Lumix, RAW files and photoshop

Hello....
Has anyone used photoshop and "RAW files" from
a Lumix camera? I read that they used a RAW-like file
and photoshop made it appear like a TV with the horizontal
hold askew.
I don't know if there is a special setting, maybe there is a
work-around. I'd rather use photoshop than their proprietary
software. (panasonic)

And what's with ..."RAW-like".... That sounds ridiculous!

Les

 

Suggest you try 'ufraw'. It converts raw to jpeg or tiff and allows you to
do basic editing right there.

 

that makes no sense.

photoshop uses adobe camera raw to do the raw conversions and it
supports the lumix dmc-fz8. other panasonic models are supported plus
numerous other cameras. the full list, as well as more info on adobe
camera raw is at:

no idea.

 

RAW file is another graphic format(s) (I say THEY because it isn't united
yet) which has nothing to do with TV effect

TV Effect sounds like either Plug-In or technique to create the horizontal
lines. Yes, there are tons of plug-ins and actions to do the TV effect
trick.

 

The manual says RAW files, but on the box it called it different.

When I feed the files into Photoshop 7, the prompt asked about certain
parameters to the file, which I didn't know. Of course there was a
"guess" button, which I tried as well. Anyway I tried it, the resulting
photo looked like a TV screen with a bad horizontal hold (lines running
horizontally and skewed diagonally) I figured either I have a bad setting
for photoshop, or the RAW files are not compatible with Photoshop.
I've used TIFF and JPG images for years, and finally got a camera capable
of RAW. Now I don't know if the app is improper, or even if RAW protocols
are universal.
Like I said, Panasonic has software included called SilkyPix, but in my
estimation, nothing comes close to Adobe.(besides, I'm used to it)

Les

 

I'm suprised it even let you get that far. You need a version of ACR
that knows your camera. It's a free download at Adobe. For PS7 you
probably also need to convert to DNG, the DNG converter comes with ACR,
you may need a newer DNG converter with the older ACR component to be
compatible with your PS version.

 

The Adobe Raw Converter in CS3 will open and process Pansonic Lumix raw
files. You may need to update your converter or your Adobe software to the
most recent version of Elements/CS3.
The raw converter software that comes with Lumix cameras is not as
sophisticated and it is difficult to optimize images compared to the Adobe
converter.

 

what does it say?

photoshop 7 is too old for that camera.

there are two types of 'raw'.

the first is photoshop raw, which is nothing more than a dump of the
image data. contrast that to a structured image format such as tiff or
bmp, which includes height, width, bits per pixel, b/w or colour, etc.


the second is camera raw, which is a dump of the sensor plus a lot of
metadata about exposure, camera characteristics, etc. the data on the
sensor needs to be processed to turn it into an image. each camera has
it's own raw variant (because the sensors are different, sometimes
drastically so).

when you tried raw, you were using photoshop raw, not camera raw. that
won't work (as you found out).

you'll need to update your version of photoshop, either to cs3 (which
may be overkill) or photoshop elements.

there are also other third party raw converters available, but i don't
know if they support your camera. if they do, that's an option too.

 

THANKS !!
I see that I'm not as knowledgeable about digital as I thought.
I'm ashamed to say I've been kicking and fighting to stay away
from this medium as I'm from the old 35mm and 4x5 school.
But dinosaurs have to yield.

I'm grateful for all the great info all of you have shared with me.
It's making more sense now............

Les