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Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.2

by Cory Bohon Sep 16th 2008 at 10:00PM

Today Apple released an update for Mac OS X's RAW compatibility. iPhoto '08 and Aperture will now be able to work with RAW formats from the following cameras:
  • Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/Kiss Digital F/1000D
  • Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
  • Nikon D700
  • Olympus EVOLT E-420
  • Olympus EVOLT E-520
  • Olympus SP-570
  • Samsung GX-10
  • Samsung GX-20
  • Sony DSLR-A300
  • Sony DSC-R1
I'm sure this isn't a fix for everyone, but will probably make most photographers happy to see their camera on the list. You can download this update by opening Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update) or by visiting Apple's downloads website and downloading the installer package.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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Tophersky

You need to go to HD/System/Library/CoreServices and delete "RawCamera.bundle". Then download the Raw 2.1 update from Adobe or Apple, and install it. When you restart Aperture/iPhoto all your previously magenta photos, will be normal again. I have noticed that some of the thumbnails in Aperture are still showing as Magenta on my Mac Pro, but viewing the image at full size, is fine. I have to find out how to regenerate new thumbnails in Aperture.

September 30 2008 at 7:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tophersky

I have the Sony a700. After updating to 2.2, all cRAW images show up in Aperture, as if the Magenta channel of a cmyk image was being displayed. I discovered a fix for it, by rolling back to 2.1.

September 19 2008 at 7:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Bielefeld

--Tophersky
I am having the same problem!!! How were you able to roll back to 2.1 when I tried it told me that I already have the 2.2 and it just shuts down...

September 29 2008 at 8:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jon

There is sill a big hole in the legacy support though.

I have 10,000 Canon Powershot G2 Raw files that are unsupported, which still ties me to Photoshop. Shame as I quite like Aperture and was going to buy it. Still wait in hope they will fix it one day.

September 18 2008 at 8:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
zadig

I'm all for supporting more formats, but why the heck would a file format update require a system restart after installation? RAW support isn't exactly a low-level system function, is it? Grrrr. I hate unnecessary restarts.

September 17 2008 at 9:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bingo

> DSC-R1

Me too and that's one of the reasons I got an Alpha. And I converted all the DSC-R1 RAWS to JPGS only a few months back :-(

September 17 2008 at 8:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jesse David Hollington

I'm somewhat surprised to see the DSC-R1 finally listed among the udpates. I had given up hope, particularly considering this particular camera was discontinued by Sony over two years ago.

September 17 2008 at 7:06 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chrisb.

Looking at their customers and their reputation I find these RAW updates extremly important for Apple to be up to date. It's a shame how long it sometimes takes to get certain raws to work

September 17 2008 at 5:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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September 17 2008 at 3:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
evan

Still no support for Panasonic DMC-FZ18. Gr.

September 16 2008 at 11:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike Harding

Still no Nikon D90 support. I just tried it with iPhoto and Aperture. Didn't work.

September 16 2008 at 11:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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