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Jochen224365619oel
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December 29, 2021
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Photoshop Elements 2022 Camera Raw 14.1 ?

  • December 29, 2021
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Hello,

 

does anyone know, when i would download the Photoshop Elements 2022 version, if the Camera Raw module 14.1 is automatically included?

I have the new Sony A7 IV camera which should work with the CameraRaw 14.1 version, but when i downloded the PSE 2022 test version, i couldnt open the new raw files

 

Any help would be great

 

Thx

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Walter_H
Walter_H
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December 31, 2021

Hi Jochen, I don't know why others have not suggested this. Follow these instructions to update the Camera Raw in Elements. This is an official workaround from Adobe!

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/camera-raw-update-not-available.html

Pay particular attention to steps 7 - 10. In step 9, you use 20 as the version number for your PSE 2022.

 

--Walter in Davie, FL
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    xAirbusdriver
    Participating Frequently
    July 4, 2023

    Unfortunately, the link above now goes to a much different page (html file). There are now only five steps in the basically duplicate instructions for macOS and Windows:

    Windows

    1. Quit all Adobe applications.
    2. Double-click the downloaded .zip file to unzip it. Windows might unzip the file for you.
    3. Double-click the resulting .exe file to start the installer. 
    4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
    5. Restart your Adobe applications.

    macOS

    1. Quit all Adobe applications.
    2. Click the downloaded .dmg file. In case of Camera Raw 10.5, double-click the .zip file to unzip it.
    3. Double-click the .pkg file to start the installer.
    4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
    5. Restart your Adobe applications.

    Nor have I been able to find any file with the ".8bi" extension.

     

    However, that "Camera Raw.plugin" is Version 14.1 (993), Created Aug 8, 2022. While I can use that version, I'd like to update to at least 14.5, if not 15.4. Both of which are downloadable from that heplx.adobe.com/.../camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html page.

    The path to my copy of the Camera Raw.plugin on my System:

    Macintosh SSD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/Elements 20/File Formats/Camera Raw.plugin

     

    Thanks for any help! 😄

    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 4, 2023

    Here are the instructions that used to be at the above link.

    The instructions on the page linked to now are for photoshop cc.

     

     

    Update the Camera Raw version on your Mac or Windows machine

     

    Find out how to update the Camera Raw version on your Mac or Windows machine.

    Note:
     

    The following is a workaround to update Camera Raw within Elements. It is recommended to wait for Camera Raw updates within the product for issue fixes. 

    If you haven't been able to update the Camera Raw plug-in for Elements, follow these steps:

    • Quit all Adobe applications.

      • On macOS, double-click the .dmg file to mount it.
      • On Windows double-click the downloaded .zip file to unzip it. (Windows might unzip the file for you.)
      • On macOS, double-click the .pkg file to start the installer. 
      • On Windows, double-click the resulting .exe file to start the installer.

    • Follow the on-screen instructions.

    • Once installed successfully, close the installer window.

    • Navigate to the following folder:

      • On macOS: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-ins/CC/File Formats
      • On Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CC\File Formats

    • Copy the Camera Raw plug-in from the CC > File Formats folder that is mentioned in the above step.

    • Navigate to the following folder: 

      • On macOS: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-ins/Elements<Version Number>/File Formats
      • On Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements<Version Number>\File Formats

    • Replace the existing Camera Raw plugin in Elements<Version Number> folder with the plug-in that you copied in step 8.

      Glenn 8675309
      Glenn 8675309
      Legend
      December 30, 2021

      Nope, it's not included. You have to manually install 14.1

      Go here, download it, install it.  You then have to manually isntall into PSE 2022.

      https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html

      It gets installed here.  
      C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CC\File Formats (the 8bi file is in the file formats folder).
      locate the .8bi file and copy it. 

      Paste the 8bi file here: (LOOK FOR AN .8BI FILE IN THE FILE FORMATS FOLDER- IF YOU FIND ONE THERE DELETE IT.
      C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Elements20\File Formats
      (ELEMENTS 20 IS THE DIRECTORY FOR PSE 2022)

      The new 8bi file goes into the file formats folder.

      ACR in PSE is not the same version you see in photoshop- but it will enable you to work with raw photos taken with your new camera. 





      J
      Jochen224365619oelAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      December 31, 2021

      Hello Glenn, thx for your great support !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

       

      But unfortunaletly it didnt work, why? I dont know 😞

       

      I have an new Win 10 PC, i installed PSE2022, everthing works fine, also the old raw format of my nikon d500, camera raw shows me version 13.3.

      The adobe creative cloud app, automatically asked for the cameraraw14.1 update, i accepted, restarted eyerthing new  (pc and programm) i coppied your mentioned 8bi as described and started again everthing new, i also saw the new camera profiles added under the structure 14.1

       

      i again was able to start cameraraw with my old nikon nef file format, everthing looks good, but cameraw raw shows me still that its version 13.3, do i made smething wrong?

       

      with the new raw sony arw file, it didnt work, message came up like "cant open this file"

      J
      Jochen224365619oelAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      December 31, 2021

      What I've seen is, that in Programms(x86) - Common Files - Adobe - Installers ... there are some ACR13_3 and ACR14_1 pimx files, is this something what i have to change?

       

      Or is there maybe a other raw converter wich can handle latest camera profiles which i could use for raw develepoment and after that to work with PSE?

       

      Thx again for any help on this

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