Canon 10 d - photoshop cs raw

[Iron John]

Hi.

Just installed adobe cs and want to convert raw files. Works fine provided that I download images to canons software first then open them up in adobe.

Do I still have to download images to canon software first?

After connecting camera a box appears asking to select programe for launch. If I choose photoshop then from the file menue select import - WIA-eos10d I can downdoad jpeg files into photoshop but NOT raw files. If I try to download a raw file I get a message "could not complete the import command because of problem with scanner".

This only happens with the raw files.

Hope someone can "put me in the picture"

Kind Regards
John

[psk4363]

Hi John,

I don't use, nor advise the use of, camera to computer connections. It's by far the slowest method as you are limited to USB 1.1. Get a separate card reader wherupon your CF/MD will be treated as another hard drive enabling a much faster transfer of images.

If you do connect direct from the camera you shouldn't have to open RAW files through other Canon software before importing into CS - the RAW converter within CS will do the conversion for you. I may be wrong here as I don't use this method - other forum members will advise I'm sure. I have no problems with a card reader importing RAW direct into CS and allowing the converter to do the work for me.

Cheers,
Barry

[Roger_Cavanagh]

John,

Copy the raw files from the camera to your hard disk. As Barry says, this is much easier with a card reader. I'd also strongly recommend you get Downloader Pro from www.breezesys.com, which will make the process of moving files from camera/card to PC much simpler.

You do not need the go through the Canon software. Once the files are on the PC, use the File Browser in PS CS to open them in the Camera raw plug-in.

Regards,

[iwatkins]

As above. Get a USB 2.0 CF card reader (cheap) and a copy of DownloaderPro (again, cheap).

I use this method and it works really well. I have it setup so that when I put the CF card into the card reader, DownloaderPro starts up automatically, downloads all the RAW files to hard disk, clears them off the CF card and once filed and renamed etc. then starts Photoshop CS for me.

From the beginning to the end of the description above I have to do nothing at all (other than get a cup of tea). I wouldn't have it any other way. The other benefit is that I no longer have any of the Canon software on my main machine (but keep a copy of Remote Capture on my laptop).

P.S. DownloaderPro can do the same for you via the direct camera connection but it is a lot slower over USB 1.1 than it is from a USB 2.0 card reader.

Cheers

Ian

[mfruin]

Is there software like the breeze browser to manage raw file available for Mace instead of PCs?? Mfruin

[SWPhotoImaging]

As the previous responders have mentioned, a method for connecting the CF card to your computer, rather than your camera to your computer is the preferred solution for transferring files.

Since my main workstation if a high-end laptop, I use a CF-card holder that slips into my PC-Card slot to makemy cards appear as adrive on my PC for copying to hard disk.

After that, it's all a piece of cake (as far as getting a RAW file opened in PSCS).

-Gizmo-

[mfruin]

Thanks for the reply. What I'm looking for is software to convert images and manage them without using Canon's crummy stuff. Something like Breeze Browser, but made for Macs. MFruin

[Iron John]

Many thanks for your help.

I've downloaded software (downloader pro and breezebrowser) and works a treat.
Now all I need is a cardreader in my Christmas stocking!

The breezebrowser is the fastest I've come across yet for veiwing raw files.

Regards
John.

(as I am using a sandisk ultra II CF card in my 10d, is there much difference in speed over the USB2 cardreader and firewire - is it worth the extra expence)

[SWPhotoImaging]

In my experience, you will see no noticable difference between USB2 and Firewire (1394) using the same type of cardreader (or external HD, DVD, etc). Taking the slow (USB1.1) camera out of the middle is where the improvement comes from.

-Gizmo-

[MrEWorm]

I use downloader pro to download, and the breezebrowzer slideshow feature to quickly separate the good from the bad. It also does batch conversions to jpeg for my wife to play with or Tiff16 for me to play with in CS.

I can play in CS while Breezebrowzer converts batches at the same time. (CS can read the raw files but it takes awhile to convert them and I haven't yet figured out how to do them as a batch.)

I am trying to learn CS, it is one complicated bear but I am amazed at some of the things it will do.

[fleng]

Question. Does it work on Powershot A95? so far i have the cardreader, the downloaderpro and i cant find any rawfiles in the "card drive". It only downloads as JPEG files. thanks in advance for clearing my doubts.

[Jesper]

Question. Does it work on Powershot A95? so far i have the cardreader, the downloaderpro and i cant find any rawfiles in the "card drive". It only downloads as JPEG files. thanks in advance for clearing my doubts.Wow, you managed to get a thread from december 2003 back to the top of the forum to ask your question!?

The Powershot A95 does not support RAW mode, so you will not find RAW images on your CF card. If you have a camera that is capable of shooting RAW images, you have to first set the camera to RAW mode. Instead of JPEG files, you'll get RAW files (with the extension CRW or CR2, depending on which camera you're using) on your CF card.