Nikon D3200 in PS CS5?

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September 21, 2012
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I just got a Nikon D3200, but my photoshop (CS5 pro, mac) won't let me open the raw NEF files. I found an update to camera raw on the adobe site tht includes the D3200, but it seems that it's not CS5 compatible. I cannot justify upgrading to CS6 just to get the raw import option. Is there a way to enable D3200 raw files import in CS5?

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chewey123456

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There is one more option: Nikon Capture NX (or NX2), which is sometimes shipped free with Nikon DSLR(s), should be a lot less expensive than CS6, and which works with *all* Nikon .NEF files that I have (D800, D300s, D3200, D40X); granted Capture is not ACR but fairly complete for "typical" RAW work w/o ACR (what I really miss is "Exposure" adjustments) before you save to .JPG or .TIF for further post-processing.

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AG2011b143

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thanks everyone. It's not just the $400+ I would need to find to upgrade, it's the principle - Adobe's greed in making people upgrade just to enable access to a newer Camera Raw. They could have made it compatible with CS5 and made a lot of people happy, whereas they took the $$ route and pissed a lot of people off.

If I could buy a new camera Raw for CS5 for say $50, I would. But $400+ is another matter entirely. For now, I'll stick with the free DNG convertor.

Thanks again.

JP Hess

Inspiring

Please, don't try to go down this road. It has been beaten to death in this forum. Your frustration is noted, but it's not going to change Adobe policy and program development. Your choices are to upgrade or to use the free DNG converter. Those are the answers. And in spite of your frustration about Adobe policy, it isn't going to change.

JP Hess

Inspiring

Your camera was not added until version 7.1, which is only compatible with Photoshop CS6. If you don't want to upgrade then you can download the DNG converter version 7.1 and convert your files to DNG (Digital negative) format, and then those will open with the Camera Raw that you have now.

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LWAAAuthor

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thanks, will do. This is aggravating though. I simply cannot afford the upgrade, just so I can use the raw feature. I upgraded to CS5, but still use only the features I used in CS. I use photoshop a lot, but have no need for most of the new stuff.

JP Hess

Inspiring

I had that same argument until I finally broke down and purchased Photoshop CS6. It really does have a lot of new features that I'm finding that I enjoy using with my photography. I have been spending time on Lynda.com going through a lot of tutorials. There are features that I haven't used, and new features that I find really enhance what I'm doing. In my opinion the upgrade is worth it if it doesn't hit your pocketbook too hard.

As long as the camera manufacturers insist on using these proprietary raw file formats we will be faced with this problem of updating the software. There's just no way around it. The trouble is that the cameras sell, the people aren't voicing their frustration to the right place. The camera companies have got us by the throat, and we seem to be willing to just sit there and take it.

The DNG converter does a good job. It's free and simple to use as long as you remember one little point. When you browse for a location using the converter, only choose the folder. If you open the folder that contains your raw files then the converter will tell you there are no files to convert. It is FOLDER based, not individual file-based.

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