Raw Photography

[Aussie Perry]

G'day.
A friend gave my wife and I some photos. They were all very good. The husband always uses Raw Photography. I have a Canon 550D. I decided to take 10 photos with the Raw setting. I opened Paintshop Pro X9 and imported them. I have no idea where they went. I opened Manage on PSP and tried to find them. Please could somebody tell me where I can obtain a Tutorial or information, How to import the photos and file them and anything to help me please.
Cheers Perry

[brucet]

I doubt it's a PSP issue. More likely simply a matter of which folder PSP saved them in.
I would start by Opening Manage. Open the folders and start in the Pictures folder. If you still have the originals or are prepared to start again. Try downloading them again and take particular note of where PSP saves the files.

regards

[hartpaul]

Another way. Don't use Paintshop Pro to bring the images in .
When you plug in the camera (I use a card reader instead), windows will ask what you want to do with that folder , choose open the folder to view images.
You should then see the camera card as if it were a windows folder with the images in a folder called called DCIM .
You can then copy these image and paste them into your preferred windows folder (on your Desktop , In Documents etc) or Select them all and drag and drop a copy of them into your preferred folder.
I find this simpler as you do not have to open another program to load them in.

[Ron P.]

Yep, I agree hartpaul. I've read too many times of people having problems with transferring images directly from the camera, where they get corrupt in the process, plus it just seems much slower. Much safer and better to copy/paste them from the SD card. Plus the second thing I've read about, cameras being damaged by falling off desks, tables, ect, by someone snagging the USB cord. That would make anyone cry, having a $2-6k camera trashed while trying to transfer images.

[hartpaul]

Yeah especially when you can get a card reader for less than $50.
eg I have one of these Inca All-In-1 USB 3.0 Card Reader. The permanent cable docks to a section on the bottom.
I found it useful while doing a studio session to have a number of cards and be downloading from a card while still continuing shooting.