Dear Debbie. . .

RAW Deal?

Dear Debbie,

I recently bought a Canon EOS 5D, and I'm thrilled with my new camera! But whenever I download the pictures taken in RAW, I can't open them in Photoshop CS. I've been searching the Adobe's website for the plug-in needed to see the RAW files, but with no success! Can you point me in the right direction?

Sincerely,
A RAW problem
Madrid, Spain

Lunatic Fringe

Dear Debbie,

I read somewhere that removing or repairing fringing on high-contrast photos is a snap in Photoshop, but I don't remember if I ever saw the solution spelled out.  Any suggestions?  I use Photoshop CS (8.0).

Sincerely,
A Fringe Element

The Zapless Pic

Dear Debbie,

Hope you can answer my question, because I can't get anyone else to! I have a Canon Digital SLR, and my pics look good, but they don't have that clear, almost perfect "zap." What is that zap, and how do I achieve it? Can I get it with Photoshop?

Thanks so much,
Zapless Photos

RAWs in a Batch?

Dear Debbie,

I have a bunch of RAW files that I want to e-mail as small JPEGs. Normally I’d make an Action and batch process the images, but I can’t do that with RAW files. Help!

Thanks for your help,
Impatient in Little Rock, AK