CS4 Mac - Compare original with manipulated RAW file

Having worked on a file I'd like to show a comparison of the original RAW file to the one I've worked on but when I save it, I can't see how to show what it was like beforehand (like you can in Aperture).
Any suggestions please?
Thanks.

Robert,
An original, un-demosaiced (unconverted) raw file is a very, very dark file devoid of any color, at least not any color a human being can interpret as color).
Therefore, I assume you want to compare two renditions of the raw image: a default ACR conversion and an ACR conversion to which you have applied further adjustments.
If that is the case, this post may shed some light on the situation:
Dennis S, "Preview on/off of all (changed) settings" #2, 25 Jan 2009 5:34 am
Just be aware that the toggle will take you from your latest adjustments to whatever adjustments the image had when you last opened it, which may not be the default ACR conversion if you had applied adjustments earlier.

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