Am I missing something?

[swan lover]

I have just tried to download Adobe's ACR following the instructions in Issue 37 of Photo Plus and find camera Raw4.6 not 5.5 as stated in the mag for Elemnts 6, am I in a wrong part of the site ?

[chris-p]

I don't know what the magazine said as I don't have it.

The latest version of ACR you can run in Elements 6 is v5.5

I would suggest you download it direct from Adobe (link here) and run the installation file. That will ensure that you've got the most up to date version you can possibly have.

[chris-p]

Ooh, I forgot to say...

That download link is for a Windows PC. If you've got a Mac, let me know and I will find you the correct download link.

[Dagwood]

Probably a good idea to see if 5.5 supports your camera before downloading. I think I am right in saying that ACR is not always up to date with latest models
Dagwood

[chris-p]

Originally Posted by Dagwood

Probably a good idea to see if 5.5 supports your camera before downloading. I think I am right in saying that ACR is not always up to date with latest models
Dagwood

ACR is a funny beast...

Basically Adobe release new versions of ACR and DNG converter to keep up to date with the latest cameras and their own RAW formats.

However, unlike the DNG converter, ACR is a plugin that runs within the Photoshop program. Adobe, in their infinite wisdom, tend to make the latest versions of ACR only compatible with the newest versions of Photoshop (both Elements & CS).
Why they choose to do this is a mystery to me...

The practical upshot is that older versions of Photoshop can only run the last ACR that was published while they were current (effectively anyway).
A complete list of cameras supported by ACR 5.5 is in this pdf file.

[swan lover]

Thanks all I run windows chris, however followd all your leads and I see no mention of elements Six in either, I'm not beiing ungrateful just careful as a wrong uppdate could mess things up.

[chris-p]

Originally Posted by swan lover

Thanks all I run windows chris, however followd all your leads and I see no mention of elements Six in either, I'm not beiing ungrateful just careful as a wrong uppdate could mess things up.

Don't worry about being careful! I got the information from the Adobe website...

This is from the read me file for ACR 5.5

"Compatibility

The Camera Raw 5.5 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS4 or versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 6.0 for Windows and Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac.

The latest version of the Camera Raw plug-in available for Photoshop Elements 3.0 customers is Camera Raw 3.6.

The latest version of the Camera Raw plug-in available for Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Windows) is Camera Raw 3.7.

The latest version of the Camera Raw plug-in available for Photoshop Elements 5.0 (Windows) is Camera Raw 4.5."

You can view the read me file here

[swan lover]

thank you chris i shall copy and load.