Does PSE 11 Work with RW2 Files?

[Guest]

I just got the Panasonic DMC-ZS50. From what I now understand, Panasonic changed their raw files from .RAW to RW2. So, PSE 11 says it doesn't support RW2. All the current updates are in there. Am I stuck having to convert all the RW2 files now?

Anyone know if later versions of PSE handle RW2 files?

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The RW2 can vary from camera to camera (Edit: »Camera Type«, that is), so it depends.

Please see for yourself which version of Camera Raw supports a camera and which version of Photoshop is compatible with that ACR version:

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

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

Using the free DNG Converter would be an alternative.

https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows

https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=mac

If you prefer processing RAW images with ACR instead of the camera maker’s proprietary software you might want to petition them to allow shooting DNG so that Adobe does not have to play catch-up with each new camera model’s RAW format.

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Primus67  wrote

I just got the Panasonic DMC-ZS50.

Cameras supported by Camera Raw

That camera was first supported in Camera Raw 9.0 which is only compatible with PSE 13 and later.

So you'll either have to upgrade to PSE 15 or convert to DNG.

[Guest]

Thank you!