Raw in CS3

CANNOT OPEN NEF PICTURES IN CS3. PLEASSE HELP.
JACQUES

Which camera make and model?
Supported models per version of Camera Raw and Photoshop are here
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/camera-raw-compatible-applications.html
e.g. Photoshop CS3 is only compatible with Camera Raw up to Raw version 4.6.

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Canon 5d Mark ii and Camera Raw in CS3.

Bought a new camera, Canon 5d Mark ii. Cannot open the RAW files. Can open them from my older Canon camera. Not sure which Camera Raw comes with CS3. Not sure if I have to upgrade. If I do need to upgrade to at least CS4 that may be doable. Otherwise OR until I do, am I better off just using the Canon software for now? Advice please!!!

That camera was supported for the first time in ACR 5.2, which ran with Photoshop CS4.
If you are not planning on upgrading your Photoshop to CS4 or CS5 right away, you need to download the free, stand-alone Adobe DNG Converter version 5.7 to convert your raw Canon files to DNG raw files first. Then you will be able to open those DNGs in Camera Raw in CS3.
You should update your ACR in CS3 to version 4.6 ASAP, though. ACR 4.0 is woefully obsolete and nobody should be running that old version.
Be aware, however, that you will be leaving a lot of image quality behind by staying with that old version of ACR in CS3. Camera Raw 5.7 (the current and last version for CS4) is light years ahead of ACR 4.x. ACR 6.1 (currently a Release Candidate) which requires CS5 is even a bit better than ACR 5.7.
ACR 4.x is really old technology. If you can afford that camera, you most certainly can afford to upgrade to CS5.
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DNG Converter/ Camera Raw for CS3 (D3000)

1. I have a Nikon D3000
2. I have CS3
3. I took 3 graduation pictures and set of engagement pics in RAW
4. I am trying to convert them so I can open them up in CS3 because naturally Raw files cannot open up in CS3. I downloaded MULTIPLE DNG convertors. From recent to not so recent. On all of them I am able to see the menu....but right when i click select files ALL of my .nef pics are grey and unclickable.
PLEASE HELP ME. I am miserable using other peoples computer.
SIDENOTE: I tried to also put camera raw on CS3 . I put the correct version for my camera and it still didn't work. My main goal is to use Camera Raw for editing.
once again...please help

To add to what Noel has said...
The DNG Converter is a standalone program that you run off Start -> All Programs -> Adobe -> DNG Converter.
The DNG Converter operates on entire folders at once so there are no thumbnails involved.
Once you have converted all the NEFs to DNGs in a particular folder using the DNG Converter, you could still have problem seeing the NEFs if your camera RAW is too new, as it sounds like you might have done.
To fix this, please re-install (manually copy?) the Camera RAW plug-in back to the highest version number that is compatible with CS3, which would be 4.6:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows
Check to see what version of Camera RAW you have by going into Photoshop and choosing Help / About Plug-ins... / Camera RAW (and make sure there is only one instances of Camera RAW listed).
Unless you update to CS4 or CS5 that can work with the NEFs, directly, when viewing the folder in Bridge, you will always see gray NEF icons for the original RAW files, but you should see thumbnails for the DNGs you've converted.
If might be good that when you convert NEFs to DNGs that you put the DNGs into a subfolder of the NEFs, so you don't have half your thumbnails being gray NEFs.

I can't open canon .CR2 files in Adope camera raw in CS3

When i want to open my .CR2 file from my Canon camera 40D into bridge or photoshop CS3 it does not open it and it can't recognize the file in some way. My computer is working with windows vista. I really need help as i dont know why it is not doing it. Thanks

Bruce Pollock wrote:
Distilling the Tech Note down, essentially you can't open .CR2 files in CS3. I think CS4 is the first version that has .CR2 compatibility. One option that doesn't involve upgrading to CS4 is to download the free Adobe DNG converter and convert your .CR2 files to .dng. Then you can open them in CS3.
No, that isn't right. The Canon 40D was supported in at least the last version of Camera Raw for CS3. There are a few things you need to verify.
1. In Photoshop, go to Help/About Plug-Ins and click on Camera Raw in the list. It will tell you what version you have installed. You should have Camera Raw 4.6 listed, and it should only be listed once. If there are additional listings then you have a problem. Camera Raw will now work.
2. Get the download instructions from the Adobe download website and make sure Camera Raw is installed in the right folder. It must be that specific folder, and there can be no other versions of Camera Raw in the Adobe file structure.
3. Are you able to see your raw images in Bridge? If not, then there is something wrong with your installation.
Check these things out and make sure everything is set up properly. Then maybe we can help you further.

When opening camera raw in cs3, cannor read document

when trying to open camera raw in cs3, it keeps telling me that it cannot read document

There could be a million reasons why what you describe could be the case.
I'm going to guess at one of them: Your camera is newer than the version of Camera Raw you are running.
Could you please express yourself more clearly so we can try to help you without guessing?
Thanks.
-Noel

Perte du grain en passant de Camera Raw a CS3

Bonjour,
Quand je devellope un RAW via le Camera Raw du CS3 version 4,6, je perd le grain créé sur le RAW. Je suis en Grayscale.
Mon image a du grain sur Camera RAW et en l'ouvrant sur CS3, le grain n'apparait pas et elle est plus floue avec un manque flagrant de résolution.
Je suis bien en 8 bits, (je ne sais pas si ça joue). D'habitude je n'ai aucun probleme.
J'espere que quelqu'un pourra m'aider, je suis bien bloqué !!!
merci a tous. vincent

Bonjour,
Bien sur le mode 8 Bits peut jouer, je vous conseille de passer en mode maximum supporte par la carte graphique (Le top serait 32 Bits)
Veillez egalement a monter la resolution des couleurs (Le mode 256 couleurs peut parfois poser ce genre de soucis)
En bref, faites un maximum de test en montant les performances graphiques de l'ordinateur au maximum, une mise a jour des drivers pourrait egalement etre utile.
Si cela marchait tres bien auparavant, il va falloir savoir ce qui a pu causer ce probleme : mise a jours systeme, le fichier RAW provient-il toujours de la meme source qu'avant, le logiciel a-t-il ete mis a jour, ...
Voici toujours un petit lien utile pour les conflits de fichiers RAW et de metadata :
- http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/400/kb400991.html
A l'aide de quel logiciel CS3 rouvrez-vous ce fichier par la suite ? (Ce probleme apparait souvent sous Lightroom apparement)
Courage ;0

Can't open Nikon D300 raw files in camera raw in CS3

Is there a solution to this?

The D300 is supported in CS3. The last version of Camera Raw that is compatible with CS3 is 4.6. If you have it installed correctly you should have no problems. Your camera was supported in at least one previous version, I didn't check real closely. But you should install and use 4.6.

Unable to open image in camera raw in CS3

I have CS3 and I'm unable to open images in camera raw. I updated to 4.6 but it hasn't helped, and I've tried suggestions such as "open as" and then "formats" and choosing "camera raw"...still doesn't work. Adobe is not able to help me over the phone due to the older version of Photoshop...any thoughts or help? Thanks so much.

A critical piece of information would be what camera model the RAW images you're trying to open are from.
Each model camera must be supported specifically in Camera RAW. If your camera is newer than the latest ACR version available for your Photoshop version then you'll be unable to open the RAW files in ACR.
Three solutions are:
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.
I personally have both Lightroom and Photoshop and use LR 90% of the time.

Opening Raw in CS3

I just got the new canon 5d, mark II and am unable to open raw images in Photoshop cs3. I get the message " could not complete your request because photoshop does not recognize this type of file". Is there a free download to update Photoshop cs3, or do I need to purchase the new cs5 in order to process the raw images?

You will never be able to open the raw files from your new camera in CS3.
You need at least ACR 5.7 that only runs in CS4, or wait for ACR 6.1 which will only work with CS5.
However, you can download the free Adobe DNG Converter 5.7 and convert your files to raw DNGs you can then open in CS3.
Just realize that you will be leaving a lot of image quality behind if you stay with ACR in CS3.

How do I view Canon 5DIII RAW in CS3?

Apparently I'll need to update somehow in order to work with these files. I'm coming from a 5D1 and now have a 5DIII but can't "see" the RAW files in Photoshop or Bridge CS3.

Or download the free DNG converter from Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/extend.displayTab2.html
Then convert all your 5D Mk III Raw files to DNGs. Then edit the DNGs in CS3.

Camera Raw for CS3

I have just installed CS3 Bridge on my Windows PC system. I already have Photoshop CS2 and Bridge CS2 installed.
How can I tell if I have the latest version of Camera Raw installed in CS3 Bridge and Photoshop CS2?
This is not helpful:
"How do I know that Adobe Camera Raw is installed correctly?
A: For Photoshop CS2 and CS3 customers the most efficient way to ensure that you have the latest Camera Raw update installed correctly is to choose the Updates option from the help menu. The correct version is displayed when you pick its name and see its about box. If "Camera Raw" is not in this list, you have not installed it correctly."

Just download it.
Even if you were able to locate it on the disc it would be an older version. Be sure to follow the installation instructions. The plug-in has to be in the precise folder outlined in those instructions. If that folder doesn't exist for some reason, it will be necessary for you to create the folder(s).

Camera raw in cs3

I have creative suit cs3, and a new camera canon 70D, i cant open my raw files in photoshop. what do i do. is it possible to update my camera raw??

Camera Raw plug-in | Supported cameras
Camera Raw-compatible Adobe applications
You are hopelessly behind the times. If you want to open the files directly, you need a new Photoshop, which would be most efficiently done by signing up for the Creative Cloud Photography plan.
Mylenium

It's Shipping -- Real World Camera Raw for CS3

Folks,
Just a quick ping to let you know that Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3 is shipping. I got my copy today (but hey, I'm the co-author, I'm supposed to get mine early).
:~)
I've done a story on PhotoshopNews.com about the book shipping and a feature story about the printing of the book.
See:
It's Shipping--Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3
and...
Printing RWCR CS3
Now, back to your regularly scheduled programing....

> but the part about DNG has convinced me to dive deeper in it and give it a go
When working in a Bridge/Camera Raw/Photoshop workflow, I tend to ingest the actual native raw files, do initial selects and gross edits and basic metadata work via templates and THEN do the conversion to DNG. I'll use the DNG as my working files and the original raws as an archive. I tend to do this more with studio shoots. I tend to use Lightroom when I'm on the road.
When working in Lightroom first, I tend to ingest and convert to DNG upon ingestion (when in the road working on a laptop) while using the backup copyusually working on a pair of external FW drives one for working DNG files and 1 for BU of the original raws. Then, when I get back to the studio I make sure I write to XMP and export the new shoot as a catalog and import into my studio copy of Lightroom. Then I'll also cache the newly imported images in Bridge as well so I can get at the image either in Bridge or Lightroom.
It's a bit of a chore now since I do work in Camera Raw a lot (well, DOH, I had to to do the book!) but I also keep all my digital files in a Lightroom catalog which is now up to about 74K...
Then, depending on what I'll need to do, I'll either work out of LR or Bridge/Camera Raw...
If I'm doing a high-end final print, I generally process out of Camera Raw as a Smart Object and stack multiple layers of CR processed images...if I'm working on a batch of images I'll work out of Lightroom since the workflow seems to suit me better.
In either event, I've found DNG to be better than native raws with sidecar files.

Nikon D3S Camera RAW for CS3

Just obtained a Nikon D3S and I am having difficulty finding the link to download Camera RAW into CS3

For CS3 I think Camera Raw 4 would be the relevant one and your camera does not seem to be on the list:
http://www.adobe.com/special/photoshop/camera_raw/DNG_4.6_Converter_ReadMe.pdf
DNG Converter should be available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4802

Cannot open RAW in CS3. This must be a common problem. Any help please?

Good day folks
Anyone got any help with opening files in RAW ? I'm using CS3 and my cam is a 5D mark 2. Keep getting the same generic message from adobe " could not complete your request because this is not the right type of document " aaarrrgghhhhhh.......
Cheers
G

Thanks for the reply dude but i've tried these options
No, you haven't -- at least not Solution 4.
however CS3 seems to only support version 4.6 ???
Correct.
Which means you need to follow Solution 4 described on this page:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/407/kb407110.html
Please read it and follow its steps very carefully.
Eric

Raw in CS3

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