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ok2day · 08-30-2011, 03:45 AM

I took a bunch of shots in RAW for the first time. After downloading them into Lightroom 3 I went back in to look at them & got a "PEF" icon. It then gave a list of different programs to use & I chose one of them & now it has the Adobe icon on every damn picture. Now when I go to try to open these to send or download to Flickr it won't open. How do i correct this?

SveinG · 08-30-2011, 04:01 AM

You have probably not installed the latest update of LR 3. Download the latest version from Adobe.com and install it. This will solve your problem.

ok2day · 08-30-2011, 05:08 AM

I downloaded Adobe Lightroom update version 3.4.1--I go back in to access pictures & the Adobe icon still appears & it will not allow me access to the photos--should I get out the hammer & REALLY fix it?

rawr · 08-30-2011, 05:50 AM

Open Lightoom, then open the PEF from within Lightroom. Or open the PEF in Pentax Digital Camera Utility.

Then export whatever you want to publish to flickr as a JPEG, then post the JPEG to flickr. That's how RAW works. You need to process those RAW files into something.

No-one posts RAW PEF's to flickr.

This, btw, is a good reason to also shoot RAW+JPEG. The RAW files will be there for any tweaking and post-processing you might like to do, the JPG's will be there for quick and easy handling of the images.

JenniferLeigh · 08-30-2011, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by rawr

Open Lightoom, then open the PEF from within Lightroom. Or open the PEF in Pentax Digital Camera Utility.

Then export whatever you want to publish to flickr as a JPEG, then post the JPEG to flickr. That's how RAW works. You need to process those RAW files into something.

No-one posts RAW PEF's to flickr.

This, btw, is a good reason to also shoot RAW+JPEG. The RAW files will be there for any tweaking and post-processing you might like to do, the JPG's will be there for quick and easy handling of the images.

+1

In addition, you may want to check out Microsoft's Camera Codec pack, so that you can view & preview raw images in Windows Explorer without opening up RAW software. Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - Microsoft Camera Codec Pack (This codec is only available to Windows 7 or Vista.)

Lightroom 3 has Flickr export built in. See this video:

You Tube

ok2day · 08-31-2011, 06:22 AM

Thank you for your replies--I got it going thanks to rawr & Jennifer!!

08-30-2011, 03:45 AM	#1
ok2day Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 103	RAW conversion I took a bunch of shots in RAW for the first time. After downloading them into Lightroom 3 I went back in to look at them & got a "PEF" icon. It then gave a list of different programs to use & I chose one of them & now it has the Adobe icon on every damn picture. Now when I go to try to open these to send or download to Flickr it won't open. How do i correct this?

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08-30-2011, 04:01 AM	#2
SveinG New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stranda, Norway Posts: 15	You have probably not installed the latest update of LR 3. Download the latest version from Adobe.com and install it. This will solve your problem.

08-30-2011, 05:08 AM	#3
ok2day Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 103 Original Poster	I downloaded Adobe Lightroom update version 3.4.1--I go back in to access pictures & the Adobe icon still appears & it will not allow me access to the photos--should I get out the hammer & REALLY fix it?

08-30-2011, 05:50 AM	#4
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Open Lightoom, then open the PEF from within Lightroom. Or open the PEF in Pentax Digital Camera Utility. Then export whatever you want to publish to flickr as a JPEG, then post the JPEG to flickr. That's how RAW works. You need to process those RAW files into something. No-one posts RAW PEF's to flickr. This, btw, is a good reason to also shoot RAW+JPEG. The RAW files will be there for any tweaking and post-processing you might like to do, the JPG's will be there for quick and easy handling of the images.

08-31-2011, 06:22 AM	#6
ok2day Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 103 Original Poster	Thank you for your replies--I got it going thanks to rawr & Jennifer!!

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