HELP! I've broken my RAW files
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Ok people. I've no idea what I've done....
I downloaded Pixmantec RawShooter. All good.
I then open the program and view all my RAW files (200 of them). All good.
I scroll to the bottom of the preview window to the bottom of my files. All good still - everything looks ok.
I scroll to the TOP to the images I've just been looking at and they're all corrupted. They have quartered and halved and are bluey purpley greeny?! I can't now open them in Photoshop either, it says "wrong sort of file".
What have I done
I've restarted re-indexed etc. etc. but it's all the same
I downloaded Pixmantec RawShooter. All good.
I then open the program and view all my RAW files (200 of them). All good.
I scroll to the bottom of the preview window to the bottom of my files. All good still - everything looks ok.
I scroll to the TOP to the images I've just been looking at and they're all corrupted. They have quartered and halved and are bluey purpley greeny?! I can't now open them in Photoshop either, it says "wrong sort of file".
What have I done
I've restarted re-indexed etc. etc. but it's all the same
Have you still got the images on a memory card? Try putting back into the camera and see if you can view the pics there.
I occasionally get corrupted files from my 400D, my computer locks up and nothing will read them, but once back in the camera it seems to be able to detect that the file is corrupted and it will allow me to delete the frame.
I occasionally get corrupted files from my 400D, my computer locks up and nothing will read them, but once back in the camera it seems to be able to detect that the file is corrupted and it will allow me to delete the frame.
Are they still on your memory card, or at least recoverable with the right software?
http://www.download.com/Art-Plus-Digital-Photo-Rec...
http://www.download.com/Art-Plus-Digital-Photo-Rec...
Edited by Lotusespritforum on Wednesday 4th July 17:00
dHi chaps
Thanks so much for the replies! Sorry only just got back to you; I flew home yesterday afternoon (hurrah!).
Anyhow;
It all seemed to go wrong when I installed Rawshooter. When the program opened the pictures were there and perfect. Then 2 seconds later they all went to a fuzzy purple half/quartered type thing. Graham; not too disimilar to what you had, but there was no clear part, it was all wrong.
I could not register the program; for some reason it couldn't get to the server. I assumed it was because I was behind a work firewall at the time. My guess was that it made the images that horrible look until you registered (would make sense).
But as it no lonegr exists, I don't think I can register. Has anybody had any luck doing it since? As it looks like a cracking program!
Anyway, so I uninstalled RAWShooeter completely and then couldn't open the files in PS. It comes up witht his;
So I tried FASTStone PhotoViewer. I could open the files, read them. Wahooo, so the files themselves aren't corrupt! However, you can't do much in FASTStone. I still couldn't open the files in PS (even though FASTStone could see them fine).
However what I could do is batch convert all the RAWs to JPEGS so I did that so at least I have the images in some form! Oh good, not completely lost then.
However, still I cannot open RAW files in photo shop (I get the same message as above) - it's confusing me?!
So tonight I will test my camera; I will take RAW images and try to open straight into PS. I'm sure I could do it before, but just want to confirm. IF so, then RAWShooter did something weird to the files. Dobbo; the time/date stamp is when I took the photos, not when I installed RAWShooter so maybe it's not edited them?!
I'm very confused, and this is even before you get the wealth of crud questions from me about RAW image processing
(must admit, RAWShooter did look very good so would use it if I could!).
Thanks all for your help
Oh ps: lesson learned, the images are NOT on my CF card anymore, I move them from camera to laptop. Gotta love this learning lark
Thanks again for your thoughts chaps - if you have any ideas they'd be appreciated, especially on how (if feasible) I can use RAWShooter
Tony
Thanks so much for the replies! Sorry only just got back to you; I flew home yesterday afternoon (hurrah!).
Anyhow;
It all seemed to go wrong when I installed Rawshooter. When the program opened the pictures were there and perfect. Then 2 seconds later they all went to a fuzzy purple half/quartered type thing. Graham; not too disimilar to what you had, but there was no clear part, it was all wrong.
I could not register the program; for some reason it couldn't get to the server. I assumed it was because I was behind a work firewall at the time. My guess was that it made the images that horrible look until you registered (would make sense).
But as it no lonegr exists, I don't think I can register. Has anybody had any luck doing it since? As it looks like a cracking program!
Anyway, so I uninstalled RAWShooeter completely and then couldn't open the files in PS. It comes up witht his;
So I tried FASTStone PhotoViewer. I could open the files, read them. Wahooo, so the files themselves aren't corrupt! However, you can't do much in FASTStone. I still couldn't open the files in PS (even though FASTStone could see them fine).
However what I could do is batch convert all the RAWs to JPEGS so I did that so at least I have the images in some form! Oh good, not completely lost then.
However, still I cannot open RAW files in photo shop (I get the same message as above) - it's confusing me?!
So tonight I will test my camera; I will take RAW images and try to open straight into PS. I'm sure I could do it before, but just want to confirm. IF so, then RAWShooter did something weird to the files. Dobbo; the time/date stamp is when I took the photos, not when I installed RAWShooter so maybe it's not edited them?!
I'm very confused, and this is even before you get the wealth of crud questions from me about RAW image processing
(must admit, RAWShooter did look very good so would use it if I could!).Thanks all for your help
Oh ps: lesson learned, the images are NOT on my CF card anymore, I move them from camera to laptop. Gotta love this learning lark
Thanks again for your thoughts chaps - if you have any ideas they'd be appreciated, especially on how (if feasible) I can use RAWShooter
Tony
Rawshooter should work just fine - in fact I've just looked at some RAW pics I took yesterday on my copy! You cant open RAW directly into PS without the relevant plugin, which it sounds like your copy of PS doesn't have.
Can you put a RAW file somewhere, I'll download and have a look to make sure their not knackered.
Can you put a RAW file somewhere, I'll download and have a look to make sure their not knackered.
It was that I can't register it that I assumed meant it wasn't working right? Now I've got the images back I'll reinstall it and see if I can register it from this connection I'm at now.
I've put the file;
http://www.tonyhetherington.com/IMG_7667.CR2
Thanks Steve!
I've put the file;
http://www.tonyhetherington.com/IMG_7667.CR2
Thanks Steve!
Edited by TonyHetherington on Thursday 5th July 10:53
TonyHetherington said:
It was that I can't register it that I assumed meant it wasn't working right? Now I've got the images back I'll reinstall it and see if I can register it from this connection I'm at now.
I've put the file;
http://www.tonyhetherington.com/IMG_7667.CR2
Thanks Steve!
Works fine for me mate, just looked at it in Rawshooter. Could be corrupt rawshooter settings - try deleting the sub-folder .RWSettings and reopening.I've put the file;
http://www.tonyhetherington.com/IMG_7667.CR2
Thanks Steve!
Now that's weird.
That exact file won't open in photoshop, and in RAWShooter (which I downloaded from their site) it was all purple and horrible.
Tell you what I'll do, I'll download the copy from your site that you pointed to above and see if that works!
Cheers for checking and for your help
(oh I tried deleting the RWS folders yesterday, unfortunately it didn't work)
That exact file won't open in photoshop, and in RAWShooter (which I downloaded from their site) it was all purple and horrible.
Tell you what I'll do, I'll download the copy from your site that you pointed to above and see if that works!
Cheers for checking and for your help
(oh I tried deleting the RWS folders yesterday, unfortunately it didn't work)
Edited by TonyHetherington on Thursday 5th July 11:30
The file you linked to in my other thread, Steve, is only 2.5mb and it thinks it should be 5mb so it won't work?!
So anyway I reinstalled the same program I had from yesterday and got the same problem, this time I took a screen capture of it; (click to make larger)
So, I'll try downloading it from somewhere else!
So anyway I reinstalled the same program I had from yesterday and got the same problem, this time I took a screen capture of it; (click to make larger)
So, I'll try downloading it from somewhere else!
Sounds like its a problem with RawShooter...
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php...
one chap's 30D works with RS though, could be a version thing
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php...
edited to add another link
have a go with this one perhaps
(although i understand you must be getting sick of it!)
http://www.cdifoto.com/rse.php
edited to add yet another link
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php...
one chap's 30D works with RS though, could be a version thing
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php...
edited to add another link
have a go with this one perhaps
(although i understand you must be getting sick of it!)
http://www.cdifoto.com/rse.php
edited to add yet another link
Edited by gregorio! on Thursday 5th July 12:15
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