Adobe updating raw-image converter for CS3

Adobe plans this week to update Photoshop's plug-in for importing and editing raw images from higher-end digital cameras, adding support for several new digital SLR cameras and improving noise-reduction and sharpening tools.Raw images are taken directly from a camera's image sensor without any in-camera processing, preserving more detail but requiring processing by a person into a more portable format such as JPEG; raw support is typically only available on higher-end cameras. But the new version 4.1 of the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in tool works only with Photoshop CS3, the San Jose,Calif.-based company's brand-new version of the image-editing software. Those with the earlier CS2 version must use version 3.7, said Tom Hogarty, Photoshop Lightroom product manager, or upgrade to the newer version of Photoshop.