ACDSee to support K-7 RAW format?

bymy141 · 10-10-2009, 07:55 AM

I've downloaded ACDSee Pro 3, to see if it adds something to my LR2.5 environment, after waiting a long time for it to catalog the files (including RAW previews), I discovered that only my K10D raw images were processed.
And the ACDSee website is clear, no support of K-7 raw files....

Does anybody know if / when ACDSee will support the K-7?

- Bert

Marc Sabatella · 10-10-2009, 08:28 AM

They generally release new RAW updates every few months to deal with the most recent cameras. I forget when the last one was, but I'd assume the K-7 would be in the next batch whenever that turns out to be - presumably fairly soon.

Meanwhile, DNG should work now, BTW - either in-camase or converting your existing PEF files to DNG using the free Adobe converter. Although I gather some have had some sort of minor issue with this (something not quite working as it should; I don't remember what). Also, it does happen that processing applied to DNG files before a camera is officially supposrted can sometimes look different once the support is added, although it appears with Pro 3 there are some changes to how they handle the camera-specific pre-processing, so maybe that won't be an issue any more. It would be interesting to find out...

bymy141 · 10-11-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by Marc Sabatella

They generally release new RAW updates every few months to deal with the most recent cameras. I forget when the last one was, but I'd assume the K-7 would be in the next batch whenever that turns out to be - presumably fairly soon.

Thanks Marc,

I'll wait instead of converting all my PEF data into DNG. Too much files, too much resources and I don't know if I'm going to like ACDSee at all.
The first impression is that importing raw files with previews takes a lot of time...

- Bert

Marc Sabatella · 10-11-2009, 03:00 PM

you could try converting just a few PEF's to DNG so you can play with the program meanwhile to get a sense of how you'll like it.

FWIW, I don't have ACDSee generate previews on import with my K200D - there's no real point. ACDSee can display the camera-generated preview instantly while browsing, and that's generally good enough. It generates new previews for me if I actually do any processing. if for some reaosn I need to see ACDSee-generated previews for files I don't plan on processing, I can always have ACDSee generate them later.

redcurl · 11-03-2009, 03:47 PM

I was using acdsee pro 2.5 with my k100d till I went for a K-7.... bye bye acdsee... I am using Irfanview and tried out Adobe's raw to dng converter. The results with Adobe's converter do not work perfectly for me, many pictures suffer darkening... I don't know why..

10-10-2009, 07:55 AM	#1
bymy141 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,563	ACDSee to support K-7 RAW format? I've downloaded ACDSee Pro 3, to see if it adds something to my LR2.5 environment, after waiting a long time for it to catalog the files (including RAW previews), I discovered that only my K10D raw images were processed. And the ACDSee website is clear, no support of K-7 raw files.... Does anybody know if / when ACDSee will support the K-7? - Bert

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10-10-2009, 08:28 AM	#2
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	They generally release new RAW updates every few months to deal with the most recent cameras. I forget when the last one was, but I'd assume the K-7 would be in the next batch whenever that turns out to be - presumably fairly soon. Meanwhile, DNG should work now, BTW - either in-camase or converting your existing PEF files to DNG using the free Adobe converter. Although I gather some have had some sort of minor issue with this (something not quite working as it should; I don't remember what). Also, it does happen that processing applied to DNG files before a camera is officially supposrted can sometimes look different once the support is added, although it appears with Pro 3 there are some changes to how they handle the camera-specific pre-processing, so maybe that won't be an issue any more. It would be interesting to find out...

10-11-2009, 11:29 AM	#3
bymy141 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,563 Original Poster	Originally posted by Marc Sabatella They generally release new RAW updates every few months to deal with the most recent cameras. I forget when the last one was, but I'd assume the K-7 would be in the next batch whenever that turns out to be - presumably fairly soon. Thanks Marc, I'll wait instead of converting all my PEF data into DNG. Too much files, too much resources and I don't know if I'm going to like ACDSee at all. The first impression is that importing raw files with previews takes a lot of time... - Bert

10-11-2009, 03:00 PM	#4
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	you could try converting just a few PEF's to DNG so you can play with the program meanwhile to get a sense of how you'll like it. FWIW, I don't have ACDSee generate previews on import with my K200D - there's no real point. ACDSee can display the camera-generated preview instantly while browsing, and that's generally good enough. It generates new previews for me if I actually do any processing. if for some reaosn I need to see ACDSee-generated previews for files I don't plan on processing, I can always have ACDSee generate them later.

11-03-2009, 03:47 PM	#5
redcurl New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 20	I was using acdsee pro 2.5 with my k100d till I went for a K-7.... bye bye acdsee... I am using Irfanview and tried out Adobe's raw to dng converter. The results with Adobe's converter do not work perfectly for me, many pictures suffer darkening... I don't know why..