Hi I have a Sony A55 and use the Gimp to edit photos with the raw plugin, works fine, but in the camaera are options to shoot in raw, jeg or as I do both. This means for viewing the results I use the jegp and if a more artistic or printed result is needed I use the raw version.
Regards Gerry > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:06:14 +0100 > From: paul sutton <zl...@zleap.net> > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: <4ea7db96.4070...@zleap.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 26/10/11 10:58, Sarah Chard wrote: > > Hi > > my friend who uses Ubuntu and is a keen photographer has bought a new > > camera and is haveing problems with it - she says > > > > The camera i am using is the Sony a55 and i can't find any photo > > editor, gimp included that can process the a55 files. > > can the camera be set to save as a different file format, i have never > heard of a55 as a file format. or is a55 the camera in which case does > it save a jpeg or similar. > > Paul > > > > can anyone help? > > > > Sarah > > > -- > > -- > http://www.zleap.net > > Join the revolution, switch to Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20111026/8a0fb08a/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:06:10 +0100 > From: Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: > <cajqxycfzidxdsmqt4wohbsv-x6pmcjyr_qcmbjfahfqkopx...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 26 October 2011 10:58, Sarah Chard <sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk> wrote: > > The camera i am using is the Sony a55 and i can't find any photo editor, > > gimp included that can process the? a55 files. > > They're probably RAW files. Gimp has a plugin for that called > "gimp-ufraw" which can be installed via software centre. > > Also there's a package called "rawstudio" which can manipulate RAW files. > > Al. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:10:47 +0100 > From: Sarah Chard <sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: <1319623847.1480.18.camel@sarah-laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > O > n Wed, 2011-10-26 at 11:06 +0100, paul sutton wrote: > > > can the camera be set to save as a different file format, i have > > never heard of a55 as a file format. or is a55 the camera in which > > case does it save a jpeg or similar. > > > > Paul > > it can but she wants to save them as RAW files - for quality of image > Sarah > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20111026/2a3991b1/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:11:35 +0100 > From: George MacLeod <bhalt...@gmail.com> > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: > <CALXtVXZpQZ-OdS1MYR5q3eJ3z76XeyOcR=fuseziy6b9s_t...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On 26 October 2011 10:58, Sarah Chard <sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk>wrote: > > > ** > > Hi > > my friend who uses Ubuntu and is a keen photographer has bought a new > > camera and is haveing problems with it - she says > > > > The camera i am using is the Sony a55 and i can't find any photo editor, > > gimp included that can process the a55 files. > > > > can anyone help? > > > > Sarah > > > > What format are the images being saved as? If the camera is set to save > images in RAW format then they will need to be processed into something else > such as JPG or TIF She should be able to set the camera to save images as > JPG etc. > Seoras > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20111026/8580a2e8/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:11:50 +0100 > From: Sarah Chard <sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: <1319623910.1480.19.camel@sarah-laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > O > n Wed, 2011-10-26 at 11:06 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > > > They're probably RAW files. Gimp has a plugin for that called > > "gimp-ufraw" which can be installed via software centre. > > > > Also there's a package called "rawstudio" which can manipulate RAW > > files. > > > > Al. > > > Hi Al > yes they are RAW files - thanks I'll let her know - hopefuly that will > work > Sarah > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20111026/6bb5a119/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:17:59 +0100 > From: Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: > <CAJQXyce4sKk6=ghvq+t-1ej9o0nxpgvvxm7zdu+frz_rjdn...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 26 October 2011 11:06, paul sutton <zl...@zleap.net> wrote: > > can the camera be set to save as a different file format,? i have never > > heard of a55 as a file format.? or is a55 the camera in which case does it > > save a jpeg or similar. > > > > A55 is the model of camera, not the format of file. Many professional > (and amateur) photographers use RAW format rather than the heavily > compressed/processed JPEG format. The problem is different camera > vendors have different RAW formats, and some are proprietary. > > Al. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:17:41 +0100 > From: Sarah Chard <sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: <1319624261.1480.25.camel@sarah-laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > O > n Wed, 2011-10-26 at 11:11 +0100, George MacLeod wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 26 October 2011 10:58, Sarah Chard <sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk> > > wrote: > > > > Hi > > my friend who uses Ubuntu and is a keen photographer has > > bought a new camera and is haveing problems with it - she says > > > > The camera i am using is the Sony a55 and i can't find any > > photo editor, gimp included that can process the a55 files. > > > > can anyone help? > > > > Sarah > > > > > > What format are the images being saved as? If the camera is set to > > save images in RAW format then they will need to be processed into > > something else such as JPG or TIF She should be able to set the > > camera to save images as JPG etc. > > Seoras > I suggested this but she needs to save them as RAW files so she gets > high quality images and good contrast - apparently saving them as jpegs > mean that she may get too much bleaching in certain images. > Sarah > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20111026/d82d2870/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:21:44 +0100 > From: Jon Farmer <j...@bctech.co.uk> > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: <4ea7df38.5090...@bctech.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On 26/10/11 11:06, Alan Pope wrote: > > > They're probably RAW files. Gimp has a plugin for that called > > "gimp-ufraw" which can be installed via software centre. > > > > Also there's a package called "rawstudio" which can manipulate RAW files. > > > > Al. > > > > You might also consider rawtherapee. > > Regards > > Jon > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: signature.asc > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 262 bytes > Desc: OpenPGP digital signature > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20111026/ce98290b/attachment-0001.pgp> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:27:34 +0100 > From: mac <ammonius.grammati...@gmx.co.uk> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files > Message-ID: <4ea7e096.2000...@gmx.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 26/10/2011 11:06, Alan Pope wrote: > > On 26 October 2011 10:58, Sarah Chard<sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk> > > wrote: > >> The camera i am using is the Sony a55 and i can't find any photo editor, > >> gimp included that can process the a55 files. > > > > They're probably RAW files. Gimp has a plugin for that called > > "gimp-ufraw" which can be installed via software centre. > > > > Also there's a package called "rawstudio" which can manipulate RAW files. > > Not sure the Sony A55 is supported by UFRaw: > > http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Cameras.html > > Looks like you may be able to use it if you install the latest version > of dcraw, which UFRaw uses. See last comment here: > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1037&message=37616086&changemode=1 > > mac > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:39:22 +0100 > From: Haqking <haqk...@gmail.com> > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Courses/Certification/UK (Steven Roberts) > Message-ID: <1319625562.9612.1.camel@comlaedere> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > FYI > > So you know, if you take the CompTIA Linux+ which is 2 exams (LX0-101 > LX0-102), during the admin part of the exam you can give permission for > your information to be passed onto LPI and so by taking the CompTIA > Linux+ you will also be awarded LPIC Level 1 as well as Novell Certified > Linux Administrator, so you get 3 certifications for the price of one > cert (2 exams) > > Kind Regards > > Haqking > > > > On Wed, 2011-10-26 at 09:58 +0000, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > wrote: > > 1. Linux Courses/Certification/UK (Steven Roberts) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > -- Regards Gerry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
