I just shot a few pictures in RAW today for the first time to see what I could do in post processing.

When I put my card into my PC to look at the pictures I couldn't open them. I thought I would at least be able to view the pictures before editing in package.

I then realised that I could view them in the Canon EOSviewerutility.

I thought I may be able to edit in Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 but don't think I can.

What package do you recommend I purchase (user friendly)?

Is it best to keep the file as it is and view in the purchased package? When I do edits (if required in what format would the finished file be saved?

I had a quick glance at the RAWvJPEG page and will look again and read some of the pages linked.

Thanks