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Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

09/04/2005 06:03:30 PM · #1

I'be been working with JPGs for a while now since my P&S cameras, and have been recently introduced to shooting in RAW formats. Now, my question is, how do I get the RAW images from my Camera into my computer? Everytime I open my Camera under My Computer, theres an empty folder. I installed the WIA drivers and tried to import with Photoshop, but still its empty.

Is there a way to get the CR2 files from the camera using windows explorer? If not, how can I extract the CR2 files from my camera?

Thanks

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

09/04/2005 06:08:46 PM · #2

The RAW files are there; you are set at "view image files" or somesuch and your computer doesn't recognize a RAW file as an image file. If you set it to "show all files" you will see them.

But that begs the issue of how to work with them. If you don't have Photoshop CS2, you can't work directly in PS with Canon RAW files. You need to open a RAW converter (Canon supplied one with your camera) and convert the RAW to TIFF so that PS can work with it.

There are other alternatives: RSE (Raw Shooters Essentials) and Bibble are two.

Robt.

Plexxoid

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

09/04/2005 06:16:18 PM · #3

RawShooter Essentials is great. RSE

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

09/04/2005 06:16:31 PM · #4

Thanks Rob, but I do have PS CS2, only question is that I can't get them.... How do I set it to show all files?

I already went to (in Windows Explorer) Tools > Folder Options > View > Show Hidden Files and Folders

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

09/04/2005 06:21:10 PM · #5

Originally posted by Ampao64:

I donno exactly what's going on, but if you have hooked your camera up to the computer it ought to show as a drive. If you open the drive with windows explorer it ought to show every file in the drive. You ought to be bale to copy those files to a new folder on your hard drive. PS CS2 ought to be bale to open any CR2 image in that folder on your drive.

It's conceivable you're trying to view the camera/drive with a utility that doesn't recognize CR2 files as image files. I can't be more specific because I've never had this problem.

R.

09/04/2005 06:25:56 PM · #6

Originally posted by bear_music:

Originally posted by Ampao64:
Thanks Rob, but I do have PS CS2, only question is that I can't get them.... How do I set it to show all files?

I already went to (in Windows Explorer) Tools > Folder Options > View > Show Hidden Files and Folders

I donno exactly what's going on, but if you have hooked your camera up to the computer it ought to show as a drive. If you open the drive with windows explorer it ought to show every file in the drive. You ought to be bale to copy those files to a new folder on your hard drive. PS CS2 ought to be bale to open any CR2 image in that folder on your drive.

It's conceivable you're trying to view the camera/drive with a utility that doesn't recognize CR2 files as image files. I can't be more specific because I've never had this problem.

R.

Yup, thats exactly what it does, it shows as a drive in My Computer, but when I go in and look for the files, they're not there.... Hmmm... I think I'll give in and call up Canon...

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

09/04/2005 06:35:28 PM · #7

Uhm I read somewhere that you can't get the RAW files from the Camera connected to the PC through the USB, and that you have to use the CF card reader in order to get the RAW files.... I was wondering if that was true?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

09/04/2005 06:41:37 PM · #8

Originally posted by Ampao64:

I don't know. I've always used a card reader. Gawd knows they are cheap enough. You can get them at Staples for under 20 bux.

R.