Convert CR2 to PSD — Free Online Converter

PSD is Adobe Photoshop's native format, and converting Canon CR2 files directly to PSD streamlines the workflow for retouchers and composite artists who work in Photoshop. Canon DSLRs like the 5D Mark IV and 80D have been the primary capture tools for portrait, fashion, and product photographers whose images go through extensive Photoshop retouching. Converting CR2 to PSD eliminates the intermediate step of opening a RAW file in Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw before beginning Photoshop work.

The conversion produces a flattened PSD file that opens instantly in Photoshop, preserving the full resolution and color fidelity of the demosaiced Canon sensor data. From there, retouchers can begin their layer-based workflow — frequency separation for skin retouching, luminosity masking for tonal adjustments, or compositing elements from multiple Canon captures.

Professional photo retouching is overwhelmingly done in Photoshop, and PSD is the format that retouchers exchange with photographers and art directors. Fashion photographers delivering Canon 5D Mark IV beauty shots to retouching studios, product photographers sending Canon images to e-commerce retouching teams, and portrait photographers collaborating with colorists all benefit from a direct CR2-to-PSD pipeline.

The PSD format preserves the image data without lossy compression, providing a clean foundation for pixel-level retouching. JPEG compression artifacts visible at 100% zoom can interfere with frequency separation and healing brush operations. Starting from a PSD ensures the retoucher works with the cleanest possible source data from the Canon sensor.