OLD: Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS/Elements Compatibility

There are questions every so often about people trying out RAW editing for the first time, but finding problems when either they haven't installed the Adobe Camera Raw plugin for Photoshop CS or Photoshop Elements, or when they have, find that their computer still doesn't recognise the RAW file from their camera. In the latter case, the version of Photoshop CS or Photoshop Elements, and the version of ACR available may not be new enough to include their camera.

There is a way of making any camera's RAW files compatible with the latest version of ACR, and that is to convert your RAW files to DNG files using the Adobe DNG Converter software, which can be downloaded from Adobe here for Windows and here for Macs.

The DNG Convertor can increase the file sizes as the converter 'wraps' your RAW files with some 'coding' to make it compatible with ACR if you choose to keep the original RAW file as part of the new file. Files sizes could end up smaller if you choose not to keep the original RAW file as part of the DNG. You only need convert to DNG if you have a version of CS or Elements whose latest version ACR plug in is not able to read your cameras files, and you don't wish to, or are unable to upgrade.

The Adobe Camera Raw plugin can also be downloaded from the same links above. Make sure that you download the latest version of ACR compatible with your version of Photoshop CS and/or Photoshop Elements.

Below is only a rough guide to Adobe Camera Raw and the compatible versions of Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements. There are slight version differences between Mac and Windows versions of Adobe Camera Raw, Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements.

Feel free to point out any errors.

Adobe Camera Raw 2.4 and previous version are compatible with Photoshop CS

Camera Raw 2.4
Canon
EOS-1D
EOS-1Ds
EOS 10D
EOS 20D
EOS D30
EOS D60
EOS 300D (Digital Rebel/Kiss Digital)
EOS-1D Mark II
EOS-1Ds Mark II
PowerShot 600
PowerShot A5
PowerShot A50
PowerShot S30
PowerShot S40
PowerShot S45
PowerShot S50
PowerShot S60
PowerShot S70
PowerShot G1
PowerShot G2
PowerShot G3
PowerShot G5
PowerShot G6
PowerShot Pro70
PowerShot Pro90 IS
PowerShot Pro1
Contax
N Digital
Epson
R-D1
Fujifilm
FinePix F700
FinePix S5000 Z
FinePix S7000 Z
FinePix S2 Pro
FinePix S20 Pro
FinePix S3 Pro
Kodak
DCS Pro 14n
DCS Pro 14nx
DCS Pro SLR/n
DCS720x
DCS760
Konica Minolta
DiMAGE A1
DiMAGE A2
DiMAGE A200
DiMAGE 5
DiMAGE 7
DiMAGE 7i
DiMAGE 7Hi
Maxxum 7D / DYNAX 7D
Leaf
Valeo 6
Valeo 11
Valeo 22
Leica
Digilux 2
Nikon
D1
D1H
D1X
D70
D100
D2H
Coolpix 5000
Coolpix 5400
Coolpix 5700
Coolpix 8700
Olympus
E-10
E-1
E-20
C-5050 Zoom
C-5060 Zoom
C-8080 Wide Zoom
Panasonic
DMC-LC1
Pentax
*ist D
Sigma
SD9
SD10
Sony
DSC-F828
DSC-V3

ACR 3.1 is only compatible with Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements 3.0. This is the first version compatible with Photoshop Elements, in this case 3.0. Compatibility with Photoshop CS is lost.

Camera Raw 3.1
Canon EOS Rebel XT (EOS 350D/EOS Kiss Digital N)
Nikon D2X
Olympus EVOLT E-300
Olympus C-7070 Wide Zoom
Camera Raw 3.2 update
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Alpha Sweet Digital, Alpha-5 Digital, Dynax 5D)
Leaf Valeo 17
Leaf Aptus 22
Nikon D2Hs
Nikon D70s
Nikon D50
Nikon Coolpix 8400
Nikon Coolpix 8800
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1
Pentax *ist DS

ACR 3.3 is only compatible with Photoshop CS2, or Photoshop Elements 3.0 or 4.0

Camera Raw 3.3 update
Canon EOS 5D
Canon EOS 1D Mark II N
Canon EOS 20Da
Kodak EasyShare P850
Kodak EasyShare P880
Fujifilm FinePix E900
Fujifilm FinePix S5200/5600
Fujifilm FinePix S9000/9500
Mamiya ZD
Nikon D200
Olympus E-500
Olympus SP-310
Olympus SP-350
Olympus SP-500UZ
Pentax *ist DS2
Sony DSC-R1

Camera Raw 3.4 update
Canon EOS 30D
Leaf Aptus 65
Leaf Aptus 75
Olympus EVOLT 330
Olympus SP-320
Pentax *ist DL2
Samsung GX-1S

Camera Raw 3.5 update
Kodak EasyShare P712
Nikon D2Xs
Panasonic DMC-FZ50
Panasonic DMC-L1
Sony A100

ACR 3.6 is only compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0

Camera Raw 3.6 update
Canon EOS 400D / Rebel Xti
Fuji FinePix S6000fd
Fuji FinePix S9100/9600
Leica D-LUX3
Leica Digilux 3
Leica V-LUX 1
Nikon D80
Olympus E400
Olympus SP-510 UZ
Panasonic DMC-LX2
Pentax K100D
Pentax K110D
Samsung GX 1L

ACR 3.7 is only compatible with Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements 4.0 and 5.0. Compatibility with Photoshop Elements 3.0 is lost.

Camera Raw 3.7 update
Nikon D40
Pentax K10D

ACR 4.0 is only compatible with Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Elements 5.0. Compatibility with Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements 4.0 is lost.

Camera Raw 4.0 update
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
Camera Raw 4.1 update
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Fuji FinePix S5 Pro
Nikon D40x
Olympus E-410
Olympus SP-550 UZ
Sigma SD14
Phase One H 20
Phase One H 25
Phase One P 20
Phase One P 21
Phase One P 25
Phase One P 30
Phase One P 45

Camera Raw 4.2 update
Canon EOS 40D
Fuji FinePix IS-1
Leaf Aptus 17
Leaf Aptus 54s
Leaf Aptus 75s
Olympus EVOLT E-510
Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Pentax K100D Super
Phase One P 20 +
Phase One P 21 +
Phase One P 25 +
Phase One P 30 +
Phase One P 45 +
Sony A700

ACR 4.3.1 is only compatible with Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Elements 6.0. Compatibility with Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements 5.0 is lost.

Camera Raw 4.3.1 update
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Canon PowerShot G9
Nikon D3
Nikon D300
Olympus E-3
Olympus SP-560 UZ
Panasonic DMC-L10

Camera Raw 4.4.1 update
Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi/EOS Kiss X2)
Fujifilm S100FS
Nikon D60
Olympus SP-570 UZ
Pentax K20D
Pentax K200D
Sony A200
Sony A300
Sony A350

Camera Raw 4.5 update
Olympus E 420
Olympus E 520

Camera Raw 4.6 update
Canon 1000D (Digital Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F)
Canon 50D
Fuji FinePix IS Pro
Kodak EasyShare Kodak Z1015 IS
Leaf AFi II 6
Leaf AFi II 7
Leaf Aptus II 6
Leaf Aptus II 7
Nikon D700
Nikon D90
Nikon Coolpix P6000
Olympus SP-565 UZ
Pentax K2000 (K-m)
Sigma DP1
Sony A900

ACR 5.2 is only compatible with Photoshop CS4, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 or 7.0. Compatibility with Photoshop CS3 is lost.

Camera Raw 5.2 update
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon PowerShot G10
Panasonic DMC-G1
Panasonic DMC-FX150
Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Panasonic DMC-LX3
Leica D-LUX 4

Camera Raw 5.3 update
Nikon D3X
Olympus E-30

Camera Raw 5.4 update
Canon EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i/EOS Kiss X3 Digital)
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Epson R-D1x
Hasselblad CF-22
Hasselblad CF-22MS
Hasselblad CF-39
Hasselblad CF-39MS
Hasselblad CFH-22
Hasselblad CFH-39
Hasselblad CFV
Hasselblad 503CWD
Hasselblad H2D-22
Hasselblad H2D-39
Hasselblad H3D-22
Hasselblad H3D-31
Hasselblad H3D-39
Hasselblad H3DII-22
Hasselblad H3DII-31
Hasselblad H3DII-39
Hasselblad H3DII-39MS
Hasselblad H3DII-50
Kodak EasyShare Z980
Nikon D5000
Olympus E-450
Olympus E-620
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Pentax K-7 (PEF)
Sigma DP2
Sony A230
Sony A330
Sony A380

Camera Raw 5.5 update
Nikon D300s
Nikon D3000
Olympus E-P1
Panasonic DMC-FZ35
Panasonic DMC-GF1

ACR 5.6 is only compatible with Photoshop CS4, Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and 8.0. Compatibility with Photoshop Elements 6.0 is lost.

Camera Raw 5.6 update
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Canon EOS 7D
Canon PowerShot G11
Canon PowerShot S90
Leaf Aptus-II 5
Mamiya DM22
Mamiya DM28
Mamiya DM33
Mamiya DM56
Mamiya M18
Mamiya M22
Mamiya M31
Nikon D3s
Olympus E-P2
Panasonic DMC-FZ38
Pentax K-x
Sigma DP1s
Sony A500
Sony A550
Sony A850

ACR 5.7 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS4 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac.

Camera Raw 5.7 update
Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
Kodak Z981
Leaf Aptus-II 8
Leaf Aptus-II 10R
Mamiya DM40
Olympus E-PL1
Panasonic G2
Panasonic G10
Sony A450

ACR 6.1 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS5 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 8.0 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac. Note, Adobe seem to have started using an Installer program for the ACR plugin on CS5, though you can still just update the individual .8bi for Elements.

Camera Raw 6.1 update
Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i/ EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
Kodak Z981
Leaf Aptus-II 8
Leaf Aptus-II 10R
Mamiya DM40
Olympus E-PL1
Olympus E-600
Panasonic G2
Panasonic G10
Sony A450

ACR 6.2 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS5 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 8.0 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac.

Camera Raw 6.2 update
Canon EOS 60D
Casio EXILIM EX-FH100
Fuji FinePix HS10
Leica S2 (DNG*)
Panasonic DMC-FZ100
Panasonic DMC-FZ40 (FZ45)
Panasonic DMC-LX5
Pentax 645D
Samsung NX10
Samsung TL500 (EX1)
Sony A290
Sony A390
Sony Alpha NEX-3
Sony Alpha NEX-5
Sony SLT-A33
Sony SLT-A55V

ACR 6.3 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS5 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 9 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 9 for Mac.
For ACR 6.3 for CS5, go to the link at the top of the page for either Windows or Mac.
If you use Photoshop Elements 9 or Premiere Elements 9, there are links on the download page for their specific Camera Raw downloads.

Camera Raw 6.3 update
Canon PowerShot G12
Canon PowerShot S95
Nikon D7000
Nikon Coolpix P7000
Nikon D3100
Olympus E-5
Panasonic DMC-GF2
Panasonic DMC-GH2
Pentax K-5
Pentax K-r
Samsung NX100
Samsung TL350 (WB2000)
Sony A560
Sony A580

ACR 6.4 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS5 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 9 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 9 for Mac.
As in the previous update, Photoshop Elements 9 or Premiere Elements 9 have links on the download page for their specific Camera Raw downloads.

Camera Raw 6.4 update
Canon EOS 600D (Rebel T3i / Kiss X5 Digital)
Canon EOS 1100D (Rebel T3 / Kiss X50 Digital)
Fuji FinePix S200 EXR
Fuji FinePix F550 EXR
Fuji FinePix HS20 EXR
Fuji FinePix X100
Hasselblad H4D-40
Kodak Z990
Nikon D5100
Olympus E-PL1s
Olympus E-PL2
Olympus XZ-1
Samsung NX11


There is a new update for ACR, version 6.4.1 but as far as I can see it is not updating any new cameras from version 6.4. Best to keep up to date though.

ACR 6.4.1 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS5 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 9 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 9 for Mac.
As in the previous update, Photoshop Elements 9 or Premiere Elements 9 have links on the download page for their specific Camera Raw downloads.

Really useful post! Hopefully the mods will make this a sticky and we'll get less questions.

Craikeybaby said:

Really useful post! Hopefully the mods will make this a sticky and we'll get less questions.

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I argree totally, come on mods.

Thanks Whiteflyer. Updated now.

It was a bit late when I was doing it.

Oops, made a mistake.

Thread now stickied.

Damn...wish I had found this last week......

fabs said:

Thread now stickied.

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Ta.

Problem: opening nef files in CS2. Previously no problem with my Nikon D70s, and ACR 3.7. Now I'm using a D300s and that doesn't work anymore. I found an old thread advising downloading Adobe's dng converter version 4.3, which I did, but still no joy. Reason: 'There was an error parsing the file'.

Does anybody have the solution for this, without my upgrading to CS3?

Thanks.

I think the DNG converter is not linked to a version of CS or Elements so you download the latest version to convert your RAW files. The converter needs to be updated to be able to convert newer cameras RAW files the same as ACR.

DNG converter 4.3 was an update for the D300, amongst others, not the D300s.

The latest version of the Adobe DNG Converter is 5.6 update and can be downloaded from the link in the first post of this thread.

Hope that works for you.

Hi,

Yes I tried that last night: downloaded 5.6, however it doesn't install. The installer launches alright but double-clicking doesn't do it. I don't know why. Any ideas?

Thanks.

If the program is not installing properly, then try running as Admin in Vista, otherwise I don't know what the problem would be for other versions of Window$.

Hello again,

Actually I've got a Mac (10.3.9). I've been searching online for a solution, and I'm wondering if anybody uses Bibble successfully with D300s NEFS and CS2?

Kitty

That is quite an old OS, so it may not be supposrted, it should say on the download page (I can't check because I'm on works PC and Adobe directs me to the Windows version).

Right. I have a Canon 400D and i use Adobe Photoshop 6.0

Looking at the list i need update 3.6, but this is only compatible with photoshop 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0

The first update for photoshop 6.0 is update 4.3.1, but does not list the 400D.

Am i being thick? Or are the updates backward compatible?

If you have 'Photoshop 6' then I don't think you can use Adobe Camera Raw, if it is Photoshop Elements 6 however, then you can install up to Adobe Camera Raw version 5.5. Always install the latest version compatible with your Photoshop/Elements as there are improvements to ACR as well as just making the software compatible.

All the cameras are supported in the previous versions from top to bottom. It was easier to add the cameras that have been made compatible for each version, than to do a complete list for each version.

So each new version has compatibility for all the cameras that are listed before that version.

Hi

I have been searching for some time to find an answer to a problem I have with CS2. I am trying to find the correct plug-in to use to convert RAW images taken with a Nikon D40x. Looking at your first post in this thread I see I may be getting close to an answer but I note that version 4.0 is not compatible with CS2 but that is where the Nikon D40x first appears. It is not listed with version 3.7 but I am hoping you can tell me that if I do upload 3.7 I will be able to view my RAW images in CS2. I would very much appreciate a response as I am now a brand new member of this site and really need some advice here. Just to let you know an upgrade of either Photoshop or the camera is out of the question for some time.

Thanks in advance

Maggie

From the list, it looks like you will be unlucky. ACR version 4 is the first update that includes the D40X, and that is not compatible with CS2.

You could convert your files using the latest DNG converter (increasing file sizes) from Nikon RAW NEF files to DNG files, and use the ACR v3.7 plug in. In theory, as it is not something I have had to do.

It would be the only way to be able to work with D40X RAW files without updating Photoshop to at least CS3.


There are free RAW conversion software such as Rawtherapee which will convert D40X files btw. There may be others too.

Thanks for letting me know.

Okay, my next question is which DNG converter would automatically convert all pics so that they will be on view when I open them up in Bridge?

Hope you can help

Thanks again

Maggie

I think you should always choose the latest DNG converter.

redhed17 said:

You could convert your files using the latest DNG converter (increasing file sizes) from Nikon RAW NEF files to DNG files, and use the ACR v3.7 plug in. In theory, as it is not something I have had to do.

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Unless you are embedding the original RAW file the DNG will actually be smaller

Craikeybaby said:

Unless you are embedding the original RAW file the DNG will actually be smaller

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Good point.

I've never had to use the DNG converter myself, so don't know the ins and out of it. I think I would keep the original file embedded if I had to use it, if only for piece of mind.

hi, I've just installed PSE 7 on my new Windows 7 (64 bit) Dell and have replaced the ACR with 5.5 and can open all images, including my CR2 files from my Canon 50d. Although I can edit them with ACR from within PSE the thumbnails are all just greyed out images. Am I missing a vital piece of the puzzle to get this working properly ?


Cheers

Joan

The latest version of ACR, v5.7, has been released and can be found here.

Apart from some new camera support, it includes an updated demosaic algorithm designed to provide compatibility with settings applied in Lightroom 3 apparently. :shrug:

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hi, I've just installed PSE 7 on my new Windows 7 (64 bit) Dell and have replaced the ACR with 5.5 and can open all images, including my CR2 files from my Canon 50d. Although I can edit them with ACR from within PSE the thumbnails are all just greyed out images. Am I missing a vital piece of the puzzle to get this working properly ?

Cheers

Joan

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Hi Joan,

Sounds very much like you have the same problen as I do,
can't see RAW or in my case NEF thumbnails.

I'm fairly sure that I have found the answer, for NEF anyway.

I like you have just upgraded to Windows 7 64 bit and that's where the problem lies.

Nikon do not do a NEF codec for Windows 7 64 bit, only 32 bit.

Do Canon do a 64 bit codec, if so it's that that you want, I think.

Upgraded to Windows 7 64 bit, that's a laugh. PSE9 worked perfectly with XP SP2....Ho-hum.:shrug:

D in W

hi, i have cs3 and my camera is a sony alpha a550, i cant view the photos, which DNG converter shill i download?
thanks

You're always best off getting the latest one.

Craikeybaby said:

You're always best off getting the latest one.

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thanks

This thread has been superseded with the following thread:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=356446