How do i open .CR2 photos in Photoshop CS6

[R3DOPS]

I have a photo i cannot open in Photoshop CS6. Photoshop says cannot open this. Any help? The format i think i Raw 

[johnt]

3 minutes ago, R3DOPS said:

I have a photo i cannot open in Photoshop CS6. Photoshop says cannot open this. Any help? The format i think i Raw 

 

Have you updated Camera Raw for CS6 recently? Don't tell me you have a pirated copy...

 

Edit: What camera are you using?

[porina]

Adobe limits the version of Camera RAW you can update to, so newer cameras wont be supported in older versions. You can convert the CR2 to DNG first then it will be openable. Otherwise, you can convert in another program like Canon's own before using PS for finishing touches if needed. 

[R3DOPS]

5 minutes ago, porina said:

Adobe limits the version of Camera RAW you can update to, so newer cameras wont be supported in older versions. You can convert the CR2 to DNG first then it will be openable. Otherwise, you can convert in another program like Canon's own before using PS for finishing touches if needed. 

ok how do i convert cr2 to dng? 

[cc143]

You should be able to open it, I have no issues opening CR2s from eos 50d on CS6.

 

Try using lightroom, does it still not open? There should also be a way to convert the images to dng using lightroom. 

[porina]

2 hours ago, R3DOPS said:

ok how do i convert cr2 to dng? 

Adobe provide a converter. I think they also do this in part to try and make people use DNG more.

 

As JohnT asked, what camera is in use?

49 minutes ago, cc143 said:

You should be able to open it, I have no issues opening CR2s from eos 50d on CS6.

50D is ancient so probably supported. Raw converter has to be new enough to support the camera, and after a point, they stopped making it compatible with CS6.

 

So on that note, the latest version of Adobe Camera RAW for CS6 is 9.1.1 released around mid-2015.

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

There's a list of supported cameras and their required versions at link above. If the required version for the camera is greater than 9.1.1 then alternatives need to be uses. Otherwise, updating to 9.1.1 will update support.

[R3DOPS]

9 hours ago, porina said:

Adobe provide a converter. I think they also do this in part to try and make people use DNG more.

 

As JohnT asked, what camera is in use?

50D is ancient so probably supported. Raw converter has to be new enough to support the camera, and after a point, they stopped making it compatible with CS6.

 

So on that note, the latest version of Adobe Camera RAW for CS6 is 9.1.1 released around mid-2015.

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

There's a list of supported cameras and their required versions at link above. If the required version for the camera is greater than 9.1.1 then alternatives need to be uses. Otherwise, updating to 9.1.1 will update support.

im using the Cannon t6

[porina]

31 minutes ago, R3DOPS said:

im using the Cannon t6

According to the above list that needs ACR 9.5, but you can only go up to 9.1.1 on CS6. So you'll have to look elsewhere.

[dafunk]

There is a free CR2 to DNG Converter from Adobe:

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/adobe-dng-converter.html

 

If you convert it to dng, you should be able to open it in CS6