RAW format on the D-Lux 3

[mrcmrc]

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Hi all,

I have some problem reading the photos saved in raw format with the D-Lux 3... with my Mac I've tried to read the files with Photoshop Elements 3 LE (that comes with the camera), but them are recognized as Photoshop RAW and not camera RAW (I think because in the meta data "Image format" is "Photoshop RAW"). So opening them in this way cause a strange gray image with some noise.

 

Also with C1 I cannot open them because they are not listed in the browse window. Simply C2 do not see them...

 

Any advice?

[sebastian]

Have you downloaded & installed the new Adobe Camera Raw 3.6 (free) from Adobe.com? It's the D-lux 3-specific version. I think it was not ready when the D-Lux 3's were boxed up, and you have to do the upgrade. I'm not having any trouble with PSE3 & ACR 3.6 combo.

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[mrcmrc]

Thanks for the reply Sebastian,

on my mac I have Adobe PS (not PS2) and seem that it cannot open raw file. On the mac at my office, with PS2 and the Raw 3.6 I have opened the file!

 

But I really wish to get it opened also in C1... and I think it's very strange that Photoshop Elements sent with the camera cannot open it...

[ericperlberg]

Thanks for the reply Sebastian,

on my mac I have Adobe PS (not PS2) and seem that it cannot open raw file. On the mac at my office, with PS2 and the Raw 3.6 I have opened the file!

 

But I really wish to get it opened also in C1... and I think it's very strange that Photoshop Elements sent with the camera cannot open it...

 

As Sebastian said, you need to update Camera RAW with your Photoshop Elements (or photoshop CS):

Adobe - Photoshop : For Macintosh : Camera Raw 3.1 update

 

I have no problem opening my d-lux 3 images on a mac with the new camera raw. It may well be that Leica had to burn the CD before Adobe updated Camera Raw to interpret its files. That wouldn't be Leica's fault.

[mrcmrc]

You're right. I've updated the Camera RAW in PE and now it read the files.

 

I think that C1 doesn't support the D-Lux 3.

 

Thanks again for the help!

[scott kirkpatrick]

 

I think that C1 doesn't support the D-Lux 3.

 

That's right. But write to them and request it. They are considering adding support for "generic" dng files, which would let you get some reasonable starting point. This is the support that ACR and Lightroom give. Hopefully, "generic" dng support is something to ask them to release with their next major upgrade.

 

scott

[mrcmrc]

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Scott,

I wrote them but the reply was "No, this model is not currently supported". However the D-Lux 3 write .RAW files not .DNG

 

Thanks for your message!

[thomasl.se]

However the D-Lux 3 write .RAW files not .DNG

I don't know of any camera which writes DNG; I think I read about one somewhere, but can't recall which. Anyway, as of yet, converting RAW into DNG on the 'puter is how it's done.