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From the page that I linked to:Allan, I tried putting ACR 5.2 in the CS3 folder as described in your post; however, when you try and open an RW2 file it says it is an incompatible version of the plug in.
From the page that I linked to:
"The Camera Raw 5.2 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS4 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 6."
If you want to open the RW2 files in Photoshop directly without first having to go through the DNG conversion, you'll need to upgrade to Photoshop CS4.
I really don't like how Adobe abandons support for the latest version of the ACR plug-in for older versions of Photoshop, but at least with the latest version of their DNG converter, you can still access the G1 RAW files with these earlier versions of PS/PSE. The resultant DNG files will be huge, but hopefully Adobe/Panasonic will rectify this soon.
In back alley's case, he mentions that he has PSE 6 for Mac, so the instructions for manually installing the ACR 5.2 plug-in should work--he won't need to convert to DNG at all.
I have Photoshop Elements 4.0.1 and am going the DNG conversion route for now because I refuse to install and learn another program such as Silkypix. (I've heard that its interface is very clunky.)
I see you have Lightroom 2.2 as well. I'm not familiar with the program. Is it meant as replacement for Photoshop, or as a supplement?
Yes it is. Funny though I find Lightroom easier to understand. But a lot of people use Lightroom/PS combo. Lightroom has added additional features to make the need to go to Photoshop less and less.pse is meant for mostly photographers, is it not?
Try resetting PSE6's preferences by doing this:i get that same message about it being incompatible.
it might be me though as i am not well versed in software/hardware issues. frankly, i am amazed i have never blown a computer up.
joe
This means that it isn't RAW anymore. A linear DNG has been demosaiced, and the RAW data are no longer available to be processed should better demosaicing algorithms come along in the future. This is in contrast to "Raw DNG", which contains the raw image data plus metadata. A linear DNG is more closely related to something like TIFF than it is to a RAW file type.The only caveat to that is the files are huge. Adobe/Panasonic are working on this but the DNG conversion is linear (no I don't understand it) but it blows up the file size.
Joe, try Control clicking on a .RW2 file. A menu should come up, with an option that says "Open With". Choose Photoshop Elements 6.0 from the list that pops up. Let us know what happens.ok, i reset the preferences and now when i try to open a raw file it goes to dreamweaver and dreamweaver freezes and does not open.
joe
Thanks for the explanation. I guess it's always wise to hang on to the original RAW (.RW2) files--that's what I do anyway.This means that it isn't RAW anymore. A linear DNG has been demosaiced, and the RAW data are no longer available to be processed should better demosaicing algorithms come along in the future. This is in contrast to "Raw DNG", which contains the raw image data plus metadata. A linear DNG is more closely related to something like TIFF than it is to a RAW file type.
The whole idea of "linear DNG" probably comes from Adobe's desire to have a file type that could be used for all purposes. Ie, raw DNG for RAW files, and linear DNG for everything else. All kinds of files, JPG, TIF, PNG, PSD, etc can be converted to linear DNG. Obviously such a conversion cannot restore the raw sensor data (in many cases, eg analog cameras, there was no sensor data to begin with), highlighting the fact that a linear DNG is not a RAW file type.
The issue here is that, for the G1, LX3, and FZ28, Adobe has agreed to Panasonic's request that Adobe software implement automatic correction for lens flaws including barrel distortion. These corrections are applied when processing in Adobe Camera Raw/Lightroom, and also when converting to linear DNG, the only option for these cameras in Adobe DNG Converter.
Say, for example, you process a G1 RAW file in Raw Developer (Iridient Digital), you will see all the barrel distortion unmodified, along with a wider angle of view. In addition, the detail will be rendered according to the Raw Developer demosaic process. If instead you were to take the same G1 RAW file, convert it to DNG, and then open that DNG in Raw Developer, the barrel distortion correction would be "baked in" irreversibly, and the detail rendering will have been determined by the Adobe demosaic process. If you want that wider angle of view back and don't mind the barrel distortion, that option will have been lost, as the DNG file, in this case, is no longer RAW.
using 'open with', the only option is dreamweaver.Joe, try Control clicking on a .RW2 file. A menu should come up, with an option that says "Open With". Choose Photoshop Elements 6.0 from the list that pops up. Let us know what happens.
If that does not work, try converting the .RW2 file first to DNG and then control clicking as above but with the .dng file instead.
So the lens corrections have been baked in (no going back), and one has lost the option to demosaic using a different process in the future, but the file maintains more of its original potential than I suggested.Although a linear DNG is not equivalent to the original raw data, it still permits the majority of the operations that a raw converter does, such as colorimetric interpretation (using a color profile), white balance, and highlight recovery (among others). These abilities make linear DNG files fundamentally different from fully rendered files. The main ability that is lost with the use of linear DNG is the ability to use different demosaic algorithms down the road (and of course, as you've noted, the file size of a linear DNG is much bigger because the single channel data has already been expanded to 3 or 4 color channel data).