Problems saving an edited picture...

[Pembrokeshire Photography]

Hi all I am after some help/advice/guidance on an issue I have with Canons DPP software....

I can open a picture within DPP, carry out some editing and then appear to Save it correctly. This is where the problems lays. When I view the image through Windows Photo Viewer - or any picture viewer - it shows the pre-edited picture?

I have edited then picked Save As from the drop down menu and selected the original folder and clicked OK when it asked if I wanted to overwrite the original..... but it still shows the pre-edited version when I open it via Windows?

However, when I open up DPP and select the folder/picture, they are there in their edited formats?

What is it that I am doing wrong? Its very frustrating and driving me to distraction!! :bang:

I will be off-line for a few days so I will read the replies - if any - as soon as I can....

 

[nickjohnwatson]

I had this issue as well, I transferred them to Photoshop and then saved them as jpegs. What other software apart from dpp do you have? I think the dpp software basically just saves the changes you have made so you are able to view the edited image in dpp.

 

[redhed17]

What are you opening in Windows a RAW file or a Jpeg? :shrug:

I don't use DPP often, but I've just had a look and to make a Jpeg, I have to go to File > Convert and save to make a Jpeg.

If I make changes to the RAW file and save, I can see the changes whilst in DPP, but if I try to open the saved RAW file in Adobe Camera Raw, then it looks the same as it did when it came out of the camera.

 

[Solo man]

I click on the 'convert and save' bit, and not the 'save as' bit.......and then it'll show the changes in your pictures folder, or where ever you open them...

 

[Pembrokeshire Photography]

Hi and thanks to all for your quick responses

Nick,

I also use Gimp2 its a very good tool to use but i find DPP easier at the moment. I just found out that Gimp2 will save the edited version and is viewable through Windows....

RedHed17 and Lee,

I was editing a JPEG at the time but found the same results with RAW as well. I just opened up an edited picture then clicked `convert and save` and it has now saved in my normal folders! Thank you to all for the very helpful advice.....much appreciated