Re: raw conversion of professional photos

This is exactly the problem I have right now. My Photoshop CS will not open

a raw file from my Canon Rebel XTIS Camera in Photoshop and I have
therefore 
to us The Canon utility program that came with the camera first converting

it to a tiff file and then use Photoshop to do further processing there.
Kurt Knoll.

"saycheez" <fac_187@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Doubtless you already realize this:
> If working with a film transparency the image is what it is with no 
> assurance that colors were accurately recorded. Create the same image 
> under identical conditions with different film stocks and the results,
as 
> we all know, are visibly different.
> Your client can take an image of a commonly available gray/black/white 
> card during a shooting session to provide you a reference point--a
common 
> strategy if "accurate" color is the main concern.
> In my albeit not universal experience many "professional" image
processors 
> forego accuracy altogether. If presented with a ****trait of, e.g., a 
> caucasian subject they tune skin tones to a predetermined range of rgb 
> values. This is hardly "accurate" but is usually pleasing to the client.
> If you are distressed over the serious deficiencies of the Adobe raw 
> converter in PS you are not alone in your feelings.
> Hopefully CS4 will dispense with that monstrosity and open all images on

> the desktop with all tools available in non-destructive fa****on, rather 
> than the current one-way direction of the converter and its many ill 
> do***ented adjustment tools. For one thing, wouldn't it be nice to open
a 
> raw image and have access to the curves tool in PS as your first tool 
> instead of having to do whatever you do in the converter and then move
the 
> image to PS?