CS3, do I need to use psd, tif or can it stay as a raw file?

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Malcolm_Waring
Apr 11, 2007
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I’m currently using Lightroom and working with Olympus Raw files and xmp side car files.

I can do almost everything I need using Lightroom but if I want to do anything special I would have to use CS2 or LightZone.

In CS2 I immediately have to move to a PSD file. Even if I want to get LightZone I have to convert to a tif file.

I really would prefer to keep working directly with the raw files so I’m not making changes in multiple places.

Is this possible in CS3? Can I do everything using the raw file (perspective correction, HDR stuff, etc.) or do I have to convert to another file formate?

The last step in any case would be an export to jpg but not to make any further changes.
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don_solomon
Apr 13, 2007
You have to convert using ACR to get the RAW file into an editing format–that is for anything not included in ACR. LR Develop is virtually the same as ACR4 (same code, slightly different layout, and a very few insignificant differences. In order to do any editing in LR beyond what is in develop, you also have to send the file out to PS or another secondary editor of your choice.

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