Mami Posted July 1, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 1, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I hope that Apple will get around to this at some point. However, in the meantime, is there any way at all that I can process RAW files using Aperture? I have heard some people talking about 'Two Workflows'. I am in the market for something now that my Lightroom Beta has expired. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest stnami Posted July 1, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 1, 2006 get lightroom beta 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted July 2, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 2, 2006 I hope that Apple will get around to this at some point. However, in the meantime, is there any way at all that I can process RAW files using Aperture? Your options are serveral: • Make TIFF or Photoshop copies of your Raw D-Lux 2 files for import into Aperture. • Use the “New Version From Master JPEG” option to display your images with in Aperture. • Use the latest free beta version of Adobe Lightroom in the interim. • Hack both the libRaw.dylib Raw.plist files to obtain pseudo D-Lux 2 support. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsimon Posted July 6, 2006 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2006 How do you do the last option-hacking the library file? I assume this is done so the program like iPhoto or Aperture will recognize raw files from the DLux 2. Thanks, Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted July 9, 2006 Share #5 Posted July 9, 2006 How do you do the last option-hacking the library file? I assume this is done so the program like iPhoto or Aperture will recognize raw files from the DLux 2.Thanks, Jack Jack, There has been a few successful and unsuccessful reports of getting unsupported Raw files to be usable in Mac OS X and therefore Aperture. I would call it pseudo support because the trick apparently fools the system into utilizing settings constructed for another camera. As such, extra effort may be required after image import to adjust color and so forth since the default settings would be optimized for the characteristics of another camera model. The hack is to change the text with in the system level Raw.plist file, or both the Raw.plist and libRaw.dylib files to provide pseudo support for unsupported camera Raw files. Both of these files are text files that can be modified with a simple text editor, such as TextEdit or BBEdit, or a word processor. Both files are located at: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ Basically, you modify a closely corresponding camera listing, found in these files, and simply change “every” occurrence of the name to the proper name of the desired camera. The trick is making sure that every occurrence is changed and that you figured out the what correct name of the desire camera needs to be. For example, change every occurrence of “LEICA-DIGILUX 2” to “LEICA-DLUX 2” or “LEICA-D-LUX 2” or “LEICA-D-LUX-2” or “LEICA-D-LUX2” or some other permutation until it works. My father has a Leica D-Lux 2. So the next time I visit I will grab a Raw file to experiment with. Ideally, the best match would be to use the Panasonic-DMC-LX1 listing, if there were one, because this would be the most closely matchable camera to the Leica D-Lux 2. However, there is no Panasonic-DMC-LX1 listing although Apple did provide Panasonic-DMC-LC1 support prior to the Leica Digilux 2 and the release of Mac OS X 10.4.6 Update. I was a bit disappointed that neither Panasonic-DMC-LX1, Leica D-Lux 2, nor Leica Digital-Module-R Raw file support was provided with the latest Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update. For a small developer, or first run product, I can see the need to be choosey and prioritize for the largest common denominator. However, with Aperture, Apple needs to become very aggressive and pro active in covering all Raw formats, past, present and future. It is also equally contingent upon camera manufacturers to be open and available to developers, with necessary technical resources, to ensure that their cameras are fully supported. Where Leica and Panasonic are on this is just as important where Apple is. Does Leica and Panasonic provide SDKs (software developer kits) for their cameras and if so, how aggressive are they in putting them into the hands of developers? What is their policy? I think that one big emerging concern regarding future camera purchases will be availability of support, at the time of shipping, beyond Adobe products and into Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. In taking with Joseph Schorr, Apple’s, Aperture Senior Product Manager, I was told that camera support updates need not be time dependent on Mac OS X system updates and could be facilitated for through the “Software Update” menu. PLEASE NOTE: I assume no responsibility for any problems that may arise from attempting this hack. Please make sure that you backup the original Raw.plist and libRaw.dylib files and only work on copies. Also keep in mind that the original system ownership and permissions of these files must be retained for the modified versions. Further information and discussion on this topic can be found at the following links: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20051101035330228&query=Aperture http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1551175 http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2631037 http://minimal.cx/2005/11/01/make-os-x-1043-understand-canon-eos-350d-raw-files/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsimon Posted July 9, 2006 Share #6 Posted July 9, 2006 Goeff, Thank you for taking the time and for all your information. I will give it a try sometime soon to have iPhoto recognize my raw files by changing the library files. I'll let you know what happens. Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmutzig Posted August 11, 2006 Share #7 Posted August 11, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Did anyone ever confim whether this worked? I also have a D LUX-2 and use iPhoto and would like to use RAW. I currently have to *mess* around with them in Lightroom and then reimport them into iPhoto. I am particularly interested to know whether the Raw.plist and libRaw.dylib hack mentioned above worked? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted August 11, 2006 Share #8 Posted August 11, 2006 Panasonic-DMC-LX1, Leica D-Lux are discontinued Apple will not add them to their list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted August 11, 2006 Share #9 Posted August 11, 2006 Panasonic-DMC-LX1, Leica D-Lux are discontinued Apple will not add them to their list That's an opinion, not a fact. Many out production cameras are supported by Apple and have been added after discontinuation including: Canon EOS 1D Canon EOS 1Ds Canon EOS D30 Canon EOS D60 Canon EOS 10D Canon PowerShot G5 Canon PowerShot S60 Canon PowerShot S70 Minolta DiMAGE A1 Minolta DiMAGE A2 Nikon D1 Nikon DH1 Olympus C-7000 I expect Apple to round out support for other cameras models, past, present and future as time goes by including less popular models, but that’s just my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted August 11, 2006 Share #10 Posted August 11, 2006 I would not put any money on it unless I got odds of 260 to 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted August 12, 2006 Share #11 Posted August 12, 2006 Bear in mind that the lightroom beta will expire early in the new year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted August 15, 2006 Share #12 Posted August 15, 2006 Your options are serveral: • Make TIFF or Photoshop copies of your Raw D-Lux 2 files for import into Aperture. • Use the “New Version From Master JPEG” option to display your images with in Aperture. • Use the latest free beta version of Adobe Lightroom in the interim. • Hack both the libRaw.dylib Raw.plist files to obtain pseudo D-Lux 2 support. Geoff, sorry to bump this one up but I have a question. When you say TIFF files, couldn't I just shoot in TIFF and import them into Aperture? Only a slightly different note - just when are Apple going to get around to doing this. I understand about how updates come by way of core image etc but how is it Adobe managed to have support for the D-Lux 2 right from the start? I don't understand this because Adobe don't have anyway of making updates to OSX - so surely this is a software thing? I would really like to get Aperture as I have been using Macs for years and admit to trying to keep loyal to the brand - but it does seem as though Adobe are far more serious about this issue than Apple. I'd really appreciate your thoughts. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted August 16, 2006 Share #13 Posted August 16, 2006 Just make sure that your Mac spec. is suitable for Aperture, it needs a fairly recent OS and graphics card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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