Do I need to convert RAW fles using Canon's Digital Photo Professional?

I want to create a "fake" HDR photo from a single RAW file using Photomatix Pro, which can open RAW files from my Canon S95 directly. But the finished HDR is almost unusable because of too much noise. So the only way out seems to first convert RAW images into Tiff format. Unfortunately, Canon's Digital Photo Professional for Mac produced errors whenever I want to batch process raw images.
Actually the Aperture 3 can read Canon's RAW images (.cr2) directly, and I can export 3 TIFF versions of different EVs to "cheat" the Photomatix into creating an HDR image. But I have doubts about how capable Aperture 3 is in converting Canon's proprietary RAW files as compare to Canon's own Digital Photo Professional. Could I simply use Aperture 3 exclusively for RAW conversion and forget about Digital Photo Professional?

While Wikipedia is a valuable resource, remember that it is not peer reviewed so the level of accuracy isn't always that dependable.
One of the reasons why Apple, Adobe, and others are always behind by several weeks to a few months when a new RAW profile comes out is that they are decoding it. Thousands upon thousands of people use Canon & Nikon RAW files every day and the large majority never use DPP or Nikon's equivalent.
I used to use DPP before Aperture came out and even with Aperture's initial problems, it blew the doors off DPP in workflow speed and consistency.
In my opinion, DPP only has relevance under two circumstances: 1. If you use customized Picture Styles and want to make your RAW file equivalent [somewhat irrelevant as you can create custom profiles for a camera in both Aperture & Lightroom which solve this problem - you do have to create them though by trial and error]; 2. If a new camera comes out and you must get it before it is supported by Aperture or Lightroom [Though, Adobe's DNG converter often allows you to skip over using DPP by converting your RAW files to DNG for use in Aperture or Lightroom]
Finally, the community support as well as tech support for DPP is dreadful - pretty much doesn't exist compared to that of Aperture & Lightroom.
Hope this helps!
Best,
CD

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Greetings,
Quick question after not finding much while searching the forums:
I’m currently using a MBP C2D, 2.33/2G ram, all updated software. Just got a Canon Rebel XTi, finally putting aside my Canon 35mm (for now anyway).
Can someone offer feedback on iPhoto vs Canon's Digital Photo Professional for RAW editing for someone with limited experience with RAW editing?
I understand there are also other options out there but I'm trying to compare what is basically free/already provided, perhaps upgrading once I become more experienced with Digital/RAW editing.
Thanks in advance...
MBP C2D Mac OS X (10.4.8)

wdunn:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Nearly all, if not all, professionals use RAW in their shooting. There are a lot of advantages to that if you know what you're doing and need the extreme control over the image that pros usually do. I hang out in the iView MediaPro forum. Over there it's nearly all RAW users and I've learned a little of what they can do with fine tuning a photo. It is considerable. But for amateurs like us, jpgs are more than enough.
I've edited and saved a jpg file many times to see if I could detect the "degradation" and couldn't. If one was going to make a very, very large sized print then you might see something after a number of saves. Personally I use Photoshop for my editing and on "special" photos I create a psd file, duplicate the base layer and do my edits on the duplicate layer. That way I can easily compare to the original, and keep the resolution quality the same throughout. But, only on special projects.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB file backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Need Photoshop Elements RAW plugin for Canon 70D using MAC

Need Photoshop Elements RAW plugin for Canon 70D using MAC - please advise where I can find it to download. Thanks.

To work with the Canon 70D, you will need Camera Raw version 8.2 or later:
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
In order to work with this version of Camera Raw, you will need Photoshop Elements 12:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/camera-raw-compatible-applications.html
If you do not have Photoshop Elements 12, you can use the DNG converter to convert the CR2 files to DNG, which will then work in whatever version of Photoshop Elements you have:
Windows: https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows
Mac: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Macintosh

I need to get raw plugin for Canon 5D Mark iii for CS6 the adobe website has changed and I can not find the download.. it keeps looping me back to the product download

I need to get raw plugin for Canon 5D Mark iii for CS6 the adobe website has changed and I can not find the download.. it keeps looping me back to the product download page without the raw

Which operating system are you using?
Have you tried Help>Updates from within photoshop cs6 to get either camera raw 8.3 or 8.7.1, which should enable photoshop cs6 to open the canon 5D Mark III files.
(version of camera raw depends on your operating system)
If that doesn't work try one of the following camera raw plugin installers:
Camera raw 8.7.1 plugin
https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html
If you have windows xp or vista or mac os x snow leopard (10.6.8), then you'll have to use the camera raw 8.3 plugin installer:
https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/camera-raw-84-support-policy.html

DNG converter not converting RAW files from Canon 70D.

DNG converter not converting RAW files from Canon 70D (it does not see them). I tried DNG converter version 8.2 and 8.4. No success. I use iMac. What is wrong?

hopefully, that's a typo on adobe's website because they list the canon 70d as using a .cs2 file extension, http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
i don't see any other camera that uses a .cs2 extension and i don't see other people having problems, so that probably is a typo.
in any case, cr 8.2 or better is able to convert your camera's raw files. why you are having a problem i can't say, but double check that you are navigating to the correct folder by adding a file that will show up in your dng converter.

After using Canon Digital Photo Professional Adobe Camera Raw cannot identify my Monitor again.

Wenn eine RAW Bildbearbeitung mit Canon Digital Photo Professional stattgefunden hat, erkennt Camera Raw die Auflösung meines Bildschirms nicht mehr und produziert die Fehlermeldung, das die Auflösung des Bildschirmes zu niedrig wäre. Diese Fehlermeldung kommt dann auch bei bisher nicht aufgerufene und somit nicht bearbeitete .raw. Die gleichen Bilder als .jpeg werden in der richtigen Bildschirmauflösung angezeigt.
Installiere ich Photoshop Elements 13 neu ist alles OK, bis zu dem Zeitpunkt wo ich Canon Digital Photo Professional das erste Mal wieder benutze. Nach der 1. Nutzung erkennt Camera Raw die Auflösung nicht mehr.
Der Fehler ist seit dem letzten Update von Ramera Raw vorhanden und auch mit dem letzten Bugfix von Camera Raw nicht verschwunden.
Hat jemand eine Lösung?

Wenn eine RAW Bildbearbeitung mit Canon Digital Photo Professional stattgefunden hat, erkennt Camera Raw die Auflösung meines Bildschirms nicht mehr und produziert die Fehlermeldung, das die Auflösung des Bildschirmes zu niedrig wäre. Diese Fehlermeldung kommt dann auch bei bisher nicht aufgerufene und somit nicht bearbeitete .raw. Die gleichen Bilder als .jpeg werden in der richtigen Bildschirmauflösung angezeigt.
Installiere ich Photoshop Elements 13 neu ist alles OK, bis zu dem Zeitpunkt wo ich Canon Digital Photo Professional das erste Mal wieder benutze. Nach der 1. Nutzung erkennt Camera Raw die Auflösung nicht mehr.
Der Fehler ist seit dem letzten Update von Ramera Raw vorhanden und auch mit dem letzten Bugfix von Camera Raw nicht verschwunden.
Hat jemand eine Lösung?

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i am trying to send my raw photos back to canon digital photo professional from photoshop elemnts 10 organizer can someone help me with this please.
Thanks
Rich.

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Digital photo professional - export JPG from RAW

Hello!
i have a problem with program Digital photo professional, when i want export images from RAW format to JPG.
The problem is, that quality of image is much more worse, then in RAW format in DPP. JPG looks blurred and fuzzy.
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Please check image, on the left side is print screen from RAW in DPP, on the right is exported JPG from DPP.
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2.file/convert and save
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4.image quality 10
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Please direct me to the Photoshop CS6 camera raw plugin for Canon G15 digital camera

please direct me to the Photoshop CS6 camera raw plugin for Canon G15 digital camera
Thank you

Hi, rich_fred.
As the Canon G15 is a very new model, support is not yet available through Camera Raw. In the meantime, try out the software that came with you camera, to see if it can export a TIF or JPEG, which should open up in Photoshop just fine.
Hopefully support for the G15 will be available in the next Camera Raw update. You can find a list of supported cameras here: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/extend.html

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Every so often I view a RAW image with Canon DPP mostly to display the AF point. What I am noticing is that the DPP SW renders the image very different from LR and I tried every LR Profile. In my opinion the DPP rendering is sharper, with less noise and a more natural look. My latest example of the difference in image rendering is from images taken with the Canon 200-400 1.4 zoom lens. This difference in image rendering is after RAW import with no images editing on either application. I just wish there would be a LR profile that yields a similar quality image. Does anybody share my experience on this?

Panagon-1 wrote:
it would be of no surprise to me if Canon has some advantage with rendering their own proprietary RAW camera output.
Canon has been working on their Digic raw->rgb engine whilst Adobe works on their process versions & camera profiles. But, more likely any "advantage" is due more to the defaults&compensations, rather than inside knowledge of sensor behavior - just a guess, but one based on experience, even if no specific inside knowledge (about Canon sensors & software algorithms) of my own..
Panagon-1 wrote:
because of animal hair, bird feathers, whiskers, etc.
If picture is sharp already (i.e. sharp lens, in focus, sufficient shutter speed ... ) then you may prefer a lower radius sharpening, as trshaner was saying.
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* noise reduction = whatever-ya-need.
Also, if you do apply some luminance noise reduction, consider cranking luminance noise reduction "detail" way up to preserve feather & hair detail (and keep sharpening detail lower on those high-ISO shots, so you don't need as much lum.NR, which produces better results, IMO). Hint: if you drop sharpening detail down and add lum. NR, you may need higher sharpening amount (and/or radius) to keep from being too soft.
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Using "Preview" for digital photos

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this question, but here goes: When I use Preview for viewing digital photos, it works fine for images taken with my Sony Cyber-Shot point-and-shoot, but on photos from my son's Olympus DSLR, I get this Error message: "Preview is unable to properly display this image. The file may be corrupt. Reason: Can't cache image". When I click on OK, the photo does load just fine. The Olympus is setup to take "Fine JPEG" images, not RAW. The photos load fine when using Photoshop Elements, and if I open and save the images in Elements and override the original image, then Preview does not have any problems opening the same JPEG. Is this just the way Preview works, or is there something I can do to prevent the error messages. Are the images from my son's camera too large for Preview to open? For simple viewing of digital photos, I like Preview because it creates a preview mode with thumbnails along the side, much like it does for PDF files. By the way, I'm using Preview on both my iMac and my wife's iBook, both running OSX 10.3.9. Both have 1gig RAM. I get the error message in Preview on both computers. Thank you for any input.

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Then in PDF set to scale: 50%
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I appreciate replys but please carefully read the original posting.
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I upgraded to Mt. Lion and don't like it. Like I said, I want to find a solution using Snow Leopard. the Mac is a personal computer and that's how I want to use it.
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how can I do this in 4? Do I need additional software?

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