Is there a way to batch process RAW files into JPGs in DPP, across multiple folders.
My folders are organised by date. I want so select multiple folders and batch process all the CR2s into JPGs, with the new JPGs going to the same folders as their corresponding CR2 files.
So far, I can only process one folder at a time, which is quite painstaking.
The point of RAW is that you can make unlimited subtle changes to each file. If you are going to simply create jpegs from the RAW files without any alteration you may as well shoot jpegs.
AFAIK there is no way of doing conversions across multiple folders, it would completely obviate the point of using RAW IMO
Brian, I'm not sure there's a way to do what you're describing, but I will play around with DPP and see if I can't figure it out.
Edit: I figured it out. Open a folder in DPP, then select all of the photos to be processed, right click on one of them, and select "Add to Collection." Then, move to the next folder and do the same thing.
Finally, click on the Collection tab just under the circular buttons under the main menu, select all of the images, and batch export as normal.
Normally, I shoot Large Fine JPG and RAW. Having the JPG gives me the reassurance that should CR2 become unsupported in the future, I can still view all my old images.
When I was away on holidays, I switched to shooting RAW-only to conserve space on my CF cards. Now that my RAW files are all downloaded, I want to convert them all to JPG using the camera settings and save them in the same folders as the RAW files.
(Note that Lightroom export is not suitable, as it does not apply the in-camera picture style settings).
RazorTM - thanks for the suggestion on using collections. However, that would still force me to put the output into a single folder.
why would CR2 raw files suddenly become unsupported in the future? even if canon suddenly come up with a new Raw (CR3) all existing software will still see the old cr2.
If you look at ACR for example all old popular (and you cant say canon isnt a popular format now or future) raw formats (1D raw tiff) can still be read and proccessed by the newer software.
If you really wanted to future proof yourself as much as possible then you should have a copy of the Raw as a DNG file (free converter available at Adobe) + an outputted file in Tiff, Jpeg and many others as you never know which one of those might not be supported in the future
When I was away on holidays, I switched to shooting RAW-only to conserve space on my CF cards. Now that my RAW files are all downloaded, I want to convert them all to JPG using the camera settings and save them in the same folders as the RAW files.
(Note that Lightroom export is not suitable, as it does not apply the in-camera picture style settings).
RazorTM - thanks for the suggestion on using collections. However, that would still force me to put the output into a single folder.
Why not just do each folder individually? you cant have that many can you?
Brian, I too could not find a way of doing what you wanted in DPP. Also, if you use the Collection tab in DPP then you are limited to 1,000 files, according to the help file.
If you have an appropriate utility you might be able to rename your files to include part of the path name or the shooting date at the beginning of each file name so that after you do the batch conversion to a single folder you can more easily put them back where they belong, but it's still a manual process.
You can run multiple batch sessions at one time. Open a contact sheet in DPP, batch export it to the desired folder, select another source folder in DPP, batch export those to the next folder, etc., etc. If you have a multi-core system you can generally get away with one batch session per core without taking a significant speed hit. Beyond that the system will slow down. I'm only on dual core, but sometimes if I have to export a large number of files I will split the selection in half and create two batch sessions running simultaneously.
dhphoto wrote:
The point of RAW is that you can make unlimited subtle changes to each file. If you are going to simply create jpegs from the RAW files without any alteration you may as well shoot jpegs.
AFAIK there is no way of doing conversions across multiple folders, it would completely obviate the point of using RAW IMO
David
not if you want a high-rez jpg...if you use the in camera it compresses it 60 percent..doing this inDPP 1 to 1
I often go through images from a shoot, tweak the keepers and convert to TIFF in a batch. Just because you use batch processing for conversion doesn't mean you convert all images "as is" or at default (although you could).
There is a way to do what you want, though you must be on the latest release of DPP.
You'll notice DPP now contains a 'Collection' tab in the main window. Most often I use this to simplify working with my selects during an edit, but you can also use this to organize images across folders if you like.
Just go to each folder, select all the images, then add them to the Collection. Once you have done this for all your folders, you can work with all the images in the Collection view. You should then be able to batch convert them as needed.
Make sure to save any changes when you switch to the Collection tab, as DPP treats this action as if you were navigating away from the current folder.
) all existing software will still see the old cr2.