canon ps sx1 raw -> adobe camera raw
sobriquet
Hi.
Since the recent firmware update, it's possible to shoot raw images
with the canon powershot
sx1 (.cr2 files).
The camera raw plugin for photoshop cs4 (version 5.3) however, doesn't
recognize these raw files yet, and the standard utility that canon
provides, "Digital Photo Professional" (version 3.6), can't save to
DNG or some other format that is compatible with camera raw.
I can save it as a 16 bit tif file and open it, but I don't know if
that has any drawbacks compared to using the original raw files or the
dng file format.
What's the best way to import those raw files into camera raw?
Greetings and thx in advance for any suggestions, Niek
sobriquet
Hmmmm.. I've managed to get CHDK working on the sx1, which was a bit
of a hassle (having to split up a 16 GB SDHC card into two separate
partitions so it will boot CHDK from a write-protected card).
Now it will safe pictures in the DNG format.
Irfanview reads them fine, but neither photoshop (cs4), bridge (cs4)
or camera raw (5.3) will read the DNG files.
Anyone out there who has any suggestions on how to convert the raw
files (either the original CR2 files or the DNG files that CHDK
produces) into a format that ACR will swallow or do I simply have to
wait for the next update of ACR for SX1 RAW support?
jimbok
<dohd...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Now it will safe pictures in the DNG format.
>Irfanview reads them fine, but neither photoshop (cs4), bridge (cs4)
>or camera raw (5.3) will read the DNG files.
>Anyone out there who has any suggestions on how to convert the raw
>files
I use CHDK in a Canon A720IS and the DNG files it creates read without
any problems, in Photoshop CS4. It sound like your version of CHDK
might still be a little buggy. Drop an inquiry to the CHDK forum
about your problem. The developers are pretty responsive.
Another possible workaround is to convert the CHDK RAW files to DNG
with a freeware program such as "DNG4PS-2" which might work with your
camera's RAW files. It does work with my A720 RAW files.
http://code.google.com/p/dng4ps2/
Other programs that will read CHDK RAW files directly are
"RawTherapee, DCRAW, and a few others.
If these options don't work for you, you might have to wait for ACR to
catch up with the native Canon SX1 raw files.
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jimbok
Bob Larter
That's weird. PS should be able to read them without any problems. Have
you tried asking in the Adobe PS forums?
> or do I simply have to
> wait for the next update of ACR for SX1 RAW support?
Perhaps so.
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No need to wait - try ufraw.
sobriquet
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:59:15 -0700 (PDT), sobriquet
>
> >Now it will safe pictures in the DNG format.
> >Irfanview reads them fine, but neither photoshop (cs4), bridge (cs4)
> >or camera raw (5.3) will read the DNG files.
> >Anyone out there who has any suggestions on how to convert the raw
> >files
>
> I use CHDK in a Canon A720IS and the DNG files it creates read without
> any problems, in Photoshop CS4.
I happen to have a Powershot A720 as well and indeed the DNG files
created by CHDK on that camera are read without problems by Adobe
Camera Raw.
> It sound like your version of CHDK
> might still be a little buggy. Drop an inquiry to the CHDK forum
> about your problem. The developers are pretty responsive.
http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,3602.0.html
Some responses, but I guess I'll have to wait for an update of the
beta CHDK
firmware for the SX1.
> Another possible workaround is to convert the CHDK RAW files to DNG
> with a freeware program such as "DNG4PS-2" which might work with your
> camera's RAW files. It does work with my A720 RAW files.http://code.google.com/p/dng4ps2/
>
> Other programs that will read CHDK RAW files directly are
> "RawTherapee, DCRAW, and a few others.
> If these options don't work for you, you might have to wait for ACR to
> catch up with the native Canon SX1 raw files.
The problem is not that I'm unable to read the raw files of the SX1,
it's just that I can't get them into Adobe Camera Raw. UFraw for
instance doesn't have any problems reading the DNG files from the SX1.
>
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> jimbok
jimbok
<dohd...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Another possible workaround is to convert the CHDK RAW files to DNG
>> with a freeware program such as "DNG4PS-2" which might work with your
>> camera's RAW files. It does work with my A720 RAW files.http://code.google.com/p/dng4ps2/
>
>The problem is not that I'm unable to read the raw files of the SX1,
>it's just that I can't get them into Adobe Camera Raw. UFraw for
>instance doesn't have any problems reading the DNG files from the SX1.
Understood, but if you can convert the RAW files to DNG, using the
program referenced above, ACR should be able to read those converted
DNG files.
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jimbok