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ASD said:
I have CS3 and need to know what Adobe product works so I can open the raw files on the D7000. Thanks
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If you want to use ACR with Photoshop, you'll need CS5 and the latest ACR update.

I believe you could also convert the raw files to DNG and those should open in an earlier version, but I don't have experience with the D7000 in this regard.
 
no problems , convert d7000 raw files with latest DNG and use CS3
binary_eye said:
ASD said:
I have CS3 and need to know what Adobe product works so I can open the raw files on the D7000. Thanks
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If you want to use ACR with Photoshop, you'll need CS5 and the latest ACR update.

I believe you could also convert the raw files to DNG and those should open in an earlier version, but I don't have experience with the D7000 in this regard.
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Unless you really need or want to upgrade Photoshop, just buy the latest version of Elements and you can have Camera Raw for your camera without the big hit of a full Photoshop upgrade.

Best regards,

Lin
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Hi Fritz,

Just curious because I haven't used Capture NX; do you think it's worth about twice what Elements costs? I mean is Capture NX decidedly better than Camera RAW for converting Nikon RAW?

I absolutely detest View NX, for me it's the most unintuitive software I've ever used. It doesn't even remove vignetting from the kit lens with my D7000. I use DxO Optics Pro 6 which works very well, but I like some of the great features with Camera RAW and wonder if they are primarily found in Capture NX and whether it's actually worth nearly twice the price of Elements Capture NX for the Nikon?

Best regards,

Lin
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Hi Steve,

Right now Elements 9 is only $60 on Amazon. $79.99 with a $20 rebate. DNG works well, but does involve an extra file for each frame so somewhat inconvenient in my experience. It is, however, the least expensive way to proceed with Camera RAW.

Best regards,

Lin
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Hi,

having only CS4, I tried the DNG route, but found that it would only give me an 8 bit depth when I really needed 16 bit depth for the images in question. Is this the case?

I used View NX 2 to produce the required 16 bit Tiffs, but there seems to be absolutely no control over the conversion.

Another program that will convert the D7000 files is the Oloneo Photo Engine that has some very nice features such as tone mapping. It is still available as a free beta version to try.

Cheers,

Ian Morison
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You can select if you want 8 or 16 bit in Camera raw
Ian Morison said:
Hi,

having only CS4, I tried the DNG route, but found that it would only give me an 8 bit depth when I really needed 16 bit depth for the images in question. Is this the case?

I used View NX 2 to produce the required 16 bit Tiffs, but there seems to be absolutely no control over the conversion.

Another program that will convert the D7000 files is the Oloneo Photo Engine that has some very nice features such as tone mapping. It is still available as a free beta version to try.

Cheers,

Ian Morison
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Ian Morison
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The one big problem with Elements and raw editing is that you get a significantly stripped down version of ACR. It's far less powerful than the full-on one you get with Photoshop. I used to use Elements and speak from experience here.

I think that the 'missing' ACR features in the Elements version can make a huge difference to the conversion quality of a raw file. Adobe have IMO pretty much hobbled ACR in Elements.

Of course, another option for the OP is Lightroom...

M
 
When choosing a RAW convertor please note that only the original software will read 100% of the RAW file and all 3rd party software will read up to 80% of the data. What i personally do is shooting in RAW + JPEG, so I have the JPEGs ready and RAWs for when I need to work out a better picture :)

M.
 
malakar said:
When choosing a RAW convertor please note that only the original software will read 100% of the RAW file and all 3rd party software will read up to 80% of the data. What i personally do is shooting in RAW + JPEG, so I have the JPEGs ready and RAWs for when I need to work out a better picture :)

M.
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..all 3rd part software will read up to 80% of the data ??

Can you support that statement ?
 
No, he can't support the statement. He doesn't understand what he is talking about.
klauspauk said:
malakar said:
When choosing a RAW convertor please note that only the original software will read 100% of the RAW file and all 3rd party software will read up to 80% of the data. What i personally do is shooting in RAW + JPEG, so I have the JPEGs ready and RAWs for when I need to work out a better picture :)

M.
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..all 3rd part software will read up to 80% of the data ??

Can you support that statement ?
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OK, not so purely a hobby.
 
Lin Evans said:
Hi Fritz,

Just curious because I haven't used Capture NX; do you think it's worth about twice what Elements costs? I mean is Capture NX decidedly better than Camera RAW for converting Nikon RAW?
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Yes. No one has yet equalled CNX2 for converting raws. DXO is second best by a nose. Don't take my word for it, download the CNX2 trial and try some grainy high ISO raws and see what you think. The interface is clunky, but it puts out the cleanest pic, so we deal with it or export tiff to Lightroom.
 
malakar said:
When choosing a RAW convertor please note that only the original software will read 100% of the RAW file and all 3rd party software will read up to 80% of the data.
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80%? If you're referring to the Nikon-specific picture control info, etc., I very much doubt it takes up 20% of the entire file. The space it takes up is likely on the order of bytes.

Obviously, any raw converter reads 100% of the image data, which is what matters.
 
Just did that last week and I'm pretty surprised how fast Adobe is catchting the best of NX2.
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Thanks for the Adobe Raw info - I had not seen the "workflow" link under the image where you can determine the output format.

So a simple workflow for use with CS3 is to convert the NEF files into DNG with the free Adobe program and then import these into CS3.

Cheers,

Ian Morison

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