Aperture 2 raw files end up iDisk jpg files

When I click and drag (as directed by the help directory) my photo files from Aperture to the picture folder in iDisk, it drags the small image file and not the Raw master file. Example: The master CR2 file for an image is 11.36 MB in the Aperture metadata, after the transfer the data size of the same image file is only 306 km and is listed as a .jpg file. That's the thumbnail size used to view the image in Aperture. I want to save the Raw CR2 master files in iDisk. I checked preferences to find an answer to this problem but no luck. These are master image files that are based in Aperture and have been tweaked with in both Aperture and/or PS CS4. What am I doing wrong. Thanks for any help.

The only way to get a master out of Aperture is to export it. Right click on on or more select images in Aperture and choose export master - this will give you the original files that were imported. Realize that there will be no adjustments - it will be exactly the same as it came out of the camera.
RB
Ps. What exactly are you trying to do with iDisk and your CR2 files, as in for what purpose?

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Please can anyone let me know whether Aperture supports RAW files from a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ27 camera? The Apple Aperture site lists support for DMC-F35 and other later cameras but does not allow a search for others.
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Only the cameras on this list are supported: Apple - Aperture - Technical Specifications - RAW Support
Th FZ27 is not.
For my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 I am using Adobe's free DNG Coverter to convert the RAW files to DNG. It does not always work, but for most of the RW2 files I can work in Aperture this way. The stubborn files I convert to TIFF.
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Adobe - Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter : For Macintosh

Aperture 3 RAW file edited in Photoshop

I did this according to the Aperture 3 Manual:
"...select an image and choose Photos > Edit With > [application name]. Aperture makes a new master and version of your image and opens it in Adobe Photoshop. After you make your changes and save the image, the revised version automatically reappears in Aperture. The external editor doesn’t change the original master."
I exported the RAW file as a 16-bit PSD file, made changes and I saved the Photoshop edited file with the same file name. It updated the Aperture image, but there is no other image, just the PS-edited file with the sigil that means "The photo has been edited with an external editor, and is therefore represented by the original created when the file was exported to the external editor."
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Are your raw files part of a raw+jpeg pair or raw-only?
When I tried to reproduce your problem, but for me the external edit is working as described in the manual.
Set the "External Editor Format" to 16 bit psd in the "Export" preferences.
Select the image in Aperture's browser and use the command "Photos > Edit with Adobe Photoshop CS 6"
Edit Photoshop and use "File > Save", not "Save as".
What exactly do you see, when you are using Photoshop as an external editor?
As soon as I use "Photos > Edit with Adobe Photoshop CS 6", the new PSD version will appear alongside the raw, and after I save the file in Photoshop, the thumbnail will be updated.
Do you also see the new version appear, before Photoshop opens?
The only way I cannot see the versions side by side, is if I do not set the sorting in the browser to "Date", or if the search field is not cleared. You may want to check the sorting of the project and check for filters.
For example: Editing a raw-jpeg pair, first with "8bit tiff" export, then with "16bit psd" export.
If clearing filters and changing the sorting does not bring the original back, I'd try to repair the Aperture library - this may recover missing originals in a "Recovered" project.
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You will have to wait until Apple updates the MacOS to recognize the D700 in its RAW profile. It's not listed yet:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1475
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eemka wrote:
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Aperture supports raw files, but only for selected cameras. Is your camera on the list of supported cameras?
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Have you been able to use the raw images from your camera previously, or is this the first time you are using these images with Aperture?
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Ruth-
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BareFeats.com has all kinds of relative graphics performance tests up (more coming), including this link:
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HTH
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