macgarvin Posted December 4, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everyone Georgio, in his post first-image-my-d-lux-4l can't open D-Lux 4 raw files (RWL) in the latest photoshop (CS4) with CameraRaw 5.2 installed It would be really helpful if someone could confirm (or not) that they can open D-Lux RWL files directly in CS4, once updated with CameraRaw 5.2. (I still use CS3). We know that both Capture One and Adobe CameraRaw 5.2 Converter (a stand-alone Adobe programme) can produce .dng files ta, Malcolm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 Hi macgarvin, Take a look here Can someone confirm they can open D-lux 4 RAW (RWL) files in CS4?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ho_co Posted December 4, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 4, 2008 Malcolm-- It's me again. Yes. On Intel Core Duo iMac with OS X ver 10.5.5, Photoshop CS4 ver 11, Bridge CS4 ver 3 and the latest ACR (5.2), RWL files open fine and with no hesitation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted December 4, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 4, 2008 For some reason I have to first use Adobe's DNG converter before I can load the files into CS4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgarvin Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted December 4, 2008 For some reason I have to first use Adobe's DNG converter before I can load the files into CS4. Thanks for replying - Would you be using a PC or a Mac? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted December 4, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 4, 2008 Thanks for replying - Would you be using a PC or a Mac? I'm using a Mac running 10.4.11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgarvin Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted December 4, 2008 umm . . . you could perhaps do the same check that William and ho_co suggest in the other thread: Quote "Open a RAW or DNG image in ACR through CS4. I believe you are on a Mac, so in the Menu go to Photoshop > About Camera RAW.... Please confirm that it is version 5.2.xx that shows up at the bottom of the box that appears. If you de-installed and then reinstalled the version 5.2, let's make sure it's in the correct folder which can be a bit tricky on a Mac. By the way, the easiest way to get updates is to open the application and got to Help>Updates.., that way things are put in the proper place without going through a series of folders to find the right location." end of quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted December 4, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 4, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry but I don't understand. The text you quoted refers specifically to RAW and /or DNG files, not the new RWL file used by the D-Lux 4. My understanding is that at present the only way to get the RWL file into CS4 is to either use C1 or Adobe's DNG converter to get it into the DNG format that CS4 will accept. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami91 Posted December 4, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 4, 2008 Sorry but I don't understand. The text you quoted refers specifically to RAW and /or DNG files, not the new RWL file used by the D-Lux 4. My understanding is that at present the only way to get the RWL file into CS4 is to either use C1 or Adobe's DNG converter to get it into the DNG format that CS4 will accept. He's suggesting you process an .RWL file using Adobe Camera Raw. The latest version of ACR, which *does* require that you download it or use the Adobe updater, should open the .RWL natively within Photoshop. According to the ACR 5.2 release notes, the D-Lux 4 is supported, but "support" would typically mean seamless processing within Photoshop, not external conversion to DNG prior to use in Photoshop. Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted December 4, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 4, 2008 I just checked for updates for my Adobe S/W and I'm up-to-date. And Bridge doesn't even show thumbnails for the RWL files. I also just upgraded to CS4 weeks ago so I don't have any old beta code lying around. LR 2.2 doesn't recognize the RWL files either. I will d/load the ACR update again and give it another try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted December 4, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 4, 2008 Hah! I learned something today! Don't trust Adobe's Updater to be sure that you have the latest of whatever. I just manually downloaded and installed the ACR 5.2 update and now I can at least view the RWL thumbnails. But you still have to go through the DNG converter before you can get the files into CS4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgarvin Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted December 4, 2008 Sorry but I don't understand. My fault, I was being really obscure. CS4, providing it has the latest version of a sub-program, camera raw, installed, which is 5.2, should be able to open a RWL file directly. It may be possible, in some circumstances, that the latest version of camera raw doesn't get installed. Should you wish to, you can check the camera raw version when you first open up a raw/ dng/ or .rwl file in CS, in what is the 'camera raw' window. Click the correct button to make the window shrink and the photoshop menu appear (I don't know where that will be in CS4, I have CS3 where it is up near the top, left of the graph) and then from the photoshop menu check 'about camera raw' to see that the version number is indeed 5.2. alternatively, after reading this you may decide not to bother! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgarvin Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share #12 Posted December 4, 2008 and I think and type slower than you can download. Sounds like something screwy is going on. I wonder if the folk with LX3s are having the same problem? Going to be kind of embarrassing if they are not . .. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted December 4, 2008 Share #13 Posted December 4, 2008 No, sorry, but it was Yet Another Brain Fart on my part. I had forgotten that I had setup my Mac to open an RWL file with Adobe's DNG converter as a default. I just went back and changed it so that I use CS4 to open RWL files and now the ACR app comes up with the RWL file in it. No need to go through the DNG. My apologies for my confusion! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgarvin Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share #14 Posted December 4, 2008 No . . . that's good! . . . a positive result! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted December 4, 2008 Share #15 Posted December 4, 2008 . LR 2.2 doesn't recognize the RWL files either. Bruce, Unless you are a beta tester for Adobe, the version of Lightroom you are running should be 2.1 and not 2.2. Although, 2.2 (at least that is what we suspect it will be called) should be released fairly shortly and should be able to open D-Lux 4 RWL files seamlessly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucek Posted December 4, 2008 Share #16 Posted December 4, 2008 William - my apologies, I screwed up again. I'm still running 2.1. Seems like I should have stayed out of this thread altogether... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami91 Posted December 4, 2008 Share #17 Posted December 4, 2008 Seems like I should have stayed out of this thread altogether... Not at all! You've not only offered definitive proof that ACR 5.2 (and CS4) does support the .RWL files, but you've shed some light on the likely cause of the problems that others are having. Namely, the need to make sure you've properly upgraded ACR to version 5.2 and not to rely on the Adobe Updater to do it! Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted December 4, 2008 Share #18 Posted December 4, 2008 William - my apologies, I screwed up again. I'm still running 2.1. Seems like I should have stayed out of this thread altogether... Bruce, I agree with Jeff above. No problem. The importance of this thread and it's predecessor is to diagnose whether it is operator error or an Adobe bug. The Adobe updater usually works quite well but is typically not updated until about two days after a new version is available on the website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgarvin Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share #19 Posted December 4, 2008 Bruce - I make it a strict rule to make lots of mistakes - that way I'm relaxed about the mistakes of others Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdommin Posted December 5, 2008 Share #20 Posted December 5, 2008 I always update manually, and I can confirm that D-Lux4 RWL files will indeed be recognized by CS4 (on a PC). Still waiting for the Lightroom update. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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