editing raw

[Bobb24]

I have just started shooting in raw but when I open them in Elements I am unable to edit them, do I needs a plug in or change them to another format? I am using PSE6. thanks.

[athegn]

Use the following link:-

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/407/kb407110.html

You will need to input your camera model into this link:-

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/407/kb407111.html

to find out which version of the ACR plugin you need.

However as you are using PSE 6 you should download ACR 5.4 anyway; this will process RAW files from all but the very latest cameras.

[Bill Guy]

Even with newer cameras you can still do Raw edits. Going to the Adobe website (www.adobe.com) you can download the DNG free program. This will convert your raw files into the DNG format which can be edited on any Raw Convert program.

[athegn]

Not quite.

The DNG converter, itself, needs to updated for the very latest cameras.

This will be done at the same time that ACR 5.6 is released i.e. 5.6 DNG not 5.5 DNG which is the current release and converts only the same cameras as ACR 5.5

Note in my earlier post I should have said ACR 5.5; apologises for saying 5.4

[genevh]

One of the nice things about using the DNG converter is that it is a stand alone program that doesn't depend on the version of PSE/CS that you might have, so you can use the latest version that will support your camera and be able to edit the resulting DNG files regardless of whether or not PSE6 supports the ACR version needed for your camera.

[Bobb24]

Thank you to all your replies, it took some time but I made it lol , almost went back to shooting in jpeg:eek: lol

THANKS