On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:31 -0600, "Walter Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I figure I can do the bigger part of my DNG editing in Elements, and > then kick it over to 7 after I've converted it to .jpg format for any of > the more intricate work. I haven't tried bringing any of my old > plug-ins over, yet. I suspect the majority of them won't be supported, > but I hope to be pleasantly surprised. Why convert to jpg in Elements if you're going to do further editing in PS7? Every time you save a jpg you're throwing away data. I'd suggest saving in a lossless format (tif or psd) in Elements before importing into PS7. That said, I think you'll probably find Elements will do most of what you want to do anyway, so PS7 may be superfluous for most situations. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > -- Walt > > On 11/27/2010 8:14 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, frankly, I'm going to have a hard time giving up Elements 9, now > >> that I've installed it. > >> > >> Hoo, boy. Pretty nifty. > > IIRC the newer versions of Elements have some of the tools the big > > brother has, like curve tool etc. > > Am i right here. > > > > Dave > >> > >> > >> On 11/26/2010 7:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >>> Sorry but PS7 is not capable of being used with any version of ACR > >>> that supports DNG. That thread says that although some of the comments > >>> are easy to mistake as saying the opposite. > >>> > >>> I don't use much other than Lr3 these days, but if you are seriously > >>> strapped for cash, dcraw is free, open source and works well. > >>> > >>> On Friday, November 26, 2010, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Looks like you're right, John: > >>>> > >>>> http://photo.net/digital-darkroom-forum/00WXvS > >>>> > >>>> Later in the thread > >>>> (http://photo.net/digital-darkroom-forum/00WXvS?start=10), though, they > >>>> mention that the converter is "super crude" -- whatever that means. > >>>> > >>>> Idunno. I'm in the process of downloading a trial version of Elements 9 > >>>> and will tinker around with it for 30 days, or so. If I like it and have > >>>> the extra cash to spend on it, I'll go ahead and register it. If not, > >>>> I'll > >>>> use a freeware, or cheap& dirty alternative. > >>>> > >>>> -- Walt > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 11/26/2010 7:00 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >>>> > >>>> From: Walter Gilbert > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks! Although, to my infinite consternation, I've discovered > >>>> there's no way to get Photoshop 7 to handle DNG files, and I can't > >>>> afford to plunk down the requisite cash for any of the more recent Adobo > >>>> releases. They're a tad spendy. > >>>> > >>>> Picasa 3 will handle them, of course, but then I'm stuck with some > >>>> pretty limited options with regard to editing. I suppose I could use > >>>> Picasa to export them in .jpg format, but I wonder how much I'll be > >>>> giving up by using it to do the conversion. > >>>> > >>>> Any (extremely affordable) suggestions? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> There's something very wrong here. > >>>> > >>>> I bought Photoshop 7 and installed it on my laptop while I was in Iraq, > >>>> and I know that I downloaded the free stand-alone DNG converter when > >>>> Adobe > >>>> announced it and used it with Photoshop 7. > >>>> > >>>> Prior to getting Photoshop 7 and installing the stand-alone DNG > >>>> converter, I was using the Pentax software that came with the *ist-D. > >>>> > >>>> I probably didn't shoot more than a half dozen raw images with the *ist-D > >>>> while I was deployed (shot mostly TIFF& JPEG) so I'm pretty hazy > >>>> about how > >>>> i used the DNG converter, but I remember it being announced. > >>>> > >>>> I remember downloading and installing it and giving it a try. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
