CS2 can't open K3 DNG files, they need to be converted to Camera RAW v2.4using the Adobe DNG converter.
On 12 February 2015 at 12:55, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/02/2015 3:42 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> >> Quoting Bill <[email protected]>: >> >>> On 10/02/2015 9:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> >> >>>> Not having a K-3 I could be wrong in this but I don't think K-3 DNGs can >>>> be opened in older versions of Photoshop. Running them through the DNG >>>> converter and selecting the right compatibility mode for Camera Raw, >>>> should enable them to open in older Photoshops. They end up much >>>> larger, though. >>>> >>>> >>> Sorry, Brian, you are wrong. Pentax DNG files can be opened by any >>> version of Photoshop that has a raw converter. For fun, I fired up my >>> 11 year old laptop a while back to test this out. It has Photoshop 7 >>> on it (pre CS), which was the first version to have a raw converter >>> available. >>> The poor thing gagged on the size of the KS files, but eventually >>> opened them. It took a very long time. >>> This is the laptop I purchased when I bought the istD because it was >>> cheaper to buy it than the 4 1gb cards I thought I would need (at that >>> time a 1gb card was about $400.00). >>> >> >> >> Well, that's odd because Ken reported that his CS2 wouldn't open his K-3 >> files. > > > I know. I can't explain that one. I only know what i know. > >> >> To check further, I downloaded a sample K-3 DNG to test it out on my >> CS3. It opened fine. > > > I know. > >> >> Hmmm.... >> >> >> > mmmhmmm > > > -- > 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.

