EOS 1DX2 and CR2

[lburriss]

I just discovered that CR2 taken with a 1DX2 can't be viewed in PhotoShop 6 without converting using DNG, and even after conversion the thumbnails are not visible.  Nor can the thumbnails be viewed in Photo Gallery (I updated the CODEC).  Is there a way to "back convert" new CR2 files taken with a 1DX2 to the old CR2 format taken wiith a 1DX, which worked fine in PS 6?

[kvbarkley]

No, CR2's are unique to each camera, not because the file format has changed, but because the camera might have a different color and tone curve. You might be able to munge the EXIF data to tell PS6 that you have a 1DX instead of a 1DX2 using EXIFtool.

[jrhoffman75]

There are all sorts of tags in the file. Not sure if just changing EXIF data would work, but worth a try.

http://lclevy.free.fr/cr2/

[kvbarkley]

I don't *know* that this will work for PS. I know it worked for Aperture with a Sigma or Lumix.

[TTMartin]

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@lburriss wrote:

I just discovered that CR2 taken with a 1DX2 can't be viewed in PhotoShop 6 without converting using DNG, and even after conversion the thumbnails are not visible.  Nor can the thumbnails be viewed in Photo Gallery (I updated the CODEC).  Is there a way to "back convert" new CR2 files taken with a 1DX2 to the old CR2 format taken wiith a 1DX, which worked fine in PS 6?

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The 1DX Mk II is supported in Creative Cloud Photoshop. You might look into the Photographer's Special that Adobe has Lightroom and Photochop Creative Cloud for $10 per month. 

[TCampbell]

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@TTMartin wrote:

The 1DX Mk II is supported in Creative Cloud Photoshop. You might look into the Photographer's Special that Adobe has Lightroom and Photochop Creative Cloud for $10 per month. 

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^^ this

Once Adobe releases a newer version of their software, it isn't long before the prior version stops getting updates.  That's now the case for those with traditional versions of Photoshop (back when you could "buy" a license for photoshop).  Today they will only "rent" you the software on their Creative Cloud (CC) system.   

The $10/month requires a minimum 1 year subscription (I don't know of any way to get it for less than a year at a time).  I have just occasionally seen a 1-year plan on sale through places like B&H Photo (pay in advance but it's much less than $120/year).

You can use the .DNG converter as a "free" work-around but keep in mind that nodody else seems to support ".dng" files other than Adobe.  So if you need to send the files to any other software.... or if there's any possibility that in the future you might decide to use something else you may find that you've been "locked in" because your entire library would be .DNG files that nobody else supports other than Adobe. 

[RobertTheFat]

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@TCampbell wrote:

Once Adobe releases a newer version of their software, it isn't long before the prior version stops getting updates.  That's now the case for those with traditional versions of Photoshop (back when you could "buy" a license for photoshop).  Today they will only "rent" you the software on their Creative Cloud (CC) system.   

The $10/month requires a minimum 1 year subscription (I don't know of any way to get it for less than a year at a time).  I have just occasionally seen a 1-year plan on sale through places like B&H Photo (pay in advance but it's much less than $120/year). ...

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Isn't that price break always just for the first year?

[TTMartin]

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

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@TCampbell wrote:

Once Adobe releases a newer version of their software, it isn't long before the prior version stops getting updates.  That's now the case for those with traditional versions of Photoshop (back when you could "buy" a license for photoshop).  Today they will only "rent" you the software on their Creative Cloud (CC) system.   

The $10/month requires a minimum 1 year subscription (I don't know of any way to get it for less than a year at a time).  I have just occasionally seen a 1-year plan on sale through places like B&H Photo (pay in advance but it's much less than $120/year). ...

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Isn't that price break always just for the first year?

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The B&H 1 year discount would only be for a year. As far as I know the $10/month is the on going price for the Lightroom/Photoshop package.

[ebiggs1]

If you buy, you can still buy, Lightroom, it will open and edit 1Dx Mk II files.  They can then be opend in PS6.  If you use the DNG converter you are not locked into Adobe products because it will save a file in TIFF format.

TIFF files  can be either uncompressed or compressed using lossless compression and they can be 16-bits.  Multiple layered images can be saved, too. TIFF files are an excellent option which you may edit later. It introduces no compression artifacts.

LR is still updated regularly.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

If you buy, you can still buy, Lightroom, it will open and edit 1Dx Mk II files.  They can then be opend in PS6.  If you use the DNG converter you are not locked into Adobe products because it will save a file in TIFF format.

TIFF files  can be either uncompressed or compressed using lossless compression and they can be 16-bits.  Multiple layered images can be saved, too. TIFF files are an excellent option which you may edit later. It introduces no compression artifacts.

LR is still updated regularly.

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If you edit the CR2 files in Lightroom, in what format do you pass them off to Photoshop? CR2? No, because they'll presumably still be in the 1DX-specific format that PS6 can't read. JPEG? You'll lose information. TIFF? Every TIFF file I ever saw was enormous - at least twice the size of the corresponding CR2 file. I don't see this as a particularly attractive solution.