Monday, May 30, 2011

All RAW files, Now what??

Well, this past week all I shot in was RAW.  If you have been following my blog, you know that I just switched from shooting .jpeg to both .jpeg and RAW.  Well, with vacation and not wanting to run out of card space on my cards, I only shot in RAW.  So now how do I see what I actually took a photo of?  I'd love to know the fastest most efficient method of viewing so I don't have to spend forever looking through thousands of photos :) This might be a silly question, but I am the master of silly questions :)  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I have been enjoying my family and a long vacation!!  I will catch up sometime.  Thanks in advance for any advice about the RAW files!  And I use PS CS5 ;)
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  1. CatherineMay 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    I use LR primarily so it's not an issue for me. Whether you use PSE or PS, you should be able to open the RAW phots in Adobe Camera Raw -- I think it comes with both programs. I have PSE but never tried ACR. I do know that you need to make sure that you have the latest version of it to ensure it's compatible with your camera model. Hope this helps!

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  2. MelissaMay 30, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    YAY!!! You're back! I hope you had an amazing vacation. I'm behind too, so don't worry. Do you use Bridge to open your photos? I preview them in there. I'm still trying to figure out how to rate with stars, there has to be a keyboard short cut because you can filter them. I need to work on that tonight. So I will let you know what I find out. But bridge would be my suggestion. :)

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  3. KristinMay 30, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    I'm no help here because I still only shoot in JPG, but I can't wait to see what you've been up to! Glad you had a great vacation.

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  4. ValeriaMay 30, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Cannot help you because I am still trying to figure that out myself.
    Cannot wait to see the photos.

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  5. AmyMay 31, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    I use picasa to view and organize all my photos (I shoot in RAW too). I can delete the ones I don't want and open up the ones I do in PSE.

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  6. Ashley SiskMay 31, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    This is a great time to use BRIDGE which would have come with CS5. In fact, it's probably the only way I know to look through that many pictures!

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  7. TOLIVER FAMILYMay 31, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    i view them in bridge. I open Bridge and view them that way...you can make the "thumbnails" big or small to see more at ta time.

    there is also a program that you can purchase to view them on your pc without being in bridge.

    bridge works for me

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  8. KimMay 31, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    No help here. I use Lightroom. But I can upload them to iPhoto and view them that way. Do you use a Mac?

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  9. HeidiMay 31, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    yeah, try bridge! :)

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