Vuescan supports the RAW files from: Pentax *istD, *istDS, Optio S, Optio S4 and Optio 33WR see: http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#rawfiles
Send an email if you want others supported as well to Ed Hamrick, [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tuesday 12 April 2005 11:09, Jan van Wijk wrote: FJW> On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 02:09:13 -0400 (EDT), John Francis wrote: FJW> FJW> >Shel Belinkoff mused: FJW> >> FJW> >> http://tinyurl.com/52kr9 FJW> >> FJW> >> http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.3bb6a85c.3bb91 FJW> >> 9d8/0 FJW> >> FJW> >> Just read this thread on the Adobe Camera Raw forum. It looks like there's FJW> >> a method of getting usable RAW files from the Optio (and other brands of FJW> >> similar cameras). Might be interesting reading for some of the folks here, FJW> >> and maybe the more technically minded can comment. FJW> > FJW> >It's kind of hard to understand what the original poster is saying. FJW> > FJW> >In any case, I assume there must be at least one other Pentax camera FJW> >besides the D and DS that can produce RAW files - the list of Pentax FJW> >tags in ExifTool includes some tags and/or values new to me. FJW> FJW> It is not a HOAX. FJW> FJW> I have tested the procedure whith my OPTIO S4 long ago ... FJW> FJW> The procedure (see details listed below) uses an undocumented FJW> (or hidden :-) menu on the Optio that is for service purposes. FJW> FJW> You activate it by power-up and holding down the 'menu' FJW> and 'delete' buttons while doing that. FJW> FJW> That will get you to the special menu with at least 10 items. FJW> A few items are DESTRUCTIVE in the sense that they will FJW> reset lots of things, requiring a reload of the firmware! FJW> FJW> Anyway, there is a 'BAYER MODE' option in there that FJW> will switch the camera to a mode where the output files FJW> are not processed (RAW). FJW> FJW> All pictures taken after that will be in this 'RAW' mode FJW> until you power off the camera if I recall correctly. FJW> (there is no easy way to toggle between JPG and RAW) FJW> FJW> I don't think there was (and is ?) any RAW converter FJW> that supports the OPTIO though ... FJW> FJW> FJW> Regards, JvW FJW> FJW> FJW> +++++++++++ OPTIO hidden menu details ++++++++++ FJW> FJW> Using RAW mode from the Optio-S4 FJW> FJW> Note JvW: FJW> FJW> Works on my S4 too, files are 6114240 bytes, name like 0297IMGP.RAW FJW> Number is same as 'next' JPG would be. The next JPG will use this FJW> same number, but with a different format like: IMGP0297.JPG FJW> FJW> RAW converter will be possible, but not very usefull since all FJW> camera-info (like white-balance) seems to be missing FJW> FJW> +++++++++++++++++ FJW> FJW> Using the secret menu FJW> FJW> ok on my s4 when i start it up i hold down the "menu" button FJW> and the "flash/trashcan" button and then press the on button FJW> after i do that then a screen will pop up saying FJW> FJW> ++ KB359 ++ FJW> FJW> PR:03. 08. 29. 17. 57 FJW> LD1. 45 FJW> MI: 17 FJW> FJW> then on the 4-way rocker button i press "--->, ---->, menu" FJW> and then i list menu will pop up FJW> FJW> go down to "6: bayer mode" press enter (down on middle of rocker) FJW> and then it will say bayer mode-----on---off press "right" on the FJW> rocker button to turn it on then i press "menu" twice to back out FJW> and the camera will start up normal FJW> FJW> when you take a picture it will save the bayer image until you shut FJW> it off then it will restart FJW> FJW> +++++++++++++++++ FJW> FJW> RAW format specification for Optio-S4: FJW> FJW> FJW> I've figured out the order of the red, green and blue sensors on the FJW> Optio S4 CCD. It is none other than the classic Bayer pattern. FJW> Odd rows: red, green, red, green, etc. FJW> Even Rows: green, blue, green, blue, etc. FJW> FJW> Guess I should have known that in the first place, especialy since it FJW> says "Bayer mode" in big fat letters in the secret menu... FJW> So to sum things up: FJW> FJW> The S4 RAW file is a simple 3520 by 1737 matrix, with the last 34 bytes FJW> of each line unused and set to zero. FJW> FJW> The remaining 3486 bytes are actually 2324 12 bit values corresponding FJW> to each sensor, the colors of which are distributed following the normal FJW> bayer pattern. There are no headers or footers in the file. FJW> FJW> +++++++++++++++++ FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> ------------------------------------------------------------------ FJW> Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> -- Frits Wüthrich
