Ladies and gentlemen
Can someone help me? I have just bought an AS One 120 gig+Linpus Linux as a photo storage device. It is a fabulous machine for the job as the screen is incredibly sharp and the whole deal is better than say the Epson P3000 device.
I use a pair of Canon 400D's and only shoot in Raw. The default image viewer (gThumb??) is fantastic as it does a slide show at the same time as it magnifies the image -A BRILLIANT combination for checking (and discarding) images in the field. The snag? It doesn't read the native Canon .CR2 RAW FILE FORMAT!! so I now have to shoot in JPEG which is a really dumb thing to do.
I have tried various sites to no avail, as I simply can't seem to get across my message that I am a COMPLETE novice with Linux. I can't understand the terminology. I have received advice and questions about "which file manager do you have?" "changing distros" "reloading with ubuntu" "joining a Linux forum " etc etc But I am a photographer not a computer expert. I didn’t even realise the machine was Linux not Windows XP!!!
Does anyone know of a SIMPLE way to view (slide show +magnification would be wonderful if possible) Canon .CR2 FILES.I do not need to edit or process them, as I do this "back at the ranch" with Photoshop. I realise I might need a bit more RAM and I am plucking up the courage to fit another Gig of memory. If I need to download something I can just about do that, but what and EXACTLY how do I install it? Can WINE help?
It's probably a big ask (and outside the remit of the forum?) but can anyone help please.
Thank you
John Parker
Acer Aspire Photographer in need of expert help
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wastanierfrs
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Plamen.Vassilev
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Hello, you might want to check this software
http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/
and see if it has downloads for your linux distribution:
http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Install.html
Hope that helps
http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/
and see if it has downloads for your linux distribution:
http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Install.html
Hope that helps
Wine is for running Windows programs under Linux. If your camera came with software to read this file format, it may run under Wine. The only way to know for sure is to try it and see.
You will have to install Wine first. There are no binary packages for Linpus; you could try the Fedora packages, as Linpus is based on Fedora. You may have to compile from source. If you make it that far, install the Canon software the same way you would in Windows.
As for native Linux apps, UFRaw is supposed to be able to read .cr2 files. http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/ has binary packages for Fedora, and, of course, source.
As to how to install packages in Linpus, I don't have a clue, because I don't use Linpus. Linux distributions (distros) vary widely in the tools they use to install and configure things. Normally I would tell you to consult your distro's support forum, but as far as I can tell, there is none for Linpus. Your distro is one of those highly-customized "user-friendly" netbook versions of Linux that was never intended to be modified by the user. Used as installed, they are indeed very easy, but lacking proper documentation and user support, they are much harder to customize than mainstream distros. This is the reason you were given the advice to install Ubuntu, which is one of the more user-friendly mainstream distros, with very active support forums.
The bottom line is that I don't see any way for you to do any of this in Linux without learning the basics. If you are unwilling to do that, the only other suggestion I can make is to go back to XP.
You will have to install Wine first. There are no binary packages for Linpus; you could try the Fedora packages, as Linpus is based on Fedora. You may have to compile from source. If you make it that far, install the Canon software the same way you would in Windows.
As for native Linux apps, UFRaw is supposed to be able to read .cr2 files. http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/ has binary packages for Fedora, and, of course, source.
As to how to install packages in Linpus, I don't have a clue, because I don't use Linpus. Linux distributions (distros) vary widely in the tools they use to install and configure things. Normally I would tell you to consult your distro's support forum, but as far as I can tell, there is none for Linpus. Your distro is one of those highly-customized "user-friendly" netbook versions of Linux that was never intended to be modified by the user. Used as installed, they are indeed very easy, but lacking proper documentation and user support, they are much harder to customize than mainstream distros. This is the reason you were given the advice to install Ubuntu, which is one of the more user-friendly mainstream distros, with very active support forums.
The bottom line is that I don't see any way for you to do any of this in Linux without learning the basics. If you are unwilling to do that, the only other suggestion I can make is to go back to XP.
I did manage to find a user support forum for the Acer Aspire One:
http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/view ... cdb6c184e7
That would be the best place for you to go for help.
http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/view ... cdb6c184e7
That would be the best place for you to go for help.
Re: Acer Aspire Photographer in need of expert help
A simple google search will be much better way to find what programs can read your file. One option is: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=201276wastanierfrs wrote:It doesn't read the native Canon .CR2 RAW FILE FORMAT!!
