Thanks to the features included in Adobe Camera Raw, you can solve the typical compatibility problems you run into with programs like Photoshop when working with these uncompressed images. When you edit your pictures in RAW format, you can edit them much more completely and access certain parameters that are unavailable in JPEG.
Another upside to using Adobe Camera Raw is that more and more new cameras are being made compatible with this Adobe plugin. This means it gives you plenty of possibilities to edit photos taken with your camera, without any complications.
Thanks to Adobe Camera Raw, you can expand on the editing possibilities offered by such powerful programs as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. All with the goal being to get the most out of each and every image you capture with your camera.
Download and install the Camera Raw plug-in. Note: If you still haven't been able to successfully update the Camera Raw plug-in for currently supported versions of Adobe applications, use the Camera Raw 13.1 installer below. For older Adobe applications, substitute with the Camera Raw 10.5 installer below. Camera Raw 6.7 Win Mac and DNG Convertor 6.7 Win Mac are now available as a final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5.This release includes bug fixes, new camera support, and new lens profiles. Please note that this will be the last update of Camera Raw for Photoshop CS5. Will Adobe Camera Raw 7.4 or 8.7.1 work with Adobe Photoshop CS 5 version 12.1 x64 bit on a Mac OSX version 10.7.5 Lion.I am having differculty opening Raw RAF files on Camera Fuji X100s.Many thanks for your help out there. Adobe - Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter: For Macintosh: Camera Raw 6.7.1 Update Camera raw updates are cumulative, so the same cameras are covered in 6.7 as. Digital cameras produce raw format images that need to be processed and converted to an editable file format before making any adjustments. Adobe Camera RAW is an Adobe Photoshop plug-in that enables you to access raw image formats generated by a wide collection of digital cameras, without having.


Adobe has just announced the latest release notes for Camera Raw 8.6 which updates Photoshop CC and CS6. The release candidate adds bug fixes, lens profiles, and support for new cameras including the recently released Nikon D810,Panasonic LUMIX AG-GH4 and the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ1000. The release candidate also includes improvements for batch processing and color matching profiles for the Sony DSC-RX100 III, Sony A7S, and Sony Alpha SLT-A77 II.
Camera Raw 8.6 Release Candidate adds camera matching color profiles for the Sony DSC-RX100 III, Sony A7S and Sony Alpha SLT-A77 II.
The release also provides 'improved performance when batch processing images via the Save button (in Camera Raw) and when converting images to DNG (in DNG Converter). The performance improvements are available only in 64 bit systems.'

Bug Fixes:
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- Fix crash on launch in some cases on Hi DPI (Retina) systems.
- Fix crash when opening some Sigma SD9 raw files.
- Fix issue with JPEG images saved by Camera Raw not readable in some external applications.
- Fix automatic lens profile selection for Leica M (Typ 240) when using most recent firmware version.
- Fix issue with some Hasselblad H5D-50c and H5D-60 3FR raw images appearing slightly too dark. Unfortunately, this fix may affect the appearance of existing images captured with this combination of settings. It is recommended that you (1) purge the Camera Raw cache via the Camera Raw Preferences dialog, and (2) review previously captured images for unexpected brightness changes.
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Finally, what is likely most important to you all...
New Lens Profile Support in Camera Raw 8.6 Release Candidate
| Mount | Name |
| Canon | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM |
| Canon | Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM |
| Canon | Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010E |
| Canon | Tamron 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 DiIII VC B011EM |
| Nikon | Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 70-300mm f/4.5 – 5.6 |
| Nikon | Tamon 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010N |
| Pentax | Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM A013 |
| Phase One A/S | Schneider Kreuznach LS 40-80mm f/4.0-5.6 |
| Sony Alpha | Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM A013 |
| Sony Alpha | Sony 28mm f/2.8 |
| Sony Alpha | Sony 100mm f/2.8 MACRO |
| Sony Alpha | Sony DT 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 |
| Sony Alpha | Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 |
| Sony Alpha | Sony 70-200mm f/2.8G |
| Sony Alpha | Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM |
| Sony Alpha | Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM |
| Sony Alpha | Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM II |
| Sony Alpha | Sony 135mm f/2.8 [T4.5] STF |
| Sony E | Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M |
[Via Adobe]