HELP !!! Shot in Raw by mistake and can't open images

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Hi Folks,

I recently bought a 50d and stupidly forgot to look at the file quality it was shooting in and after taking some snaps of my nephews first day at school when i tried to transfer the photos and it didn't work i was a bit perplexed and worried. The files were showing as CR2 files which i didn't know existed and when i've googled it i realised they were raw files and i've made a major blunder.

I've got Photoshop CS4 at home but i don't use it at all but when i tried to open the files it says it can't complete the request as it's not the right type of document.

Is there anything else i can do to convert these to jpeg files so i can view them and print them off for my younger sister? She'll be so disappointed.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards

Scott
 
Download a free copy of Lightroom and use it to manage the raw and export as jpeg.

Then buy Lightroom and keep shooting in raw ;)
 
Use the bundles software supplied. Open up the Digital Photo Professional and use the batch conversion under the file tab to change to jpegs
 
acetone said:
:plusone: nothing else needed and no money to spend.
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Adobe DNG Converter is free....

Adobe DNG Converter 8.1.

The Adobe DNG Converter is a free utility that enables you to easily convert camera-specific raw files from more than 350 cameras to the more universal DNG raw format.

Digital Negative was developed to address the lack of an open standard for the proprietary and unique raw files created by each digital camera. DNG allows photographers to archive their raw camera files in a single format for easy cataloging and access in the future. With the format specification freely available, any developer can build software that supports and takes advantage of DNG. For more information, visit the Digital Negative page.
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scottduffy said:
Hi Folks,

I recently bought a 50d and stupidly forgot to look at the file quality it was shooting in and after taking some snaps of my nephews first day at school when i tried to transfer the photos and it didn't work i was a bit perplexed and worried. The files were showing as CR2 files which i didn't know existed and when i've googled it i realised they were raw files and i've made a major blunder.

I've got Photoshop CS4 at home but i don't use it at all but when i tried to open the files it says it can't complete the request as it's not the right type of document.

Is there anything else i can do to convert these to jpeg files so i can view them and print them off for my younger sister? She'll be so disappointed.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards

Scott
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Hi Scott, I have Adobe Photoshop CS4 what I do to convert raw to jpeg is click the file icon then go down to scripts then choose image processor select your desired raw photo that you want to convert make sure that you know where you want to locate it etc.

Regards

Des
 
DesZ06 said:
Hi Scott, I have Adobe Photoshop CS4 what I do to convert raw to jpeg is click the file icon then go down to scripts then choose image processor select your desired raw photo that you want to convert make sure that you know where you want to locate it etc.

Regards

Des
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Instructions
1
Open Photoshop's image processor. Under "File," select "Scripts," and then "Image Processor."

2
Select the images you would like to process. Click on "Select Folder..." and highlight the folder containing your images. Confirm the selection by clicking "OK."

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3
Select a location for your converted images. Choose "Save in Same Location" to send converted files to the same folder as your original images. Choose "Select Folder..." to choose a new folder for your converted image files.

4
Select the file type. Choose "Save as JPEG."

5
Select "Run" to convert your images from RAW to JPEG. You will see a blank image with a checkerboard background containing your file number flash on the screen each time a photo is being converted.

6
Check your file folder to ensure that every file has been converted successfully. You will not receive a confirmation once the process is complete.



Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_8501095_convert-raw-jpeg-photoshop.html#ixzz2cKdSdQDQ
 
You hvave the software you need on the discs you got with the 50D.
 
I should still have all the software on my laptop as i had a 50d a while back. Thanks guys i will get onto this tomorrow and i'll let you know how i get on. I appreciate the advice.
 
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