crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #61 Posted July 21, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) For example, an image taken with a Leica CL scanned on a IV ED. It is tif but a bit too large. You think this might be the reason not to? They are Tiff Nikon cool scan IV ED 4203x2870 color space rgb color profile nikon apple rgb 4.0.0.3000 size 72.4 MB 16 bit scan Lightroom 2.7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted July 21, 2014 Share #62 Posted July 21, 2014 That is an ancient version of Lightroom and known to have file extension problems with Windows 7 and 8. Here you can find the information: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom file extensions I would strongly advise you to upgrade to the newest version. To test, I just opened and developed a 103 MB .tif file without problem. That is not terribly large as TIFF files go. My scans usually go into the 175-200 MB range. As colour space I would advise Adobe RGB btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #63 Posted July 21, 2014 I can't upgrade to version 5 as my macbook is a 2006 one intel core two duo, with the latest software that can run on being 10.6.8 snow leopard. 5 no can do. So do I have to forget the E-P1? I can't cause I mount my 24shift zuiko so I can take color pictures of my paintings. I think the furthest the 2006 macbook will go is lightroom 3. I can buy a version from ebay. Problem is using Nikon scanner, E-P1 and Leica M8 all at once (?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 21, 2014 Share #64 Posted July 21, 2014 I fear getting into digital photography will take a bit of upgrading on the IT front. The advice earlier in the thread to look for a course or a few workshops seems to be a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #65 Posted July 21, 2014 I am afraid there will be no software related courses and the instructors should be macbook and lightroom experts which there aren't, plus willing to delve into my set up. I will be repaying my M8 for this year. Troika cut down my salary to 900 eur per month so paying rent and heating pretty much leaves me with just about enough for the M8 credit card installments for 12 months. I will have to find another way to deal with. At the moment I am away from home so I don't have the Nikon coolscan with me. I can't change anything till autumn. I was selected for a painting Residency in Europe so October I will be painting and giving presentations on my work, which leaves November or September to deal with this software problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 21, 2014 Share #66 Posted July 21, 2014 But it already doesn't accept Nikon scanned images from my Leica M5. The camera here is irrelevant, of course, but Lightroom will accept pretty much any format of file that you want to throw at it. If you scan to a tiff file, you will have a 16 bit file to work with in Lightroom (even your 8 year old copy), either colour or black and white. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #67 Posted July 21, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why then it will not take the Nikon produced tiff images, not from the traditional import from the lr library, but also trying to drug and drop returns the scanned tiff right where it was, forbidding it from entering lr? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 21, 2014 Share #68 Posted July 21, 2014 You cannot open an image into Lightroom starting from the image, certainly not with drag and drop. You must open Lightroom and use the Import module. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #69 Posted July 21, 2014 If you read carefully what I wrote, this is exactly what is happening, I am using the import module from the LR Library, and it doesn't let the Tiff files import. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 21, 2014 Share #70 Posted July 21, 2014 And it's definitely saved as a tiff? What extension does it have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #71 Posted July 21, 2014 this is what it reads when I right click for info on one of the tiff scanned images, tiff image 72.4 MB dimensions 4203x2870 nikon coolscan IV ED rgb nikon apple rgb 4.0.0.3000 alpha chanel no they only open with preview, no LR, no snapheal. I'll just try iphoto-if it does import in tiff. i photo recognizes only two of the files imported, not all 4, and says the others could not be imported(they may not contain valid data or they may be an unrecognized file type). One of the tiff succesfully imported was 24MB and the other 72MB, so maybe size isn't the issue. And when tried to open with lightroom, it reads no photos found to import! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 21, 2014 Share #72 Posted July 21, 2014 If they open in Preview, do a Save As and rename. That might work How much RAM do you have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #73 Posted July 21, 2014 Rename to what? Model Name: MacBook Model Identifier: MacBook2,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 1 GB Bus Speed: 667 MHz Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07 SMC Version (system): 1.13f3 Sudden Motion Sensor: State: Enabled Memory 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 21, 2014 Share #74 Posted July 21, 2014 I don't know... anything you like "Crow's Photograph version 2" for instance. The act of re-saving by Preview might make it visible to LR. There are now 2x FWIW's coming. 1. 1 Gig of RAM would have been a small amount in 2006. It's way below what would be considered a minimum today (I don't know what the min specs are for the OS version that you are using, but I bet other functions of the MacBook struggle too 2. I have just imported a b&w tiff scanned from my Nikon Coolscan V into Lightroom without a problem. I only have 8 Gig RAM, but that's the max that my iMac will take. PS - I have moved this thread into the Digital Processing Sub-Forum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #75 Posted July 21, 2014 Andy you were right, it worked, and it looked way better in LR than in the Nikon file. Here is a sample degraded to fit the forum, edited at 900 x900 50% quality, 300 dpi, Leica CL/40 C Summicron, Nikon IV ED. Hit preview, saved as different name and up it went through lr. When first opened lr showed Nikon coolscan ED, then changed to the name file I gave it v1. Many thanks!!! Sorry for changing the subject to processing. If it works withe scanned image it will certainly do with the Leica M8! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/230413-leica-m8/?do=findComment&comment=2634845'>More sharing options...
crow Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #76 Posted July 21, 2014 What do I do with the old files that only opened in preview? If I erase them will this interfere with LR's sensitive data character causing it to loose the images/files? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 21, 2014 Share #77 Posted July 21, 2014 Just delete them. LR doesn't even know they exist - you have already said so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted July 27, 2014 Share #78 Posted July 27, 2014 Digital is not cheap, only the cost per shutter snap is low. I need a decent computer, and I strongly suggest one that is fast and you only use it for photography. Stay off the internet with it. Then a Eizo Color Edge 27" is $2000. Then a tool for initial calibration. The cheapo office monitors will do a disservice. The M8 needs uv.ir filters for every lens. Needs coded lenses 35 mm and shorter. Now you can address the screwed up colors by profiling the camera. Adobe Labs profle editor. Now you have a system. Now you let the labs do the color correction, or you learn to soft proof, and/or make ink jet prints at home and put up with expensive inks that dry out. It is not the cost per snap, it is the rest of the junk that gets you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share #79 Posted August 13, 2014 Thanks for the info. i've got a couple of questions. I can't keep the DNG alone, just the DNG and at the same time low JPG. Is this OK for b&w files, or should it be just DNG-no jpeg at the same time? Also, I know a forum member said the visoflex works OK on the M8, but I want to make sure: Does it work on the M8 or should I be looking at the Visoflex III only? Price is different also! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crow Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share #80 Posted August 18, 2014 Is it the same loading a series of images form the Leica directly via usb cable, and/or through a card reader? I know it is a boring question, one that supposedly can be easily answered, and the answer would be yes. However, there are different reading cards out there, reader and writer together, some that don't read Leica raw files just jpeg, and others that are extremely compact. Any way, where can I buy a descent Leica M usb cable(I found one made from panasonic on ebay that is supposed to be good)? Do I really need it or a reader/writer is the way to go? Noter some don't even work with mac osx either. Tricky??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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