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Adobe Camera Raw Converter Updates
Can't Open a Raw File?
If you can't open raw files in Photoshop Elements, go to
Unable to open
camera raw file in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
You probably have to download and install the latest version
of the Adobe raw converter.
To see which version is installed on Photoshop Elements, do the
following.
1) Go to the Full Edit section.
2) Go to Help > About Plug-in > Camera Raw.
3) Click the window to close it.
Check below for the latest version of the raw converter that
you can use with your version of Photoshop Elements.
| 9.0 |
| 8.0 |
| 7.0 |
| 6.0 |
| 5.0 |
| 4.0 |
| 3.0 |
Adobe Raw Converter 6.3
The
Adobe Raw Converter 6.3 adds the following cameras.
• Canon PowerShot G12
• Canon PowerShot S95
• Nikon D7000
• Nikon Coolpix P7000
• Nikon D3100
• Olympus E-5
• Panasonic DMC-GF2
• Panasonic DMC-GH2
• Pentax K-5
• Pentax K-r
• Samsung NX100
• Samsung TL350 (WB2000)
• Sony A560
• Sony A580
The Easy Way to Update
If you're using Photoshop 9.0, while online, go to Help >
Updates.
The Harder Way to Update
The instructions below are for Photoshop Elements 8.0.
Go to Windows
or Mac.
1) Close Photoshop Elements.
2) Download the latest camera raw update to My Download Files
(XP), Download (Vista), or Downloads (Windows 7).
3) Go to where you downloaded, and look for Camera_Raw_x_y.zip.
The file is a zip file.
It contains the file you need.
4) Double click Camera_Raw_x_y.zip.
If you can't open the zip file, go to
Zip Files.
Inside the zip folder, you'll see a file called Camera Raw.8bi.
Leave the window open.
5) Go to My Computer (XP) or Computer (Vista & Windows 7).
6) Navigate using the path below.
If you can't find the folders below on your computer, go to
Hidden Files & Folders.
C: > Program Files > Common Files >
Adobe > Plug-Ins > Elements 8 > File Formats
Don't use the path below for 8.0.
The path for previous versions was different.
C: > Program Files > Adobe > Photoshop
Elements > Plug-Ins > File Formats
7) In the File Formats folder, you'll see the existing camera
raw plug-in.
Camera Raw.8bi
Change the name of this existing file.
For example, add _old to its name.
Camera Raw_old.8bi
If there's something wrong with the new version, delete the new
version.
Then, use the old file after changing its name back to its original
name.
You now have two windows open: the zip file and the File Formats
folder.
8) Copy the new camera raw plug-in file—Camera Raw.8bi—from the
zip file window—to the File Formats folder.
9) Close the two windows.
10) Open Photoshop Elements.
1) Close Photoshop Elements.
2) Download the latest camera raw converter update to your Desktop.
3) Go to your Desktop and look for Camera_Raw_x_y.dmg.
4) Double click Camera_Raw_x_y.dmg.
5) Double click the file inside called CameraProfiles.dmg.
Leave the CameraProfiles window open.
6) Open Finder, and navigate using this path:
Applications > Adobe Photoshop Elements
8 > Plug-Ins > FileFormats.
7) In the FileFormats folder, you'll see the existing camera
raw plug-in: Camera Raw.plugin
Camera Raw.plugin.
Change the name of this existing file.
For example, add _old to its name.
Camera Raw_old.plugin.
If there's something wrong with the new version, delete the new
version.
Then, use the old file after changing its name back to its original
name.
You now have two windows open: the CameraProfiles folder and
the FileFormats folder.
8) Copy the new camera raw plug-in file—Camera Raw.plugin—from
the CameraProfiles folder—to the FileFormats folder.
9) Close the two windows.
10) Open Photoshop Elements.
Zip files are used for sending files.
Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7), and Mac OS X 10.3 and later, can open zip
files.
If You Can't Open a Zip File
Windows
If you don't have a zip file program on your Windows computer, download
WinZip, which has a free
trial period, PKZIP, or
7Zip.
If you're unfamiliar with Zip files, go to the
WinZip tutorial.
Mac
If your Mac computer doesn't have a zip-file program, go to
StuffIt (Mac).
