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Am trying to open some photos from an old Kodak Digital Science Photo CD Master disc.
There are 32 images on the disc, all dated Aug 21, 1997. The file sizes vary from 4.6 to 5.3 MB. I can open tiny images (image size is 64 X 96 pixels, 18kb) using Photoshop CS (version 8.0). I assume this is a thumbnail of the actual image.
Any thoughts on how I might be able to access these files? Have failed when I tried importing one into InDesign CS. Also tried iPhoto, no luck.
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Ditto - that's the method of choice.
Export as a tiff.
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sounds like they are .dcs files. GraphicConverter.
.DCS files are actually Bayer format FWIW.
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They are .PCD files.
Turns out that iPhoto on the Macbook Air was able to import all of the files. The Macbook Air has a newer OS than the iMac.
Tried to go retro and see if I could have any luck with an old iBook, even booted into System 9. The iBook kept spitting out the CD.
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I think older versions of Photoshop used to have an optional plug-in for photo CDs. Can anyone confirm?
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I can confirm ka jowct's statement in the sense that my Internet research last night came up with references to a Photoshop plug-in. Even found one from Kodak that was from 1998.
That's what motivated me to fire up the iBook. I was hoping I might have an old version of Photoshop on it. Alas, I had deleted Photoshop and most other apps to free up space on a relatively small internal hard drive. While I have a back-up drive for the iBook, it is stored in a different location. I'll have to retrieve it next week.
Fortunately, (as stated earlier) the newer version of iPhoto solved my problem.
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