Color space setting should have no effect. In fact, when using Camera Raw isn't even something to consider. Have you ever been able to use those files from the EXF2? Neither Lightroom 5.4 nor Camera Raw 8.4 will recognize that file on my computer. ... View more

darrenmars wrote: Thanks, @ccastleb The files are too big for posting here. I've never needed to use Dropbox so hopefully this works: Dropbox - SAM_0051.SRW Uncompressed, straight from camera. @JimHess Yes I am also unable to open in DNG Converter 8.4 But what is the error message you receive when using the DNG converter? The most common mistake new users make is to open the folder containing the original raw files. You only choose the folder, but don't open the folder. My thinking is that you received the message that there are no files found. And the solution is as I have explained. Added later: have you been able to import any images from this camera? I just downloaded your image and try to open it in Camera Raw as well as Lightroom, both the latest versions. There's no preview, and neither program will open the file. According to the supported camera list published by Adobe, that camera is supported. So something else must be a contributing factor. ... View more

What about the DNG converter? Surely you didn't get that same message with it, did you? Added later: FWIW, I downloaded your file and imported it into Lightroom 5.4 without any problems. And, using Lightroom, I was able to convert it to DNG. Again without any problems. ... View more

The EX2F Has been supported in Lightroom since version 4.2, and in Camera Raw since 7.2. If you truly have the current version of Camera Raw installed, and if you have Lightroom 4.2 or newer, your files should be supported. And the DNG converter should work as well. Can you tell me exactly what error messages you are receiving? ... View more

Once the image has been opened in Photoshop, it is no longer raw image data. I understand that Photoshop will indicate that it is a raw file, but it is only telling where the image came from. Photoshop cannot edit raw image data. That is why there has to be the Camera Raw plug-in. I don't know of a shake reduction plug-in for Lightroom, but that doesn't mean that there isn't one out there. Hopefully, Rob Cole will see this, and if there is a plug-in he will surely know about it. I used the Nik plug-ins with both Photoshop and the Lightroom, and they have a sharpening tool that does a pretty good job for me. But, even with that the sharpening is not done on the raw image data. The file has to be converted before the plug-ins can be used. ... View more

Your raw files remain completely untouched. When you make changes in Lightroom they are stored in the catalog or written to XMP files if you have that option selected. Nothing is ever written directly to the raw file in Lightroom, or Camera Raw if you are using Photoshop, or Photoshop itself. ... View more

That is really strange. If you click on that drop-down that initially says "Auto", is that where you are choosing your paper profile? You probably know this. But just as a double check, are you also choosing the appropriate paper type on the first page of the printer driver? And, just to clarify, on the page where the choice is made for no color matching, I'm choosing the second option which is the ICC profile. ... View more

You're right, and I kind of overlooked your comment # 2 above. What also interests me is the number of different ways there are to accomplish the same results. ... View more

With the help of a fine gentleman in another forum, I have stumbled onto something that very well could solve the problem. Follow along through the steps. I tried it, and I didn't have the magenta cast in the driver preview. 1. In Lightroom, choose to let the printer manage the color. Yes, that's right. 2. In the printer driver, instead of choosing none in color management, choose ICC profile. 3. Where it says Auto, click on that drop-down, and you will have a list of all your paper profiles. 4. Choose the appropriate paper. Now, when you print and use the driver preview, the preview should be what you expect.  The drop-down labeled, "Printer Profile" is the one that will list Auto when you first open this dialog. Just change it to the paper profile you are using. ... View more

If you read the part that I added later, I believe your suspicion is correct. The printer driver preview doesn't seem to like it when the application manages the output. I'm going to have to think about this a little more. Added later: According to someone in another forum, this is a common problem with the previews screen in the Canon printer driver. He indicated that it has to do with the operating system and the monitor and other factors, and that it's kind of a luck of the draw when did the preview will work right for you or not. His recommendation is to use the printer driver preview to evaluate print size and orientation, but to not rely on it for color proofing. ... View more

twinger.photos wrote: So, I've fiddled with option 1: I set a profile in Lightroom, and then in the Canon print driver I select "Manual" and "None". But when the preview comes up in the Canon print driver it has a hideous pink colour cast--completely unusable. This happens no matter which manual profile I select, and it makes no difference whether I turn colour management on or off in the Canon driver. Has anyone else had this experience? Tom. Are you soft proofing in Lightroom using the paper profile? My suggestion would be to do that and then don't look at the preview in the Canon printer driver. I haven't used that preview option at all until today and I had the same color problem that you described. But my prints are matching my Lightroom soft proof very closely. So I'm not going to use that preview feature in the printer driver. Added later: just out of curiosity, I decided to print from Lightroom letting the printer manage the color. This is something that I haven't even tried previously with this printer. And I used the printer preview in the printer driver. The printer driver preview matched Lightroom, no color cast. And the print matched Lightroom as it should. So I don't understand what is going on in your situation. ... View more

I don't have a monitor calibrator either. I haven't used the printer driver preview with my Pixma Pro-100 before. But I just tried it out of curiosity. The print preview in the driver had a I bad magenta cast, but the print that I made using the Lightroom print module and appropriate ICC profiles was right. So it appears that you and I are having conflicting results. ... View more

I guess there is something I don't understand. If you are seeing the color shift in the print AND seeing that same color shift in the print preview, can't you just compensate for it before you print? If that was a dumb question I apologize. ... View more

I'm really not sure what to tell you. I have almost exclusively let Lightroom manage the colors. I'm printing on four different types of paper, and soft proofing with the profiles either from Canon or Red River, depending on what paper I'm using. And my prints are matching really well. What about your monitor profile? Are you sure it's okay? You might consider switching to a standard sRGB profile for your monitor and see if that helps. Or, if you have profile provided from the maker of your monitor, you could try using it. Something is really not right with your set up because your prints should match very closely. ... View more

If you only want to convert certain files you can drag/drop them onto the icon for the DNG converter when it is closed. It will then open and let you just convert those files. ... View more

I have never tried to reply via e-mail. If you log into the forum with your username and password, you can locate the appropriate thread. There's a link at the bottom of each message to "Reply". Click on that link and type in your answer. ... View more

Yes, I know. And yet, it seems like every time there is an update there are a few people who aren't able to get it. It makes me wonder what is different about their systems. Like, I wonder if maybe they have installed things using a custom installation, or something like that. Curious, to say the least. ... View more

Not that it will do any good, but I just posted a comment at the bottom of the journal page that announced the release of Camera Raw 8.3. Doing a Google search, there seems to be a link to download the Mac version but I didn't see one for Windows. Now watch; someone who really knows their stuff will probably post the links. ... View more

I certainly agree. I have been using Lightroom for years, and find it dismaying that there seems to be so many screw ups in updates and installations. I haven't experienced the problems that some are having. Camera Raw updated for my Photoshop CS6 effortlessly and almost automatically. The application manager was updated at the same time and then Camera Raw was updated. I don't know what to tell you. In reality, you can choose the "open anyway" option when the message appears. I don't think there is anything that Lightroom does that Camera Raw 8.2 won't translate. When you choose the "open anyway" option, you can tick the box "don't ask again", and whatever option you choose will be done automatically from that point forward. Then if you find a way to get Camera Raw 8.3 installed you will see any change in your workflow. ... View more

The only problem is that the OP has Photoshop CS6. And apparently the Application Manager doesn't get updated properly on some computers. I have seen several complaints about not being able to get Camera Raw updated, and it seems to be tied to a problem with the Application Manager. ... View more

Apparently Adobe has gone to utilizing the Adobe Application Manager to handle the update of Camera Raw. You should have received notification of updates through the AAM, and the manager as well as Camera Raw should have been updated.  If that didn't happen for you then go to the link I'm providing and update your AAM. Then that update should bring about the update Camera Raw. Yes, I know, this is kind of a pain. But what are your alternatives? http://www.adobe.com/appsmanager/index.html ... View more

If you are consistently having to add that much exposure compensation then I think you need to consider calibrating your monitor. You shouldn't have to compensate that much. In Lightroom, after I have made the adjustments to my images and I feel they are ready to print, I will turn on some proof and make sure I'm using the right profile for the proofing. I will adjust settings to match what I like, and then I will go to the print module. The only time I have to make a exposure compensation is when the exposure is off in the first place. But if +80 works for you, that's great. ... View more

Well, I purchase locally from Staples. I get $2 credit on returned empty cartridges, plus I purchase other supplies there so I accumulate rewards points that help cut costs a little bit. I haven't bought any cartridges yet but probably will within the next day or two. ... View more

Yes, the choices are almost overwhelming. I've only had the Pro-100 for a couple of days, and I made a couple of mistakes on some of my first prints. But today I printed a 13 x 19 that just amazes me. As long as I remember to make all the appropriate settings the printer does exactly what it's supposed to. It's kind of like learning to ride a bicycle all over again. ... View more

It's a good thing that there isn't one right way, because I am just the opposite. I prefer printing using the Lightroom print module. As soon as I started using the profiles for the paper alignment with setting the right options in the printer driver, I'm getting excellent prints. I played around with the plug-in but haven't printed with it yet. There have been a couple of little issues that I wasn't happy with, and those issues could be resolved just using Lightroom. I'm glad the plug-in is working for you. I'm not saying that I will never use it. But, so far, it doesn't quite fit the bill. Okay, dumb little things like putting a stroke border around the print. It can be done in Print Studio Pro. At least I haven't found a way to do it. Like I said, little things. It may not be a big deal to you. But I have one that I really like with that little stroke border. Just my observation, and not challenging what you have found. ... View more

I don't want to seem to be turning this into a blog. I have been using Lightroom for years, but this is the first time I have ever used a printer that uses profiles. And I have discovered that in Lightroom it is possible to soft proof using the paper profiles and get a good idea of what the final product will actually look like. When I first installed this printer I made several prints of the same image using different profiles, not realizing that I could soft proof with those profiles. Then, through further experimenting, I have gone back and soft proofed the image that I printed using the different paper profiles. Guess what? The soft proof remarkably resembles the prints that I created. Doing this successfully depends on preparing the image for the specific paper that is going to be used. Then in Lightroom, create a soft proof copy with the adjustments that are necessary to optimize that proof. The soft proof will be created as a virtual copy and will be named with the profile that was used. Then, you can go to the print module and set up a print job that should be exactly what you are expecting.  The soft proof copy will not reflect the effects of the profile or any adjustments that you made while soft proofing was enabled. But those adjustments will be applied to the printed image. This may seem very basic to some of you. That is why I have posted in the beginners forum. But maybe this will help the OP with the original question. If I have misunderstood something, I hope someone will correct me. But I'm amazed at how accurate my prints are matching now. ... View more

Okay, my Pro-100 arrived today and I have printed all of 6 8.5 x 1. P bordered prints.  So I am in no way to be considered an expert, but here is what I discovered. The first couple of prints that I did were not very impressive at all. So I figured that I must be doing something wrong. I checked my settings and yes, some major mistakes had been made. Not only is it necessary to choose the appropriate profile for the paper you are using, but it is also important to go into the driver software and choose the paper there as well. I didn't do that those first few prints, and I couldn't figure out why the sky was more of almost a turquoise rather than the expected blue. After I chose the right paper in the printer driver as well as the right profile in Lightroom, I was able to get stunning results. I like to use Red River paper. They provide printer profiles for Canon and Epson printers. They are available on their website. Using their profiles along with setting the appropriate paper type in the driver software, I find that the prints match the screen really quite well. Now, for a confession. I don't have any monitor calibration hardware. I have only used the monitor adjustment utility provided in Windows, along with the Intel software that is part of my computer. I suspected from previous printing with my old HP printer, and comparing my images on other computers, that I have adjusted my monitor fairly accurately. I'm not a perfectionist. But the prints that I did tonight are close enough that I really have no complaints. I don't know if any of this information is going to help you. I just thought I would share what I discovered tonight experimenting with my new printer. ... View more