Purple Dots In Camera RAW ?!

[Aweitzel]

Has anyone noticed using Photoshop elements 6 camera RAW 4.2. Purple Dots In the dark Area of the Image? Im not talking like Noise Dots or anything like that. It actually looks like i Took out a spray paint tool and spray painted Purple Dots. If i increase anything do with light or highlights it tends to go away, but if i increase blacks, or Decrease brightness the image becomes 100% useless.
Id love to post an example but well shooting RAW - Jpegs, the Jpegs have none of this. Plus it only happens well using this program. It doesn't happen well Viewing in Irfan view, or Picasa.
The dots don't cover the image, just the extreme Dark spots.
i would think it was my screen acting up, but since it only happens using PS and nowhere i ruled it out.
Oh and once i click "open image" and it opens IN PS editor, the go away.
here's a Exif from one image.

ImageWidth - 1600
ImageLength - 1200
BitsPerSample - 8 8 8
Compression - 6 (JPG)
Make - Canon
Model - Canon PowerShot G9
StripOffset - 36352
Orientation - Top left
StripByteCount - 296510
XResolution - 180
YResolution - 180
ResolutionUnit - Inch
DateTime - 2008:07:12 06:11:13
ExifOffset - 270
ExposureTime - 1/160 seconds
FNumber - 8.00
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExifVersion - 0220
DateTimeOriginal - 2008:07:12 06:11:13
DateTimeDigitized - 2008:07:12 06:11:13
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
CompressedBitsPerPixel - 3 (bits/pixel)
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/159 seconds
ApertureValue - F 8.00
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 2.80
MeteringMode - Center weighted average
Flash - Flash not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 7.40 mm
UserComment -
FlashPixVersion - 0100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 4000
ExifImageHeight - 3000
InteroperabilityOffset - 24980
FocalPlaneXResolution - 5498.28
FocalPlaneYResolution - 5479.45
FocalPlaneResolutionUnit - Inch
SensingMethod - One-chip color area sensor
FileSource - DSC - Digital still camera
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Manual
White Balance - Auto
DigitalZoomRatio - 1.00 x
SceneCaptureType - Standard
Maker Note (Vendor): -
Macro mode - Normal
Self timer - Off
Quality - RAW
Flash mode - Not fired
Sequence mode - Single or Timer
Focus mode - Single
Image size - Large
Easy shooting mode - Manual
Digital zoom - None
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Normal
ISO Value - 100
Metering mode - Center weighted
Focus type - Auto
AF point selected - Manual AF point selection
Exposure mode - Manual
Focal length - 7400 - 44400 mm (1000 mm)
Flash activity - Not fired
Flash details -
Focus mode 2 - Continuous
White Balance - Auto
Sequence number - 0
Flash bias - 0 EV
Subject Distance - 457
Image Type - IMG:High definition CCD image
Firmware Version - Firmware Version 1.00
Image Number - 1000035
Owner Name -
Thumbnail: -
JpegIFOffset - 33792
JpegIFByteCount - 2235

[Streetshooter]

email me the file and I will try it in PSCS3 and Lightroom and see if it's in there too....

Shooter bluezdon19111@yahoo.com

[Aweitzel]

The file size is to large to upload threw Hotmail and yahoo. man its been awhile since i used that AOL account. You should be getting it from "Pyro3344@aol.com"
And the dots, at least from me are in the curb, bottom left of the image.
Ok so its to big for AOL as well darnit.
Edit - tried again, it may show up as spam or junk mail though, i used an Internet based transfer site.
Thanks for the help, sorry for the trouble.

[DDCSD]

You can do a screen capture and post what you are seeing on here. Use you "Prt Scn" button and then use the "new image from clipboard". Then save for web and post here.

[Aweitzel]

Great idea, can you tell i work Graveyard and am getting tired.
Look at the Curb. this is Zero edit, it only gets worse as i Edit. Straight from camera.

[andrewaaa5]

you can also use something like mediafire.com webpage to share large files for free...

[Atheomerase]

Check in the top area of the RAW browser, do you have a checkbox in Preview / Highlights / Shadows?

I know if I have Highlights and Shadows selected, the highlights flash red when overexposed and shadows appear as pink for underexposure.

[Aweitzel]

Check in the top area of the RAW browser, do you have a checkbox in Preview / Highlights / Shadows?

I know if I have Highlights and Shadows selected, the highlights flash red when overexposed and shadows appear as pink for underexposure.

And we have a winner! guess i should stop randomly Clicking on boxs n buttons if i dont know what they do.
Thank you all Soooo much. Kinda feel dumb now, ive been using this program for some time, but never clicked on those buttons.

[Atheomerase]

And we have a winner! guess i should stop randomly Clicking on boxs n buttons if i dont know what they do.
Thank you all Soooo much. Kinda feel dumb now, ive been using this program for some time, but never clicked on those buttons.


I shoot a lot at high ISO and in very low light, so I didn't realize what they were until recently when I was shooting in good light and only had a couple (was shooting ISO 50 at the time).

Glad your question has been answered!

[Aweitzel]

me too! I'm finally using mostly manual and raw. and ran into this wall going, Great what did i screw up now.
Although thinking about it, i should have realized its like the Zebra effect on my LCD screen when the highlights are blown out....
Thank you everyone agian. im going to bed.

[andrewaaa5]

glad to see you found the reason... :)