AboutSara Bella Expertise I can answer questions about most anything photographic. From film to darkroom to digital photography, from lighting to Photoshop techniques to digital work flow. I also know a great deal about the historical and theoretical context of photography.
Experience I have been shooting photographs since I was 12. I have a BFA in photography and and I am currently working on my MFA. I am a photography teacher.
Education/Credentials BFA-photography
In residency to receive MFA in photography in 2008.
Expert: Sara Bella Date: 9/1/2007 Subject: Raw file formats
Question Hi Sara -
I hope this is an easy one... I used to shoot with a Canon Rebel, which gave me a raw file with a .CRW extension. These files would open in "Camera Raw" within Photoshop CS...
I am now shooting with a Canon Mark II Ds that gives me a raw file with a .CR2 extension. I can open them with Canon's software but not with Photoshop. I wanted to compare the two, but can't... Is there any way to open these files in Photoshop? Will it require a Photoshop upgrade? I appreciate your help...
Thanks!!
Answer Hi Bill,
I am not at all familiar with Canon cameras, but from the research I did, I think you need to make sure you have the latest Camera Raw plug ins from Adobe, which can be found here: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html
This should fix up the problem, depending on which version of CS you have. If this doesn't work, please let me know the versions of Camera Raw and Photoshop that you are running and I can help you troubleshoot further. There is also a great discussion thread with helpful links at: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bb6a85c.3bc388f8
