DNG converter for older versions of MAC OS?

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December 9, 2013
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Hi,

I'm helping a friend who is happily using PS CS3 on a Mac with Lion or Lepard. I'm a PC person so I'm not sure what those two names mean. Anyway, he has a couple of newer cameras (a Sony and a Nikon) for which CS3 can't interpret the RAW files. As I understand, Adobe is not providing support in CS3 for new RAW files and my friend does not want to upgrade to a later version of Photoshop CS or CC. So, I suggested the free Adobe DNG converter.

In looking at the Adobe specs on the DNG copnverter, it says that it requires Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.8. So, two questions:

1) Is OS X 10.6 tru 10.8 the same as Lion or Lepard (I suspect not)

2) Is there an "older" version of the Adobe DNG converted I can have him download that is compatible with his OS and has (or can get) the code for recent cameras?

Thanks -- Dan

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gener7

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10.5 is Leopard,10.6 is Snow Leopard, 10.7 is Lion, and 10.8 is Mountain Lion.

You should just ask him for the version number. Once that is known, then you can decide what needs to be downloaded.

Gene

Califdan2Author

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Thanks

ssprengel

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To answer the other part of your question, you can download older versions of the DNG Converter from http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates.html

The question is, though, what version of the DNG Converter is needed to handle the files. Since you didn’t specify the extract models of cameras, that is impossible to verify, yet.

You can look at this list of cameras and ACR version numbers to get an idea what the minimum DNG Converter download that would be needed to support them, and then check the system requirements of that particular DNGC version:

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

Finally, Adobe is still offering the PS-CCLR subscription for $10/month (in the US). It was supposed to expire on Dec 3rd, and then Dec 8th, but it’s still there, now without a specific expiration, but that doesn’t mean the offer won’t expire. $120/year for the PS-CCLR subscription is about as much as it used to cost to upgrade PS-non-extended every 18 months, so if your friend can afford $10/month they can have the latest PS and run it on up to two computers.

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