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Raw Convert 1.1
**Function:** Converts Camara RAW files to Photoshop or PPM format.
**Author**: [Jason Swain](http://www.i-graph.com)
**Input**: (Files/Folders) Most camera RAW file types
**Result**: (Files/Folders) Output image files in specified format
**Notes**:
Version 1.1 fixes a little annoyance with having to tab off the text fields before the value is saved.
Updated to 1.0, rotate now works and a bug with home directories has been fixed.
Copy the RawConvert.action file into either ~/Library/Automator or /Library/Automator.
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Why does the icon look like a blank, unrecognized file? When I double click on it, it starts DVD Studio Pro. Is this normal? It doesn’t do anything with DSP, it just starts it.
Comment by Robert Grimm — May 17, 2005 @ 11:15 am
You don’t double click the file..it’s an Automator action. Copy it into ~/Library/Automator and access it from the Automator Library.
Comment by admin — May 17, 2005 @ 11:45 am
How do you define the input folder?
Thanks!
Comment by Angie — May 18, 2005 @ 9:52 am
Nevermind – I figured it out…
For all the other newbies with similar issues – select the images you want to convert, right click and select automater…then select your “camera raw” selection from the library…
Thanks!
Comment by Angie — May 18, 2005 @ 9:56 am
You can drag the files to the Automator window, where they will appear as a single “Get Finder Items” action..you could also save the workflow as an application or finder plug-in, allowing you to select and convert the files on the fly.
Comment by admin — May 18, 2005 @ 11:03 am
There is now an update to version 1.0. Rotate now works and a bug with home directories has been fixed.
Comment by Jason Swain — June 5, 2005 @ 1:48 pm
Fast Half size mode does exactly what it says… cuts the image in half, not the resolution but the actual image. 4″x 6″ becomes a 2″x 6″
Comment by Alfeo — June 24, 2005 @ 9:09 am
Version 1.1 is out, it fixes a little annoyance with having to tab off the text fields before the value is saved.
Comment by Jason Swain — August 17, 2005 @ 3:31 pm
I find it strange that the very thing that makes RAW so superior is being bypassed by this action. The whole point of RAW is to give you control over how the files are converted from RAW to TIF or PSD or whatever. And this action takes you right past that control part and creates files that are no longer capable of giving you that control.
What am I missing here?
Comment by Eric — August 18, 2005 @ 7:44 pm
One might argue that a raw file converted without intervention is still better than a JPG. In any case, it’s just an action that performs a function. Some might find it useful, some not. C’est la vie.
Comment by Steve — August 18, 2005 @ 7:59 pm