cr2 file type

[tom00_uk]

started taking some pics in canon raw on the 550D, but now need to read the files, luckily also taken them in jpeg at same time so can be sure there are pics i want

have The Gimp and also a old copy of photoshop cs3

[Boddie]

You should have got software with the camera enabling you to view and edit the raw files

[david156]

You should have got canons own editor with the camera, which does the usual stuff. Cropping, brightness, contrast, noise reduction, sharpening, saturation etc etc.. and converts to jpeg at various sizes and qualities.
I used it for a while and its not too bad, then went onto photoshop elements version 8 (i think) which was a vast improvement but alas it has died along with the computer it was on.
When I used elements I would use the canon programme to sort out which raw file I wanted to keep and edit, and then open them in elements for editing and converting.


David.

[tom00_uk]

yeap have the canon cd but its no use, it must be installed in admin mode. the computer is nice and stable as a user but sign in as admin and it will dump every thing and show the blue screen of death.

so has to be a plug in for some thing all ready on there or thats happy to be installed as aa user and not only in admin mod

[david156]

Originally Posted by tom00_uk

yeap have the canon cd but its no use, it must be installed in admin mode. the computer is nice and stable as a user but sign in as admin and it will dump every thing and show the blue screen of death.

so has to be a plug in for some thing all ready on there or thats happy to be installed as aa user and not only in admin mod

I know what that looks like!!!
Sorry can't help you then but i'm sure someone here will suggest something.

David

[Boddie]

Picasa will read them

[squishy]

Originally Posted by Boddie

Picasa will read them

But is useless for converting.

Try downloading UFraw for gimp (google it). That'll open and convert your .CR2 files.

[big bill]

Hi Tom00 have you tried converting them in CS3 yet ? or is that a stupid question on my behalf as CS3 does convert cr2 files

[slimrbp]

Originally Posted by big bill

Hi Tom00 have you tried converting them in CS3 yet ? or is that a stupid question on my behalf as CS3 does convert cr2 files

Unfortunately the 550D isn't supported by Adobe CS3, the camera raw update required is only available for CS4.

[tom00_uk]

to be honest i never use photoshop any way, i was given its an age ago and it just sits there wasting room on the hard drive. i like the idea of GIMP and if i had the time to do so i might convert the dead laptop under the bed to a linux machine to continue to love of all things open source. but for now it can rest there.

ill have a butchers at UFraw and see if that resolves the problem

it would be nice if there was a standardized version of raw to streamline all these processes