Using Captureshop 4x, 54M, we had been only dragging files from the contact sheet to a folder to be archived as a back up. Of course, we had been exporting the file as our working file. In doing so, we have not been able to open any of the files to date. We realize that the procedure we chose was incorrect. The files have extensions that are .cs16 or .csm Do you have any suggestions to open these files. We can't open them in Captureshop 4x or Captureshop 5.5x. We have tried to trick the files to open by changing the extensions but that hasn't worked either (to .sti, dng, tif, etc). Captureshop does not have an import feature. We have tried to open with Photoshop CS3, Adobe DNG, Brumbaer tools, and both captureshops. The files were written to DVD on a PC but everything else in the capture was on Macs.

Captureshop 4.x and 5.x will open .cs1/.cs4/.cs16/.csm files. What has likely happened, however, is that by moving the files to a PC, you have inadvertently stripped off the resource fork thereby making them unable to open now.
You may be able to recover them by downloading this tool: Quick Change and assigning creator code "SIN!" and a type of "8BPS". I do not know if the files will open with just that change or if they have been irreparably damaged.
Good luck.
Chris Franson
Ulsaker Studio, Inc.

I had some Leaf files one time that could not open. Rick over at Leaf support pointed me to this utility that may or may not work. What you do is show it an uncorrupted file then drop in the corrupted ones. It has worked for me but I haven't used it for years and other people I've given to can't seem to get it to work

http://maco.gamesweb.sk/products/software/aawmo/

You might try Raw Developer. I've had some luck with that on a sticky file.

http://www.iridientdigital.com/

Another option would be put it on a CF card and then do an image recovery on it with PhotoRescue. If it won't get it then try to format that same card (with the image on it) and then try recovery. Sounds a little crazy but I had that fix some damaged Nikon files a while back.

http://www.datarescue.com/

Alex Jones, Digital Tech Pittsburgh
http://alexrjones.com/alexrjones/digitaltech.html

Dear Sonarthug,

It is very likely that the reason is the one mentioned by Chris from Ulsaker Studio.
Try his recommendations.

If that does not work, contact our tech dpt. at Sinar.

Best regards,
Thierry