Paintshop Pro X3 and RAW files

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TXForester

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Does anybody use this, and do you have trouble opening raw files? I just got the software yesterday and can't get RAW Lab to open with Canon and Olympus files. I get a reading file error message. It opens JPEG and TIF files. Right now, I'm stuck opening raw files in another program and saving them to TIF then opening the new files in X3.
 
You just installed the program. Now you'll want to update the program. DONT LET PSP DO IT ITSELF!!!! It will download the last update only and it relies on having the first four already installed. Go to Corel's website, hover over the Support tab and click Patches and Updates from the dropdown menu then click on Painshop Photo Pro X3 (or if just click this link http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?ppid=800007&prnid=3300167&pgid=800161 ). You will see all 5 service packs listed. You NEED to install each and every service pack in order. Start with 1 and end with 5. If you install out of order is screws stuff up and the fix is to uninstall and reinstall the software (way more of a PITA than it should be).

PSPX4 was released a while ago. Any camera released since then will not be supported X3. Corel has also since bought Bibble and renamed it Aftershot Pro, so RAW support is of even lower priority in PSP. But if you catch it on sale Aftershot Pro is rather affordable (considered a rival to LightRoom).

Again, do not let PSP download the update itself, it will just grab the latest and screw everything up.
 
I have been a user of PSP for a few years now and think its a great piece of software that meets 99% of photographers' post processing needs. With a few exceptions I much prefer it to Photoshop which in Elements version is cut back and a bit limited in some respects and in the full version is both too complex and too expensive for photographers (no doubt brilliant for graphic artists who need its full capabilities.) .

But I skipped over version X3 going straight from X2 to X4 which has better RAW file handling. I suspect as the other poster here says you will need to update the software to handle later RAW types.

If you get stuck I am pretty sure you can download the adobe DNG converter (its free) and use it to convert your specific files from whatever type they are to a generic DNG type then open this in X3.

This works in X4 although it seems to be able to open most present types of RAW file and so is not usually needed.

But its inevtiable that photo processing software gets out of date as new cameras become available with thier new RAW variants and unless the software manufacturer puts out update regulalry an intermediate conversion becomes necessary.
 
Thanks. The patches/updates haven't helped unless there is a procedure other than File > Open

I'll try the forum.

Thanks
 
What cameras are you trying to open the raw files for?

As of Service Pack 4 PSP X3 supports:

Adobe (1)
Adobe Digital Negative (DNG)

Apple (3)
Apple QuickTake 100
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Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi / Kiss Digital X
Canon EOS 40D
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Canon EOS 50D
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Canon EOS 5D
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EOS D2000 / DSC520
Canon EOS D30
Canon EOS D60
Canon EOS-1D
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Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DSLR-A700
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Sony NEX-3
Sony NEX-5
Sony SLT-A33
Sony SLT-A55
Sony XCD-SX910CR

STV (1)
STV680 VGA



and in Service Pack 5 it added:

  • Canon EOS 1100D, 600D, PowerShot S95
  • Fuji F550EXR, HS20EXR, X100
  • Kodak Z990
  • Leaf Aptus-II 12
  • Nikon D5100, Coolpix P7000
  • Olympus E-PL1s, E-PL2, XZ-1
  • Panasonic DMC-GF2, DMC-GH2
  • Sony A290, A390, A580

Again, I never liked PSP for RAW images and just used the software that came with the camera. I even tried Corel Aftershot Pro because the introductory price was less than the cost of taking the family out for dinner, and I still find myself using DPP for my Canon files.
 
cabbiinc said:
considered a rival to LightRoom
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yeah, right, with profiles for cameras made from poorly illuminated targets @ imaging-resource ... now that is a quality to speak about :bang:

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