Julian H Posted February 8, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi to all you experts. I am just about to move over to iMAC and will need new image manipulation software. I was considering Aperture but am hesitant due to the compatibility issues I have read about here. What is the official line; will Aperture 2 open DMR DNG's? I would be happy to go to Lightroom instead but a friend assures me that I really should go for Aperture to get the whole Steve Jobs glitch free experience. Looking at the Apple site, it does not list compatibility with the DMR. Your reassurance would be appreciated. Julian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 Hi Julian H, Take a look here MAC and the DMR. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
grduprey Posted February 13, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 13, 2009 Julian, I have a MacBook laptop, and use iPhoto and Elements 6. I have both a M8 and R8/DMR, and both work very well with no known problems to date, and I shoot dng (RAW) image files. I would expect Aperture to work just fine since iPhoto works just fine with both types of files. I have no experience with Lightroom, but many users here use it with the M8, so I would expect the DMR to work also, since they both use dng as their RAW format. Gene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 13, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 13, 2009 IIRC, you need both the latest Aperture and all of the latest system updates for OSX. When I had my DMR, Aperture wouldn't read the RAW files produced, but I am sure it does now. Do a search here for "Aperture" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted February 13, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 13, 2009 Aperture 1.5 works nice with DMR files. The actual RAW reader is part of the system why you need to make sure you have updated all available updates. Currently I prefer Lightroom's look on the DMR files a little better than Aperture. But then again, I started out with Lightroom and haven't gotten into Aperture yet. Aperture make sense to use on Mac as it's kind of integrated into all else Apple. Lightroom make sense because it's part of Adobe and Photoshop and that family. However, using Aperture og Lighrtoom it's actually possible to finish quite many pictures without ever having to go via PhotoShop. You shoukd try and download the free Hasselblad (Imacon) software FlexColor as well for some files. It's not a great program for workflow but does some great conversions of some picture, especially skin tones. So get that software as well, just to have it for alternative versions of tricky light, tricky whitebalance, etc (Flex Color can mostly be used with just pressing A for auto, adjust perhaps a little less red, and then you usually have a great looking shot) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian H Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted February 17, 2009 Thankyou for the re-assurance. I think I will try Aperture then and see how I get on with it. I had not realised that Flexcolor was available for Mac. I'll try that too. Cheers, Julian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted February 22, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 22, 2009 Julian, When you registered your DMR, you would have registered it with Hasselblad (as well as Leica). Certainly my two DMRs were both registered with Hasselblad and hence you get the licence for Flexcolor. Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted March 4, 2009 Share #7 Posted March 4, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Julian, as a DMR owner myself, I think a more important question is what do you think is a more comprehensive solution for the DMR's RAW files. I think the Mac version of Lightroom & Photoshop offers a much richer resource for those RAW files. First, I have both Lightroom & Photoshop running on Imac & PC and both run very well & are easy to interchange. Lightroom offers the ability to both organize and process the RAW files in an automated way. Photoshop speaks for itself. Aperture isn't even a distant second in image design & processing. Yes, I've used it & my wife uses it, but she admits it's just like Elements, elemental my dear Watson. The DMR produces amazing files. Get the most from them. One feature I love is the ability to import the RAW files & convert to DNG in an automated way in Lightroom. You can add tags & presets if desired. Then, of course, comes Photoshop. I think this is the most important step in getting the most from the DMR's output. The details, incredible tonal range & colors need to be extracted. They don't get birthed in full form in the RAW conversion. Don't be fooled! The DMR is incredible, but it takes time & education to learn how to extract & process all the information in those files. You bought an amazing image taker, don't sell it short. Good luck & post often, Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.