (weddings,sports,training...usual beginning videographer stuff).
i can go along w/harm's advice that the dells and hps etc. will overcharge for the upgrades etc....but i don't want to build it myself...how do i approach and deal with a computer builder...can anyone recommend one....what should i look out for and how can i know they know what they are talking about...
thx in advance...
p.s. ... am working w/@ $3k.

I have always done things a little bit differently from Harm's suggestion, but do see the value of that.
I provide a list of desired components, and then we work over each one. I try to be perfectly open to suggestions, so long as the builder can explain and justify his/her choices. Now, I have had some very good builders, and the most recent one has proved to be excellent. I usually end up with about 90% of what I spec'ed. and then allow myself to be talked into the other 10%, with proper justification. Though this gentleman builds mostly heavy-duty medical 3D imaging rigs, he understands NLE and still imaging very well. As he is constantly building, or upgrading the hospital's/research institute's machines, he is able to stay more atop the hardware improvements, better than I can - even with Harm's wonderful input.
Now, before this gentleman, I found myself between builders. One had moved far away, and the other had left the business completely. I did about what Harm recommends, and quickly eliminated four builders in a hurry. One said that XP-Pro could not use multiple CPU's (claimed that only Windows Server 2003 could do this), while another said that only SLI would work for Photoshop. Yet another did not understand why I wanted so many large HDD's. Gone from the list in a hurry. Same complaint when I wanted 4GB RAM - he would only build with 2GB, as XP-Pro could not use even that fully.
Good luck, and when you find the right builder for you, support them, so that they will be around, when you build that next machine.
Hunt

Size of SSDs for Photoshop CS5, LR3, Windows 7

Looking at configurations to build a new desktop, I've been reading so many articles on using SSDs for PS CS5 that I'm now confused.
    I'd like to use one drive for OS & programs and a 2nd for a PS scratch disk. I'm looking at 80GB or 120GB to fit my budget. Will either of these sizes be suitable for the two drives. I've noticed that Intel just dropped their prices today and added the 120GB drive.
    I would like to use WD hard drives for a storage drive and another for a working drive (4 internal drives total) as the computer functions for family Internet, too. Now, I store my main Lightroom catalogs and photos on an external drive so I can move them between my desktop and laptop. My PS interests usually lie in collages of 6-8 photos (layers) and stringing photos together for landscapes. Lightroom does a lot of my editing adjustments other than that. I'm looking at 8MB of RAM for now, again for the budget.
    What do you suggest?

Ok, SSD's and photoshop...
there are a lot of differnet ways to handle this question none of them are easier then the other ..
I just did this like a month ago and here is what i did. *** note** Now i am not suggesting you follow my steps, but you can do something similar at a much lower price range
I have an OCZ RevoDrive 110 gig SSD as my primary os drive and program files directory.
second drive set is a pair of 10krpm 300gb raptor drives striped for a 600 gd data drive.
I have a 2x 2TB hard drives that are my archives but i keep them off line.
Now here is where it gets complicated.
You want to write to your SSD as little as possable for longevity of the drives mostly. so first thing is you want no swapper, no automatic defragmentation and several other SSD spacific settings like hibernation etc, if you have been doing the research you already know all this.
Now i took that and went a step even further and this is not something you would want to do unless you are extreeeemly confortable with playing around with OS configurations.
I during the OS build set all my user directories, program data, set the swapper to the Physical data hard drive set as well as the PS scratch disk, Internet caches etc..
This make it so that my primary boot and program files drive never gets written to unless there is an update or i am installing something.
The second Physical drive handles all the changing data. User profiles, personal settings, desktop, etc.
This does a number of things for me, everything launches and runs extreemly quickly it takes seconds for boot to dektop apps launch with out hesitation. It alows me to use a smaller SSD to house all my applications and OS while not restricting my ammount of data i can keep on my desktop or documents folders.
I have only used 35 gigs out of the 110 gig ssd installing all my apps and os including several very large games.
If i had to do it again i would do it exactly the same way.
Now, if you are not so confident in your OS skills and simply want an SSD for the extreme speed it will provide you. I would still suggest only using a single SSD and use a second physical drive.
Several reasons, its a heck of a lot cheaper.
Place your scatch disk, your OS swapper file (ssd does not need a swapper file but unless you have an ungodly ammount of memory you should always have one some place), temp directories and internet explorer cache locations onto the physical drive. Also to store your data on it.
SSD are too expensive to use for data storage or swapper/scratch drives at this point and it does not buy you anything speed wise using it as cache or temp folders. additionally when you are simply storing images you don't need that extreemly quick you will not see a noticable difference opening a photo on physical hd or SSD its just not that much data.
One last thing, unless your in an extreem rush, i would wait 6 months. with SATA 3 and USB-3 coming around and already showing on most new motherboards, newer faster SSD's and physical drives will be making their way to the market pretty quick.

How to Install Plug-in for PS cs5 to open RAW (.NEF) file for Nikon D810 Camera

I need someone to walk me through how to install a Plug-in for PS cs5 to open RAW (.NEF) file for Nikon D810 Camera.
I haven't used photoshop in ages and I got a new camera. I have been on the phone with Adobe (no help) and spent a couple of hours online trying to figure this out. I'm confused, frustrated and about to throw my computer out the window.
Also, I placed this in the "Photoshop for Beginners" since Photoshop CS5 doesn't appear anymore. I know CS5 is outdated but I spent hundreds of dollars on this program and you would think adobe would still honor its product.
Any guidance is much appreciated.
AJ

Odds are cs5 is too old. If you do a search on my the main Adobe website there is a list of compatible cameras for the last known update to camera raw for cs5.
Each version of Photoshop only gets so many updates for camera raw then it is necessary to upgrade Photoshop to get the next update for camera raw.
So you currently have 4 choices.
1 upgrade Photoshop
2 get Lightroom - latest version
3 get Photoshop elements -latest version
4 get dng converter - this will download the latest version an is the only option that is free.
The dng converter can be found by searching Adobe website.

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