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 03/10/2007 11:24:17 AM · #1
OK, here's my dilemma. I have PS CS (not CS2). PS CS cannot convert the RAW files from my 30D because the updated ACR plugin only supports PSCS (yes, I've tried to install the new plugin into CS already).

I'm waiting to upgrade until PS CS3 is released later this spring, so in the meantime, using CS2 is not an option (yes, I've already downloaded and installed the trial version, but my 30 day window is long since expired).

Does our growing Mac user population have any solutions for me? I do own Graphic Converter and it does open the RAW files, but I have yet to really figure out how to make my typical RAW adjustments before converting to PSD.

Thoughts or suggestions welcome!
 03/10/2007 11:25:50 AM · #2
does the canon software not support mac?
 03/10/2007 11:28:49 AM · #3
Ah, good question. I've never even opened the discs that come with my cameras because my usual solutions have always worked. I'll pull the disk the came with the 30D and have a look.

Duh.
 03/10/2007 11:30:56 AM · #4
the canon digital photo professional is not too bad. I prefer PS but for you basic conversions DPP works pretty well.
 03/10/2007 11:33:24 AM · #5
Thanks Elvis. It's installing right now...
 03/10/2007 11:45:40 AM · #6
OK, it works, and it will allow me to convert RAW to TIFF, but man, I want my ACR capabilities back!!
 03/10/2007 12:42:37 PM · #7
Easy solution: open the RAW file with Preview (the Mac's default image viewer) and save it as a 16-bit TIFF file. From there, any version of Photoshop will handle it with no problem. Better: the current version of iPhoto will allow you to browse and convert RAW files as easily as you'd work with JPEGs. Note that if you don't already have iPhoto, you're probably better off waiting for the new version, which may be out by the end of the month.
 03/10/2007 12:45:22 PM · #8
Hmm... I probably should have read the OP completely before responding. Best solution: if you already have Photoshop CS2, you can download CS3 and use it right now. It should work for longer than 30 days with your CS2 serial number.

Message edited by author 2007-03-10 12:46:58.
 03/10/2007 12:47:50 PM · #9
Originally posted by scalvert:
Hmm... I probably should have read the OP completely before responding. Best solution: if you already have Photoshop CS2, you can download CS3 and use it right now. It should work for longer than 30 days with your CS2 serial number.


good idea. I am using it now and really like it.
 03/10/2007 12:49:46 PM · #10
I like the results I get from Capture One Pro. It's not free, but they do have a 30day trial.
 03/10/2007 12:50:13 PM · #11
Originally posted by strangeghost:
OK, it works, and it will allow me to convert RAW to TIFF, but man, I want my ACR capabilities back!!


Tiff's fine supports 16 Bits per channel and is lossless. Theres a minor bit of processing but nothing too harmful. Nothing worse then ACR converting to Tiff.
 03/10/2007 01:20:25 PM · #12
Originally posted by scalvert:
Hmm... I probably should have read the OP completely before responding. Best solution: if you already have Photoshop CS2, you can download CS3 and use it right now. It should work for longer than 30 days with your CS2 serial number.

Seriously?? D'oh! I already deleted the trail install of CS2. Off to look to see if I saved the installer...
 03/10/2007 01:24:50 PM · #13
Originally posted by strangeghost:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Hmm... I probably should have read the OP completely before responding. Best solution: if you already have Photoshop CS2, you can download CS3 and use it right now. It should work for longer than 30 days with your CS2 serial number.

Seriously?? D'oh! I already deleted the trail install of CS2. Off to look to see if I saved the installer...


I don't think you can use the trial of CS2 to install CS3.

I am in the same boat as you--I sold someone ;) my Rebel, bought an XT, and then CS no longer worked for my RAW files, since they required CS2. I had just missed the free upgrade cutoff on CS2, so I decided to wait for CS3.

Here's some alternatives for you:

1) Get the trial of Lightroom (I presume it's out for the Mac). That should tide you over and basically give you the same RAW converter as will be in CS3.

2) Get Bibble. It gives you incredible control over RAW conversions with incredible ease
03/10/2007 03:03:24 PM · #14
Originally posted by nshapiro:
I don't think you can use the trial of CS2 to install CS3.


Ah yes... that's true. I thought you had the real deal (although a CS1 serial number might work). If you've got a recent Mac (G5 or Intel), you can get a free trial of Aperture and really muscle through your RAW files.
 03/10/2007 06:06:45 PM · #15
I second nshapiro's suggestion of giving Lightroom a trial spin. I really like its raw conversion abilities, which supposedly CS3 has inherited. I've heard Aperture is (was?) buggy, and it's also $100 more than Lightroom (if you get hooked). The Lightroom beta has been out for a long time on the Mac (much longer than the Windows version) and the developers have been responsive to feedback, so the current 1.0 version actually feels a lot more like a 2.0.
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