Open in Raw

[Cutter]

I want to open a jpg in raw how do I do that and can I do that or is it not possible? I am using Ps Cs4

[ap4a]

Importing it into your raw editor will (often) allow you to edit it but you won't have all of the options available for a raw file. You can do it in Lightroom, other programs may not be capable of importing a jpeg.

[Cutter]

Originally Posted by ap4a

Importing it into your raw editor will (often) allow you to edit it but you won't have all of the options available for a raw file. You can do it in Lightroom, other programs may not be capable of importing a jpeg.

Thanks ap4: but how do you import it ? I click on it in bridge but it doesnt open it in raw it just goes to ps cs4, sorry I am being a bit thick here, im sure when you explaine I will go DOHHHH

[KeithT]

The easy and possibly quickest way you can do it is to open the jpeg in Bridge, go to File and then Open in Camera Raw.

[Cutter]

DOHHHHHH stupid me, I knew it was simple, thanks Kieth

[chris-p]

You can also set Photoshop to open ALL files into ACR. It's in the "file handling" section of the preferences.

[GeoffWessex]

For Elements users..... you cannot do the 'file handling' setting as described by Chris P above.....

but you can still open "almost" any file type (certainly PSD, JPG, TIF - I cannot guarantee others) in ACR and have a degree of control, though not as powerful as when using ACR on a Raw file. You just go to "Open As", select the format - choose "Camera Raw" (not 'Photoshop Raw') and then choose the file.

[chris-p]

Thanks Geoff - I should have said CS users, not Photoshop.