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We just noticed some odd behavior in File Browser in Photoshop CS that was not there in Photoshop 7. One of our image capture areas has been naming their images with a .RAW file extension to indicate that they are fresh from the Phase One camera and have not yet been retouched. They are NOT Photoshop Raw format, they are normal Photoshop or TIFF format, but we just have an unfortunate naming convention (I know, we need to change it).
If we open one of these files in Photoshop CS using File>Open, Photoshop sees that it is in Photoshop format and it opens fine. If we open it via the File Browser, Photoshop actually thinks it is Photoshop Raw format (even though the Metadata in the File Browser clearly shows it is Photoshop format) and we get the Photoshop Raw Options dialog asking for dimensions, etc. If you click OK in this dialog, it opens as garbage.
The weird thing is that the File Browser in Photoshop 7 opens these files just fine. I thought that the file extension on the Mac was pretty much just a convenience thing, but here is a situation where Photoshop seems to be looking specifically at the extension and ignoring all the other data that indicates file format. I took a regular Photoshop format file, renamed it with .RAW and duplicated this experience – opens fine in File>Open, but cannot be opened in File Browser in CS.
This is Photoshop CS and Photoshop 7.0.1 on Mac OS 10.2.6
* Rick
If we open one of these files in Photoshop CS using File>Open, Photoshop sees that it is in Photoshop format and it opens fine. If we open it via the File Browser, Photoshop actually thinks it is Photoshop Raw format (even though the Metadata in the File Browser clearly shows it is Photoshop format) and we get the Photoshop Raw Options dialog asking for dimensions, etc. If you click OK in this dialog, it opens as garbage.
The weird thing is that the File Browser in Photoshop 7 opens these files just fine. I thought that the file extension on the Mac was pretty much just a convenience thing, but here is a situation where Photoshop seems to be looking specifically at the extension and ignoring all the other data that indicates file format. I took a regular Photoshop format file, renamed it with .RAW and duplicated this experience – opens fine in File>Open, but cannot be opened in File Browser in CS.
This is Photoshop CS and Photoshop 7.0.1 on Mac OS 10.2.6
* Rick
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