RAW file converting to jpg?

How to I convert a RAW file to a JPG format without opening the RAW file in ACR?
Richard Cooper

Colin, I started shooting RAW very near the beginning of my digital experience, way back in 2002 (!). Back then, I simply ran them through the Canon converter with no adjustments; ACR wasn't an option in Elements at the time. However, I did save all those RAW originals, and, on occasion, I've gone back to some of them, adjusted them with ACR and Elements, and wound up with a better edited photo.
On the other hand, the ones I took in JPEG before discovering RAW....they are what they are, permanently blown highlights and all.
Disk space, DVD's and even CF cards (1 GB are now $50 in some US stores) are so attractively priced now that I don't even think twice about whether or not to shoot in RAW. The camera is set on that 24/7.
Just one person's approach...
Chuck

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