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Charleton_A_Wyman
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September 21, 2013
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Fuji RAW "RAF" How to read with photoshop?

  • September 21, 2013
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Anyone tell me how to read a RAF file please?

I am using PS Elements 8 and a Fuji X20 with *.RAF files.

The PS e8 is fully updated.

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    areohbee
    areohbee
    Legend
    September 26, 2013

    Related thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1293484?tstart=0

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    Charleton_A_WymanAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    September 21, 2013

    Sadly the DNG software  does not do such a good job as the MAC OS (Preview).

    The converter program looses light and definition in the convertion.

    Pretty poor show Adobe!!!

    Yammer
    Yammer
    Inspiring
    September 25, 2013

    Charleton A Wyman wrote:

    Sadly the DNG software  does not do such a good job as the MAC OS (Preview).

    The converter program looses light and definition in the convertion.

    Pretty poor show Adobe!!!

    That's all down to the way you use the software. If you prefer the preview (made by the camera, not MacOS) then there's no point shooting Raw. There's a common misconception that Raw files are supposed to impress, straight out of the camera. They are "Raw" and need cooking. Camera JPEGs (and Raw previews) are already cooked. Shooting Raw enables you to be a better chef than the camera. Metaphors over.

    areohbee
    areohbee
    Legend
    September 26, 2013

    Charleton A Wyman wrote:

    4) Your suggesting to spend more cash is still ridiculous.

    How? You bought a program without support for your camera, because it didn't exist at the time. You've been given a free solution, but you don't like it. The only other alternative is to upgrade or use other software.

    I understand where you're coming from. I have previously suggested that it's not rocket science to build something very similar to DNG Converter into the Camera Raw workflow, but Adobe is in it to make money, and they still provide a free alternative. It's the camera manufacturers who are at fault here but no one complains about them. Is it because they make hardware, which is perceived to be more valuable than software?

    Anyway. This is a user-to-user forum, so your beef is not being directed at Adobe. We're just a community of end-users, and the occasional Adobe techie, who don't make company policy.

    We could go back to your statement: "Sadly the DNG software  does not do such a good job as the MAC OS (Preview)." You never fully explained what you meant. As we are here to help each other out, we could tackle this aspect of the discussion, and get it back on track. Even old versions of Camera Raw should give you better results than the embedded previews. Maybe you have it set up wrong? Would you like some help with that?


    Yammer wrote:

    We could go back to your statement: "Sadly the DNG software  does not do such a good job..."

    Yeah, that concerns me - I mean: it should preserve the raw data exactly, so if there is some problem rendering a converted file, there must be some critical exif data that is amiss or something. Maybe OP could post a sample... Even if he/she has decided not to go that route, if there is a problem there I'm sure Adobe would want to know about it.

    Noel Carboni
    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    September 21, 2013

    Adobe doesn't make a practice of adding new camera support to older versions of Photoshop that are no longer currently selling.

    If your camera is newer than your version of Photoshop, you'll want to do one of two things:

    1.  Use the latest version of Adobe's free DNG converter to convert your raw files to the .DNG format, which can then be read by your older version of Photoshop.

    -or-

    2.  Upgrade Photoshop to the latest version, which (assuming support for your camera has already been added) will be able to open the raw files directly.

    -Noel

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    Charleton_A_WymanAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    September 21, 2013

    Reply. Thanks for the advice.

    If true this is yet another reason why I do not intend to buy anymore Adobe Software.

    But thanks all the same.

    Which of the multide of versions and updates would I need?

    It's obvious enout to me that a simple patch to my version of Photoshop would be easier for everyone, expecially Adobe.

    Noel Carboni
    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    September 23, 2013

    You bought a new camera...  Why not buy the latest new software to deal with its files?

    -Noel

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