Lightroom (3) and Canon .CR2 RAW files

[BillN]

Lightroom 3 will not import the RAW files, .CR2, from my newly acquired Canon S95

Is it me or can it be true?

anyone else have problems

My LR software is up to date

Cheers


Bill

("you should have bought an LX5 is NOT the answer that I want" - I am a Nikon man at heart - serves my right for buying a Canon could be an answer)

 

[pictor]

The Canon S95 is not supported yet. Here is a list of all supported cameras.

 

[BillN]

Thanks pictor

buggers - I suppose that it wont be long before the S95 is added, (the S90 is on the list)

 

[BBW]

Perhaps you can do a work around...don't ask me how but you know, fix it so LR thinks it's an S90?

 

[Prototype]

Perhaps you can do a work around...don't ask me how but you know, fix it so LR thinks it's an S90?

You got it right, BB. Amin mentioned in his review that he edited the EXIF so LR thinks its an S90 file. A person on the S95 Flickr group linked to a forum post suggesting a program called exiftool to achieve this.

 

[Ghosthunter]

Lightroom 3.3 is i think the latest incarnation which can open and edit the s95 Raw files but you will need to check on the Adobe site. I have just loaded Elements 9 and that can not open s95 Raw files either. It uses ARC version 6.1 and version 6.3 is the one that opens s95 Raw files. ARC 6.3 is only available for testing on Photoshop CS5 and is not generally available yet. They will be available soon so i suspect LR will be the same.

From Adobe - "Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 are now available as Release Candidates on Adobe Labs. The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of our customers. The final releases of Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 may have additional corrections or camera support."

Just use your DPP software that came with your s95 for now and upgrade LR3 when version 3.3 is out. You have an update button in LR3 so just keep an eye on Adobe and when it's ready you can just upgrade.

 

[mmacleodbrown]

Don't know if this helps -here are the links

Lightroom release candidate
Adobe Labs - Downloads: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.3 Release Candidate

New Camera RAW RC
Adobe Labs - Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 6.3

I can confirm that they work for my S95

 

[Ghosthunter]

Don't know if this helps -here are the links

Lightroom release candidate
Adobe Labs - Downloads: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.3 Release Candidate


New Camera RAW RC
Adobe Labs - Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 6.3

I can confirm that they work for my S95

Just to note: The Camera Raw candidate only works in CS5 NOT Elements 9

 

[BBW]

Quick question - is "release candidate" a euphemism for "beta"? I'm so new to Lightroom that I'm a bit nervous to change anything at this juncture and will probably tread water for a bit.

 

[pictor]

Just to note: The Camera Raw candidate only works in CS5 NOT Elements 9

One can download the DNG Converter 3.3 with which the files of the S95 can be converted to DNGs which work with Elements.

Quick question - is "release candidate" a euphemism for "beta"? I'm so new to Lightroom that I'm a bit nervous to change anything at this juncture and will probably tread water for a bit.

No, these are just too different things. A release candidate is a version which might become the release, if everything is fine. However, since the final release won't come before December, I suppose that this release candidate won't be the final release. BTW, if you have a Mac, the release candidate will be installed as an extra program, which means that you would still have LR 3.2. If you have Windows, then you will have to deinstall the RC to go back to 3.2.

However, if there is no need for you, it won't make any difference. If a bug has been fixed, which annoys you, then you might want to try the RC.

 

[deirdre]

A beta is known not to be final, but needs more widespread use to find issues that may not have been known about. Often, it's released specifically for developers to check compatibility with their own work.

A release candidate is believed to be final.

 

[BBW]

I'm surprised that as a registered Lightroom user that I didn't receive email notification.

 

[Penny]

I noticed yesterday that the up dates for the LX5 for LR have been released but I am waiting for S95
As the song says 'why are we waiting' .

 

[pictor]

I noticed yesterday that the up dates for the LX5 for LR have been released

This has already been released with Lightroom 3.2.