Ann - I'm curious. Elements works fine for me, but I convert the files to DNG. Have you tried that? gs
George Sinos -------------------- [email protected] www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > sorry not to partake in chat much right now guys - need your expertise now > > I've been dealing with this for a while but I can't believe there isn't a > way to fix it. > > When I open raw PEF files in Elements the exposures hardly have to be > adjusted - if at all. > > However, I can't preview the PEF's in the open window in Elements SOOOO > > I use ACDSEE for Pentax 3.0 - when I do that I can see the thumbnails and > browse and slide show and all that BUT the images are always too dark - > anywhere from 3 to 5 stops under in camera terms. > > I don't want to tamper with the raw files in ACDSEE - I've fished around for > a viewing option of brightening but I cant find it.. > > I'm on windoze xp (thought that shouldnt matter) does anyone know how to > adjust ACDSEE without actually editing the images? > > Thanks guys, > > ann > > -- > 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. -- 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.

