The update provides raw file support for additional camera manufacturers.Adobe Systems this week released updated an Adobe Camera Raw plug-in that adds compatibility for six new camera models, bringing the total number of raw camera formats supported within Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 to more than 70, said the company in the release.
In addition, the San Jose, Calif.-based company has expanded capabilities for the DNG Converter, which translates disparate raw photo formats into a single universal format, or digital negative, for long-term archiving.
With the new plug-in, Adobe now provides raw file support for camera models from 14 top manufacturers including Canon, Contax, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Nikon, Olympus and Sigma. The raw file allows photographers to manipulate the original data captured by the camera sensor before a final JPEG or TIFF has been generated.
The free Adobe DNG Converter, which translates all Photoshop-supported raw photo formats into the new universal .DNG file format, gives photographers a single unified file format for archiving raw files, said the company. The updated DNG converter supports the previously mentioned cameras and gives users the ability to store larger previews and the option of storing the original files within the translated DNG, so that all versions of the image data are preserved.
"The use of raw files has spread beyond professional users into the hobbyist market, and because of that both Photoshop Elements 3.0 and Photoshop CS support our latest Camera Raw plug-in," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of Digital Imaging and Video Products at Adobe Systems Inc. "Adobe pioneered raw file integration within its products, and today the Photoshop line is the industry standard for no-compromise, high-quality raw workflows."
The new cameras supported by Adobe Camera Raw plug-in and DNG Converter include: Canon EOS 20D, Canon PowerShot S70, Canon PowerShot G6, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200 and Konica Minolta MAXXUM 7D.
The Adobe Camera Raw plug-in and Adobe DNG Converter require Mac OS X 10.2.4 or higher, Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, or Windows XP. The Adobe Camera Raw plug-in also requires Photoshop CS or Photoshop Elements 3.0. Both the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in and the updated Adobe DNG Converter are available as a free download from Adobe.
