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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/adobecameraraw.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/adobecameraraw.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 9a270ca..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/adobecameraraw.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -Adobe has released an update to its Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in and DNG Converter. Version 4.1 of the software [adds support for 13 new cameras][1], including the popular Canon EOS-1D Mark III. - -Regrettably the update is only available to Photoshop CS3 users, those who haven't upgraded are out of luck. - -At the moment the update is also unavailable for Adobe Lightroom, though the company says that Lightroom support will be coming soon in the form of an application update (Lightroom's camera RAW handling is markedly different than that of Photoshop). - -Adobe is still pushing its universal RAW format, .DNG, and the updated converter which translates camera specific formats to Adobe's version is included in the update. - -The update should be available via the CS3 Updater later today (I just ran Updater and it didn't see the new files yet), or you can grab it [straight from the Adobe site][2]. - -[1]: http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1180589842.html "Adobe Releases Camera Raw 4.1 for Photoshop CS3" -[2]: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html "Digital camera raw file support"
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