Opening RAW images in Camera Raw

I owned a Nikon D80 and use Photoshop CS3. I have used this program for years opeing my RAW images in the Camera Raw 4.0. I just purchased a new Nikon D90 and now I can not open the RAW files in Photoshop at all. Any suggestions? Thanks, Debbie

The Camera Raw plug-in for CS3 is older than the format your new camera puts out.
1. Check whether the latest update of Camera Raw for your version of Photoshop supports your camera. You do that by going to the Camera Raw updates page and seeing what major version of Camera is grouped with your version of Photoshop, then reading the ReadMe file for the latest update in that sequence. Keep in mind that Adobe stops updating Camera Raw for major version X of Photoshop when they release version X+1 of Photoshop.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=39&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=39&platform=Mac
2. If you find your camera is not supported by Camera Raw, then you need to understand Adobe offers a free DNG converter that, in its latest version (available on the pages listed above), will likely be able to open your raw files and convert them to DNG format files. In turn, your old version of Photoshop will be able to open DNG files
3. You need to make a decision: You can upgrade to the latest version of Photoshop that will just open the raw files directly, or you can continue to use your old version of Photoshop and open DNG files that you have converted from your original raw files.
-Noel

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there's your problem...when you start the action recording from Photoshop you'll need to actually open a raw image FROM Photoshop not from Bridge. Don't know if this changed from CS2>CS3, but that's the only sure way of recording an open function...from within Photoshop. Then in the Batch you'll still need to override open so the open will open the image with the parameters already set in the image.

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is there a way to open an image in camera raw within photoshop cs6 (on a PC)? or do I have to use bridge to do this?
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Just open the camera raw file, and it will open in the ACR plugin.

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After using PS CS6 for well over a year, Bridge now will not open RAW images in Camera Raw, although Photoshop does. When I try to open them in Bridge, I receive a popup message that says that it "requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature." Obviously, I have done so hundreds of times since installing and activating CS6. What gives, and how do I fix it?

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So far as I know, I have not downloaded any trial of anything from Adobe in many months. In fact, I have no interest in PS CC. I wish simply to use PS CS6.
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Close and restart Photoshop if you have not already done so.
In Photoshop, go to the Help - About Plug-in... menu then choose Camera Raw. What version does it say there?
-Noel

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I installed CS3 on my windows 8 laptop. Why can't I open my raw images in camera raw? Worked fine on my old XP computer

If in photoshop cs3 you go to Help>About Plug-In and click on the words Camera Raw, what version does it say?
Which camera are the camera raw files from?
After you downloaded the Camera_Raw_4_6.zip, you unzipped (extracted) the file and then copied the Camera Raw.8bi to
Program Files x86\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS3\File Formats (windows 8 64 bit)
or
Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS3\File Formats (windows 8 32 bit)
replacing the existing camera raw 8bi?

Opening an image in Camera Raw from Bridge

I recently installed CC. In Bridge preferences>behaviour, I enabled double clicking on image to open in Camera Raw. That doesnt work. Also when I go to File>Open with, Camera Raw is no longer a choice. Has that been disabled in CC?

That is not possible
Unless you hold down the shift key to bypass the ACR window and open directly in PS…
But yes, I agree, it seems not the normal route for a raw file.
Also using both Bridge and LR together is not the best workflow.

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Just found the solution on another question! when opening an image, click the blue text hyperlink near the "open" button that will open a box which gives you the option to deselct "open as smart object" hope others find that useful.

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I am going crazy with Photoshop CC!!! I have been using Photoshop CC and Bridge CC since Feb 2014 and have a recurring problem, which comes back periodically after having been fixed with the aid of the Adobe Help Chat facility. Today the Chat facility is not on-line, so in desperation I'm hoping someone in the Community can help me.
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As the subject line reads, I'm having trouble opening a smart object in camera raw. Every tutorial I read or watch says, "double click on your smart object thumbnail to open the image in camera raw." But every time I do, all it does is open a copy of the image as a .psb file.
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-I've tried opening these files directly in camera raw. When I do, there's a little link below the image that reads something like,
Adobe RGB (1998); 8 bit; 2008 by 3000 (6.0 MP); 240 ppi
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In bridge i select a jpg image with cntrl r to open in camera raw but get "camera raw not avail"

In bridge i select a jpg image with cntrl r to open in camera raw but get "camera raw not available" camera raw editing requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature. I can open nef. in camera raw with no problem.

Hm, what I suggested might actually be a possibility then...
Close whatever version you have open first...
I think Adobe installs shortcuts for both 32 and 64 bit Photoshop in the start menu.
If you can't find the 32 bit Start menu entry, look for the 32 executable here (changing the CS version number to whatever yours is):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5\Photoshop.exe
-Noel

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A critical piece of information would be what camera model the RAW images you're trying to open are from.
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Use the latest version of the free DNG Converter from Adobe Updates < http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates > to convert each RAW file to a DNG and then that DNG will be openable in the older ACR version. You may need to change the ACR-version compatibility setting in the DNG Converter. This solution is free but doubles your storage space if you keep your original RAW plus the DNGs.
Buy Lightroom (which is less than half the price of Photoshop) and continue to use your older Photoshop with it. The adjustments you do in LR are the same as you'd be able to do in ACR (actually more because the newest version of LR and ACR have more adjustments)
Upgrade to or buy the latest version of Photoshop, depending on your upgrade availability.
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