[oeyvind]

Have anyone tested this on their Mac?

To buy:

http://www.adobe.com/store/products/...dobe_CameraRaw

Review:

http://www.outbackphoto.com/artofraw/raw_04/essay.html

[carnagex2000]

First off, there are FREE plugins for the JPEG 2000 on version tracker, and second if your Camera can take RAW pictures, then you probably have software the comes with it to view/edit RAW images. (my Nikon 5700 comes with Nikon View, which also installs an Adobe plug-in to work on RAW pictures in Photoshop)

[spiky_dog]

ah, but camera raw is unique because it lets photoshop open them directly. once it becomes widespread, then a raw file will become equivalent to a tiff, and no longer will the photographer need to extensively (and slowly) post process using the proprietary software of the camera maker before sending photos off to press. in addition, its color is supposed to be better -- at least for canon models, reds are rendered with less saturation and a slightly different hue. (which presumably would solve my problem, where i consistently must desaturate the reds by -20 to make skin tones look natural.)

[tooki]

Nonsense. Each camera's RAW format is different. It's not A format, it's a KIND of format.

A RAW file is a raw data dump of the CCD chip. Each model's CCD is different. Most cameras use RGGB arrangements (1/4 of the pixels are R, 1/2 are G, 1/4 are B), while Nikon uses CMYG.

tooki

[carnagex2000]

Spikey Dog, I can open RAW pictures in Photoshop, thanks to the plug-in that came with my Nikon 5700 (and Tooki is right, each camera has a different RAW format, for Nikon it is called NEF and Canon's is called CRF meaning canon raw format) The adobe program is not taking into account the specs of your camera. Its a general RAW convertor. Personally I will use the one that came with my camera.

[spiky_dog]

Originally posted by carnagex2000:
Spikey Dog, I can open RAW pictures in Photoshop, thanks to the plug-in that came with my Nikon 5700 (and Tooki is right, each camera has a different RAW format, for Nikon it is called NEF and Canon's is called CRF meaning canon raw format) The adobe program is not taking into account the specs of your camera. Its a general RAW convertor. Personally I will use the one that came with my camera.

but it is taking into accounts the specs. as i understand it, the big allure of this program as opposed to the NEF plugin, or File Viewer for us Canon types, is that it has color managed profiles for all of the cameras it officially supports. thus your colors can remain managed and consistent throughout the entire workflow.

[carnagex2000]

Just so you know Spikey Dog, my friend just got it, and in the Camera Raw_JPEG2000 Read Me.pdf on the second page (middle of the page) it says this:

"As Shot" White Balance Settings

'As Shot' white balance is not supported (and turns into a duplicate of Auto) for the following cameras:

Canon EOS-D30
Canon PowerShot 600
Canon PowerShot A5
Canon PowerShot G1
Canon PowerShot G2
Canon PowerShot G3
Canon PowerShot Pro70
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
Canon PowerShot S30
Canon PowerShot S40
Canon PowerShot S45
Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Nikon CoolPix 5000
Nikon CoolPix 5700 with Firmware Ver. 1.7

(So not all features of the program is supported by all cameras, which is why Im using Nikon Editor Pro (which comes with Nikon Capture PRO,not the standared editor that comes with Nikon View), it gives me the same options, including being able to open RAW-NEF formats in Photoshop, and there are more White Balance control features in Nikon Editor Pro then there is in the RAW-JPEG2000, then again, im not sure what comes with the standard Canon CRF editor, who knows maybe it would be cheaper to buy the RAW-JPEG2000 then it is to buy the PRO Version of Canon's RAW editor, if that's the case, I say go for it.
Don't get me wrong, the RAW-JPEG2000 is a great program. And it sure beats shooting in TIFF which takes forever to save on my camera, and the white balance control alone is enough alone for me to use RAW and not TIFF)

I think its worth the $100 or so to use RAW formats.
(unfortunetly I have the Nikon 5700 with 1.7, so for me, ill stick to my Nikon Editor Pro, anyways, I paid $150 for it already from B&H

[spiky_dog]

Thanks for the readme file info. I was assuming that all cameras would be fully supported. This is all the more reason to upgrade from my somewhat tired S30 to whatever snazzy D-SLR is released next week at PMA, no?