Getting RAW Files/Pics To Open

[NJBob]

Have you tried converting them to jpeg? My Canon uses RAW for taking the pic because it gets all the data of BMP or TIFF without taking so much space on your media card. When you upload it onto your hardrive..save it in a typical format such as BMP. TIFF or jpeg. jpeg is for online because it's compressed and a much smaller file. Tiff and BMP for example are better for prints/enlargements and BMP background on your 'puter screen. A 87 kb jpeg could equall an 8 or 9 mb tiff or bmp. Sorry if that's to much info.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

my photoshop CS2 opens RAW files from my D40

I think I'll go back to CS2.

Originally Posted by jamal1984

why don't you try adobe lightroom 2
The easy way to open most of raw files, fast, i mean very fast. Easy to export. I haven't see any program that is fast and easy to open and convert raw files like lightroom.

I'll get LR and try it.

Originally Posted by SailDesign

My D40 takes .NEF files that I can open in Corel PaintShop Pro, ACDSee, PhotoShop CS3 and CS4, etc.
I find ACDSee most useful for general edits, etc., and it is cheap compared to the rest.
www.acdsee.com
I finished up with their Pro version, but the PhotoManager at $50 is a good one as well, with some editing capabilities.
But - if you can't open RAW with CS4, you're doing it wrong.

There's something wrong with my CS4. I think I'll go back to CS2.

Originally Posted by NJBob

Have you tried converting them to jpeg? My Canon uses RAW for taking the pic because it gets all the data of BMP or TIFF without taking so much space on your media card. When you upload it onto your hardrive..save it in a typical format such as BMP. TIFF or jpeg. jpeg is for online because it's compressed and a much smaller file. Tiff and BMP for example are better for prints/enlargements and BMP background on your 'puter screen. A 87 kb jpeg could equall an 8 or 9 mb tiff or bmp. Sorry if that's to much info.

Does converting them to jpeg negate the advantages of shooting in RAW?