argh! How to open Fuji raw file in Photoshop CS2

[RichardSeah]

Would some kind soul please help.

I am new to digital photography, just bought a Fuji S5 Pro. For the past few hours, I have been trying to open my camera raw files with Photoshop CS 2, but I get error box saying Photoshop does not recognise this type of file (ie .RAF).

Tried reading the Photoshop help but doesn't help. eg it just says, from Bridge, choose file, hold down shift key and double click or file > open. But cannot leh...

Any idea what I did wrong? Any help is much appreciated :-)

Thanks
Richard

[wiLLy-LucifeR]

yup. cs2 doesnt support .raf files for the newer models. so u have to convert the files using a image converter, which should be found easily on the web.

[RichardSeah]

Originally Posted by wiLLy-LucifeR yup. cs2 doesnt support .raf files for the newer models. so u have to convert the files using a image converter, which should be found easily on the web.

Thanks for prompt reply. So it was not that I did something wrong ;-) ?

Does CS3 support?

[wiLLy-LucifeR]

yup, definitely! u can verify it at the following website as well. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html

[Viewpoint]

Actually CS2 is able to support RAF files, but you would need to use it with an older ACR version 3.7 i think. The newer (say, ACR 4.1 or 4.2) will not work with CS2 (only with CS3).

Although CS2 is not officially certified to be compatible with S5 RAW files, it nonetheless can be used (as many are in fact doing so).

Of course, if you want to use CS3, all the better...

[madmacs]

yup..latest version of acr for cs2 can open s5 raw.

[Squid]

If all else fails, you may consider Rawtherapee which supports Fuji S5 Pro camera's RAW file.

[RichardSeah]

THANKS all for the answers and suggestions. You hve been a great help.

Richard

[RichardSeah]

Originally Posted by Viewpoint Actually CS2 is able to support RAF files, but you would need to use it with an older ACR version 3.7 i think. The newer (say, ACR 4.1 or 4.2) will not work with CS2 (only with CS3). Although CS2 is not officially certified to be compatible with S5 RAW files, it nonetheless can be used (as many are in fact doing so).

Finally it works. Downloaded ACR 3.7 and although Fuji S5 Pro not listed there, files can open. Thanks once again to everyone

And Photoshop works SO MUCH better than the Fuji Finepix Studio!

[photobum]

Originally Posted by RichardSeah Finally it works. Downloaded ACR 3.7 and although Fuji S5 Pro not listed there, files can open. Thanks once again to everyone And Photoshop works SO MUCH better than the Fuji Finepix Studio!

Always update your ACR plug-in. You may want to try Adobe Lightroom. It works better than CS2.

[Aljazz]

May I ask what is ACR 3.7 and where I could download it from?

Thanks!

[RichardSeah]

Originally Posted by Aljazz May I ask what is ACR 3.7 and where I could download it from? Thanks!

ACR 3.7 is Adobe Camera Raw version 3.7. This is the a plug-in for Photoshop and 3.7 is the latest version that is compatible with Photoshop CS2. You can upload it at www.adobe.com but have to do a search for ACR 3.7.

Otherwise, you will only find the latest version, ACR 4.3 which is to be used with Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom xx? but not compatible with earlier versions of Photoshop / Lightroom.

Now my turn to ask questions... To Photobum:

In what ways is Lightroom better than Photoshop CS2? Someone told me it has fewer features than Photoshop and that if I already have Photoshop, I don't need Lightroom. Obviously you feel differently?

Or is it because CS2 is somewhat out of date by now and Lightroom is newer and so has better / more powerful features? Better for working with raw files?

Thanks

[Viewpoint]

I second that question: in what way is Lightroom better than CS2? I've tried both and cannot see any differences as far as IQ is concerned -- seems like both Adobe products are using the same algorithm. Are you referring to ease of use, user interface, etc?

Many thanks.

[photobum]

Adobe Lightroom is not a replacement for Adobe Photoshop. Both software should, in fact, work hand-in-hand together (like husband and wife).

I have both Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop CS3 in my systems, but I find myself using Lightroom 80% more than Photoshop nowadays.

My reasons are simple (FYI, I am a full-time professional photographer). Lightroom definitely makes my studio workflow much easier; from uploading, organizing, minor tweaking, archiving to presenting my images (both prints and web). By being very careful while recording my images, I do not have to touch Photoshop even. Occasionally, when I do need to perform some minor retouching or enhancement, then I go to Photoshop.

As I have said earlier, Lightroom is NOT a substitution for Photoshop. One should never think that by using Lightroom, you can perform all the tasks of Photoshop or vice versa. For me, Lightroom is like an image database with additional features which allows me to perform minor enhancement. It is not meant for fixing problems. You will still require Photoshop to do that.