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June 14, 2013
Question

Cannot open Nikon D5200 RAW (NEF) Files in Bridge CS5.

  • June 14, 2013
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How do I sort this problem? Is there a bridge CS5 update for this camera? (I can't find one in Adobe Downloads)

Dmecy

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    John Waller
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 14, 2013

    The D5200 was first supported in Camera Raw 7.3 (current version is 8.1)

    http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

    which was first supported in Bridge CS6

    http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/camera-raw-compatible-applications.html

    Camera Raw 7.x is not compatible with CS5 or lower versions. Only CS6+

    Your options:

    1. Join the Adobe Cloud and get the latest versions of the software
    2. Upgrade to CS6 (perpetual license) which is still on sale but is now abandonware since the all-new Cloud-only CC versions of Adobe software will be released on June 17. CS6 will remain on sale but won't be patched or updated other than the occasional bugfix.
    3. Convert the D5200 Raw files to DNGs using the free DNG converter then open and edit the DNGs in CS5
      http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/extend.displayTab2.html
    Yammer
    Inspiring
    June 15, 2013

    4. Use Lightroom (4.3 onwards) and export to Photoshop CS5 for post-processing.

    (clue: option 3 is free, option 4 is relatively cheap)