Does Adobe Raw come with elements 3 and 4?

[i2iSTUDIOS]

Or is it a plug in I must buy?

[mgbeach]

a 5-second Google search reveals that both have RAW support built in, although it is reduced in functionality from CS :)

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/adobeelements3/page2.asp

[rfreschner]

They have the support, but you may have to download a more recent plug-in depending on your camera and whether you get PSE3 or PSE4.

[PhotosGuy]

Why not try RSE?
I've used the free RSE (RawShooter Essentials) since it came out & wouldn't be without it now. I usually only go into PS to crop, resize & do some final sharpening unless it's a complex shot. For the simple shots, RSE saves the conversion info so I can delete the big tiff file & save a lot of hard drive space in the long run.
For complex shots with many layers I save the tiff.

RawShooter link at the bottom of this review:
http://www.outbackphoto.com/artofraw/raw_18/essay.html
or skip the review:
http://www.pixmantec.com/index2.html
Why some photographers use RSE
http://www.pixmantec.com/pdf/photographers_toolbox.pdf

[i2iSTUDIOS]

Why not try RSE?
I've used the free RSE (RawShooter Essentials) since it came out & wouldn't be without it now. I usually only go into PS to crop, resize & do some final sharpening unless it's a complex shot. For the simple shots, RSE saves the conversion info so I can delete the big tiff file & save a lot of hard drive space in the long run.
For complex shots with many layers I save the tiff.

RawShooter link at the bottom of this review:
http://www.outbackphoto.com/artofraw/raw_18/essay.html
or skip the review:
http://www.pixmantec.com/index2.html
Why some photographers use RSE
http://www.pixmantec.com/pdf/photographers_toolbox.pdf
RSE won't work on my computer. :(

I tried it but it says that my AMD Athlon XP machine doesn't have the math engine it needs, I need an Intel Processor or a newer AMD chip. :(