EOS Utility .CR2 Raw file

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When I download my Raw images from my 40D using the EOS utility they have an extension of .CR2. I can only access them using the Canon utility or photoshop CS3. Is there any way of changing the format they are saved in so I can access them in Corel Paint Shop Pro or even Elements.

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Gordon
 
When I download my Raw images from my 40D using the EOS utility they have an extension of .CR2. I can only access them using the Canon utility or photoshop CS3. Is there any way of changing the format they are saved in so I can access them in Corel Paint Shop Pro or even Elements.

Thanks

Gordon

I don't know about Corel but you can open them with Elements.

What version of Elements are you using ?
 
open and "save as" Jpeg this will let you open them in "paint" programme
I can't open Cr2 with paintshop pro XI I don't know if the later ones do ?


edit I am pretty sure that I could open cr2 files from my 400D
just not the 40D
 
I don't know about Corel but you can open them with Elements.

What version of Elements are you using ?

I have Elements 5 and that doesn't open them.
 
CR2 files are the raw image files from a canon camera. These are tghe best files your camera will produce. Edit them using Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw or with the Canon utility.

Once you edit to suit output the image (save as) a jpg image. Make surte you edit first before saving as another file though.
 
To access CR2 files with elements I believe you need to download a camera raw file from Adobe - search on their site & you should find the info. I can edit them in elements 5 OK
 
The latest version of Adobe Camera Raw that works with Elements 5.0 is 4.5. I've still got it archived some place if you can't find it :)
 
EOS Utility is only to support a connection to the camera, either to copy files down to the PC, perform remote tethered shooting or to change a couple of camera settings that can not be done through the camera's own menu system. It is not designed as a raw file viewer or editor.

To open and view the raw (.CR2) files you will need a raw image viewer such as Canon's Zoombrowser or simply install Canon's Raw Codec to allow viewing through Windows (I'm assuming Windows usage) normal utilities like Windows Explorer and Picture Gallery.

To open and edit (also view) the files you will need a raw editor. Older versions of Zoombrowser have a tool called RIT (Raw Image Task) included that allows raw file editing. Nowadays only DPP supports raw editing within Canon's software suite. There is a link within Zoombrowser but it simply opens up DPP.

There are many other raw viewers/editors such as Lightroom, Photoshop, Bibble, BreezeBrowser, CaptureOne etc., which cost, or Picasa, RawTherapee and Gimp, which do not.

If you have no interest in working with raw files then you may as well change your camera settings to save to JPEG instead of raw. If you want to shoot raw, just in case, but easily have JPEG files available as well then either you can shoot with the camera saving to raw+JPEG or use DPP to batch convert all your raw files to JPEGs just as though you had shot them that way in the first place. DPP and BreezeBrowser are the only raw editors I know of that read, understand and apply the incamera settings for picture style, sharpening etc.. All other raw editors will just do their own thing and ignore whatever you set in the camera.
 
Thanks for your help guys.

I have just loaded on Elements 7 withe the new Adobe Camera Raw.

That seems to be fine.

Thanks again.
 
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