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Mac Update 10.6.5 includes LX5 RAW


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True for the LX5, not yet known for the D-Lux 5. Here is the complete list of supported cameras:

 

Mac OS X v10.6: Supported digital camera RAW formats

 

Also, if one uses Lightroom to convert the D-Lux 5 raws to DNG's, the Finder in OS v.10.6.5 will still not display the images. :( Fortunately, Lightroom and Bridge and, of course, Photoshop will display these raws.

 

It must be the case that OS X still looks for the camera model designation even though the images have been converted to the common DNG format that OS X 'should' be able to read.

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You can try to add the Leica D-Lux 5 creating an "alias" of the Panasonic LX5. It's possible if you are able to edit a system file, see this page.

 

The RAW.plist file of Mac OS X 10.6.5 contains :

<key>RCID_PanasonicDMCLX5</key>	<!-- 3.4 -->
<dict>
	<key>bexp</key> <real>-0.40</real>
	<key>m1</key>
	<array>
		<real>1.3262</real> <real>-0.6724</real> <real>0.1134</real>
		<real>-0.1084</real> <real>0.9497</real> <real>0.4896</real>
		<real>0.0503</real> <real>0.1031</real> <real>0.7035</real>
	</array>
	<key>m2</key>
	<array>
		<real>0.9518</real> <real>-0.3704</real> <real>-0.0764</real>
		<real>-0.1662</real> <real>0.8814</real> <real>0.2488</real>
		<real>-0.0215</real> <real>0.1690</real> <real>0.4521</real>
	</array>

	<key>esint</key> <real>0.78</real>
	<key>esein</key> <real>2.70</real>

	<key>spknd</key> <integer>1</integer>
	<key>spt1</key> <real>40</real>

	<key>pbnf</key> <real>0.16</real>
</dict>

 

Warning, I haven't try this, make sure you have a backup. In 2007, when my DMR files were not recognized, a similar patch was possible to open a DMR file as a M8 file. It was under Mac OS X 10.4 (see this page).

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Thanks for the tip on modifying the RAW.plist file. While I am reasonably computer competent I think that I will leave it to someone braver than me to test this out!

 

For now I will be satisfied with being able to see the D-Lux 5's converted DNGs in Lightroom, Bridge and Photoshop. It is curious to me however, since DNGs are a standard format, why OS X should not be able to display them in the Finder regardless of the camera model designation.

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