Tips and tricks for a fast and efficient workflow.

How do you guys do yours, what apps do you use?

Currently I convert to TIFF in Capture One then fiddle in CS2, but i find it a PITA!

 

i open them in cs2 then convert to jpeg.

it is a little slow but can be done in batchs

 

I also use CS2. I started using RAW since you guys keep recommending it. Now when I pp my pictures, my time is cut nearly in half of what I usually do and I can recover most of what could've been a bad picture using jpegs.

 

Lightroom....

You can download a 30-day trial and its $199 for a limited time. Orr.... the more savvy internet users can find it waayyy cheaper. My boss justified a copy for me because we shoot at company events.

 

My CS2 won't open RAWs

Canon 30D

 

Yup, just double checked... they are .CR2 files, and CS2 won't open them, says wrong type of file

 

Does lightroom come as part of CS3?

 

Download the latest update files from Adobe and isntall the Camera RAW pluging... Restart computer, and it will work.

Guys... If you open your files in RAW and then convert to TIFF or Jpeg to edit, you are defeating the purpose of RAW itself. Edit "IN" RAW and save final result as a TIFF

 

PITA is spot-on but so far Nikon View's conversion is best for me. Adobe's is no slouch (not the base plug-in) but when the chips are down I get a touch more from Nikon's D-Light than Adobe's shadow recovery.

 

I get auto updates from Adobe, presume they should cover it. Where do i get the Camera RAW plugin?