What bemused you today?

[Mick]

What's bemused me?

Adobe and their bloody format lock. CS3 won't recognise Canon 50D RAW files... so I'll have to update to CS...whatever. Yet, CS3 is the best version that will install on my PC... I can't install any newer.

It says Camera Raw 4.6 supports the 50D and CS3.  Doesn't it work Dave?  

Camera Raw 4.6 update
This version of the Camera Raw plug-in replaces the original Camera Raw plug-in that was installed with Adobe Creative Suite 3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 software

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4040

Anyway, what's wrong with Eos Utility and  DPP that came with your camera?  It's improved a lot over the years, and all I use now.

[Oldboy]

And it had to be changed because they added feature X,Y or Z.

All Raw formats are only a version of Tiff files which, can be read by any image program. I know the Nikon D3 can output images as a Tiff file and X,Y or Z don't make any difference to that. I think it's just a way to screw more money out of the consumer, nothing more or less. 

[anglefire]

Oldboy, I don't disagree - but in the case of Canon, you can get the latest version of their raw converter for free, so it is not Canon that is trying to screw any more cash out of the consumer!

[Hybridphotog]

It says Camera Raw 4.6 supports the 50D and CS3.  Doesn't it work Dave?  

I guess I was using an older version of Camera Raw... I can open the new files in CS3 now. Thanks for pointing that out.

Shame that Windows XP won't show any preview thumbnails for the new CR2's though.

Anyway, what's wrong with Eos Utility and  DPP that came with your camera?  It's improved a lot over the years, and all I use now.

Nothing, I guess... I just have a dislike for using software that comes with equipment, unless there's nothing else available.

[picsfor]

Oldboy, I don't disagree - but in the case of Canon, you can get the latest version of their raw converter for free, so it is not Canon that is trying to screw any more cash out of the consumer!

Yes, have to agree with you there. And oddly enough - the stuff Canon give away for free is more than enough to get most people by if they have an aversion to spending money or don't have a need to do anything with their pictures but tidy them up (crop, red eye, dust spot removal etc...)

[rksmith51]

How do I miss out words in some of my replies  , half my sentences hardly make any sense.

Bob.

[Graham]

How do I miss out words in some of my replies  , half my sentences hardly make any sense.

Bob.

      I don't have to miss out words not to make sense! 
                                     Graham.

[rksmith51]

      I don't have to miss out words not to make sense! 
                                     Graham.
[/quote]

Oh I type those kind of replies too Graham, but mainly the ones with missing w.... 

Bob.

[Graham]

      I don't have to miss out words not to make sense! 
                                     Graham.

Oh I type those kind of replies too Graham, but mainly the ones with missing w.... 

Bob.
[/quote]

  I do tend to get my mucking foords wuddled though!
                     Graham.

[rksmith51]

      I don't have to miss out words not to make sense! 
                                     Graham.

Oh I type those kind of replies too Graham, but mainly the ones with missing w.... 

Bob.

  I do tend to get my mucking foords wuddled though!
                     Graham.
[/quote]

Ok you win, lets stop now before we get banned. 

[Graham]

      I don't have to miss out words not to make sense! 
                                     Graham.

Oh I type those kind of replies too Graham, but mainly the ones with missing w.... 

Bob.

Deal!
  I do tend to get my mucking foords wuddled though!
                     Graham.

Ok you win, lets stop now before we get banned. 
[/quote]

[spinner]

I was Googling for online woodwork plans to make my own stepped frames for my canvas prints. My query was quite specific in asking for 'stepped frames for canvas prints'. Not only did I not get any hits back but some of the things that were listed were just terrible advice. Just confirms what they say about being careful what you take off the internet.

[Hybridphotog]

What's bemused and baffled me for the past two days?

My new PC.

Building it, that was fun. Solving the odd graphical glitches that's plagued the thing, that's been a headache.

It looks like I'm going to be returning either the graphics card or the motherboard.

[ABERS]

Poor little dears!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10936888

I can remember being torn away from my home for two years going to strange places where people spoke with a strange accent (Hednesford, Chippenham and Germany), and I hadn't done anything wrong!

[Oldboy]

Poor little dears!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10936888

I can remember being torn away from my home for two years going to strange places where people spoke with a strange accent (Hednesford, Chippenham and Germany), and I hadn't done anything wrong!

Isn't that the same as been sent to a boarding school, and aren't those people running the country now.