Why won’t Adobe Camera Raw 15.2 work with Photoshop CS6, and what can I do instead?
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I use Photoshop CS6 Extended and Adobe Bridge. Camera Raw works with files from my older camera, but not with RAW files from a newer camera model. I installed Adobe Camera Raw 15.2, but Photoshop and Bridge still report Camera Raw version 9.1.1 and won’t open the new files. How can I make newer camera RAW files work with CS6?
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According to this Adobe document the maximum compatible version of CameraRAW you can use with Photoshop CS6 is 9.1.1
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Photoshop CS6 is only compatible with Adobe Camera Raw up to version 9.1.1. That’s why installing Camera Raw 15.2 does not update the version used by CS6 or add support for newer camera RAW files.
The practical workaround is to use the free Adobe DNG Converter. Convert your newer camera’s RAW files to DNG, and in the converter’s compatibility settings choose a version compatible with Camera Raw 9.1.1 / CS6. You can then open those DNG files in Photoshop CS6 and Bridge.
So the issue is not a broken installation: CS6 simply cannot use recent Camera Raw versions. Your options are:
- keep using Camera Raw 9.1.1 with CS6
- convert new RAW files to DNG first
- upgrade Photoshop if you want direct support for newer cameras
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