how to open a jpeg in Adobe Camera Raw?

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I just upgraded to CS-3 and I am trying to figure out how to open a jpeg in Adobe Camera Raw...so how do I do this?

ACR is for RAW files, hence the RAW in Adobe camera raw. In CS3 you just choose file open and choose the jpeg you want.

Eric

You can indeed edit JPEGs in ACR in CS3. You have to do it from Bridge. In CS3 click the icon in the upper right corner with what looks like a little camera and magifying glass to go to Bridge. Navigate to the folder you want and edit them in RAW by selecting the images you want, right-clicking them and choosing "Open in Camera RAW."

I'm curious.....Why would you want to open a JPG in ACR?

Mark_Cohran wrote in post #4938819
I'm curious.....Why would you want to open a JPG in ACR?

It's a quick way to adjust the color temp.....

And you don't have to do it from Bridge - just prefer ACR for JPG.

It's also handy for non-destructive cropping....

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I just open CS3, choose File, Open As, select the the jpg, then select CR2 from the file type drop down.

I shoot jpeg and use CS3 raw editor for my jpegs all the time. It is soooo great to process jpegs the same way as raw now. After the camera processes what you shoot and gives you jpegs..if you have your settings in your camera to your liking then all you need to do is use the raw sliders to "tweak" your images and you are done. Lots easier than trying to process EVERY slider to get what you want.

jpt123 wrote in post #4940393
I just open CS3, choose File, Open As, select the the jpg, then select CR2 from the file type drop down.

I'm glad to know about this, as well as the other ways mentioned. I should have known there was more than one way to do this, in fact it looks like there must be about a half-dozen ways!