DCR file format is used by a number of digital cameras. This is an uncompressed RAW image file used by Kodak cameras.
The information related to image color adjustments is not applied on DCR files which make them easier for the user to edit them in image editing environment as compared to JPEG files. DCR files store information about the image without any compression thus making its size bigger than other image files available. This file format is created to facilitate user editing before finalizing the image. After user editing is done the file is then stored in other format.
In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .DCR file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:
A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .DCR file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .DCR file, so download the update and check again.
If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:
It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.
There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .DCR extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .DCR file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.