This maybe of help to someone. The RAW files that my RP takes are .CR3 files. I can't open these files using Photoshop Elements, what I use the most. GIMP will not open them either. Both of these programs are up to date. I have checked. Windows will not give me a preview of the images in Windows explorer either. I do have Digital Photo Professional installed, but I have never used it. I tried opening a .CR3 file with this. I was able to navigate to the folder, and see the .CR3 files as images. When I double clicked on an image, I then received an error message that a file from a RP could not be opened. I did get another message to check for updates. This I done, and then I was able to open these files. I did try just for fun to convert one file to a tiff in Digital Photo Professional, and then open it in PS Elements. And convert the same image via the Adobe converter to a DNG and open it in PS Elements. So with the help of Ray Allen, Ray suggested that I use a DNG converter which he kindly linked for me. This is what I found. The DNG converted file. The TIFF converted file. I have done no changes to the files except to resize them for the forum. They have both been resized the same. The TIFF file is how the image looks on the rear of the camera, and in Digital Photo Professional. To convert an image with this software, it is slow. The Adobe converter is faster, and you can do bulk files at once. Thanks Ray for your help on this. I may have to look at how I edit my images. Gary
It was my pleasure to be able to help you, Gary. I agree that the TIFF converted image does look a little better but the DNG converted file could have been made look similar with a bit more PP. It seems like DPP does process the CR3 files well but it lacks a lot of the editing facilities of Photoshop. It is now up to you to decide on the method that suits you best to process your images.
