Aperture D600 Raw Files too dark?

Is anyone else seeing that their Nikon D600 raw files stink in Aperture? I realize that Apple backwards engineers Raw support but if I look at a file from my D600 on Aperture and Capture NX2, the difference is 10-fold. I can see detail in the shadows in the NX2 conversion and nothing but black in the Aperture conversion. I have never seen this much of a disparity and I have used well over a dozen different DSLR's. I am curious if anyone else is seeing this? I mean in one image I can see a staircase in the NX2 conversion and nothing but black in Aperture?

"Neutral" on the camera means nothing. Those control the JPEG previews only and do not affect RAW files.
Yes I know. However, that JPEG preview is what you see on the back of the camera so having all parameters set to as little post-processing as possible will help give you a more accurate preview of the Raw file. I will give you some more background... Our first DSLR was a Canon 10D. This was before Aperture v1.0. We moved to a 20D, a 30D, a 40D, switched to Nikon and used a D80, 90, 300, 300s, 7000, and 600. I have photographers whose files I process that included Fuji (yikes!), Canon 7D, 5D, & 5DMII. Haven't had a Sony camera yet. I started with Aperture v1 and am now using the latest Aperture release. I have a very good understanding of the process.
@ funkcanna, thanks. I haven't used a D4 but it is good to hear I am not going crazy! Yes, the files just go to crap when you click on one. I too hope this is not a sign of things to come... I really don't like Lightroom but for now, I have no choice.

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D600 support was added in Lightroom 4.3, so 3.6 won't understand them.
You have 2 options:
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2. Use CS6 or the standalone DNG converter to convert the files to DNG format (older spec) which LR3 will then understand.
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Hello, RAW snaps too dark in Lightroom.

Hello,
I made a snap with D-Lichting automatic in JPG and in RAW format at the same time.
When I look to the snaps in Photoshop I remark a difference in histogram. Both snaps have the same wave length, not the same frequencies. The red and blue colors’ are a higher in RAW; the green colour is higher in JPG!
Both pictures look to be the same, lighting seems to be ok.
The same RAW picture opened in Lightroom is dark, under-exposed you should think.
Could I get some advice to get solved this problem?
Many thanks in advance
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Dear Rob,
ADL is off and I made again some snaps. RAW ( NEF) and JPEG are taken at the SAME time.
When I have a look tot snaps in Lightroom they look ok. When I have imported them in Lightroom they are still too dark = over exposed. What could be happen?
vriendelijke groet!
Marianne
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Does Aperture support RAW files from a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ27 camera?

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.
Many thanks.
John

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.
Download here:
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i need to find the download for ACR 7.3 to use my nikon d600 raw files. i have cs5 running on macbook pro with mountain lion OS.

Hi,
Unfortunatly the 7.x series of camera raw plugin is not compatible with photoshop cs5.
You could download the 7.4 DNG Converter and convert your d600 files to dng copies which then photoshop cs5 will open.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5568

Nikon D600 raw files

When will Photoshop Elements 9 and Lightroom 3 support Nikon D600 raw files.

There was preliminary support for Nikon D600 in Camera Raw 7.2 and Lightroom 4.2. In Camera Raw 7.3 and Lightroom 4.3, this camera is fully supported.
Camera Raw 7.3 is available for PSE 11.
you can user DNG convertor please refer the following:
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/12/camera-raw-7-3-and-dng-converter-7-3-now-a vailable.html
Thanks
Harshit yadav

I cannot read Nikon D600 raw files with CS5

I cannot read Nikon D600 raw files with CS5, I have tried Camera Raw 6.1 update but that has not worked.

Nikon D 600 will work with ACR 7.3 which needs minimum of PS CS 6 : http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
With PS CS 5, ACR 7.3 will not work.
So either you need to upgrade to CS 6 or use DNG converter to convert images to DNG format which you can open in CS 5

When will LR3 be updated to support D600 RAW files?

When will LR3 be updated to support D600 RAW files?

When? I believe the answer is that it will NOT be updated to support D600 RAW files.
To use D600 with LR3, you will have to download and use the free Adobe DNG Converter. However, I don't think the most current version handles D600 RAWs, so you will have to be patient on this. According to one knowledgeable source, the update will be available soon.
Or you can upgrade to LR4, and at some point in the future (allegedly "soon") it will be able to handle D600 RAW files.

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When will LR4 be compatible with the new Nikon D600 raw files? I have LR4 now with CR 7.1 and it cannot read D600 raw files.

Jao vdL I do not need to re-read Brett's post. Michael Garnett asked how to convert his D600 NEF files to TIFF images, and I helped him with that.
However, Lightroom 4.2 is still not the complete answer to native D600 NEF files, please read:-
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/10/03/lightroom-4-2-is-out-now-with-preliminary-suppo rt-for-the-nikon-d600/
Lightroom 4.2 has only preliminary support at the moment and the statement marked with an asterisk i.e :-
* Please note that the support for Nikon D600 is preliminary and there is a minor risk that the appearance of your images may change when the final support for Nikon D600 is available in an upcoming release.
Nikon D600 owners are still waiting for the final release from Adobe for full and complete D600 NEF file support.

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I bought Aperture earlier today and have had nothing but problems importing my images (RAW images that is, jpg files are fine). In the preview where you choose which images to import they look ok (as shot/as in photoshop) but after import they go dark before my eyes (really dark, mb two full stops darker). I tried searching for a solution and found similar problems but no solutions to my specific problem.
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After I installed Aperture even finder shows the raw files incorrectly (i tried opening one of the files in a lightroom trial and thats seems to work). Thanks in advance, i really want to like this program...

Hi,
I have the same camera, and exactly the same problem. Could you solve this issue ?
About images of Pentax cameras looking dark in Aperture, many people mention "if Highlight Correction is enabled, the image is shot at -1 EV exposure compensation, and then everything but the highlights is pushed up in the camera when it makes the JPEG version" -- and thus the solution seems to be to disable this highlight correction. But to me it seems that there is no highlight correction in the k100d super...
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Problem with NIKON D600 RAW files

I have had a new NIKON D600 for 6 months. The RAW files have worked well all this time. However, I recently took the camera in for repair. Upon its return the Adobe Essentials 11 catalague and editor no longer recognizes the RAW files created by the camera. However, those files are still recognized by the Nikon software ViewNX2. Since I use the Adobe program all the time for manipulating the files I need RAW access.
I called Nikon and they told me it must be an Adobe software problem. But the Adobe software recognized the files up the time of the camera repair.
What can I do about this?

Hi,
How do you get the images from the card to the PSE catalog?
There are known problems when using older version of the Nikon software to download the images. Have you tried updating the Nikon software?
The D600 needs ACR 7.3. You haven't recently re-installed PSE 11 and not done the updates have you?
What version of camera raw is installed (Editor -> Help -> About Plug-in -> Camera Raw)?
Can you still open the older D600 images that you took before the camera was repaired?
What operating system are you using?
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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."
But I cannot see the original master file. It's not stacked, it's not moved, it's simply gone. How do I get the original RAW master back along side the PS edited version to make more/other edits?
Brian

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.
Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual
Regards
Léonie

Compatibility issue with Nikon's D700 and Aperture downloading RAW files.

Need a little help with this one - purchased a NIKON D700 (today) and tried to download RAW files into Aperture - got a bad message - unsupported image format - (shows on a reddish background)
I worked on the problem for about 4 hours, both with the software and the camera, but to no avail... upon inital download you see a small image but the message occurs when the image is clicked on.
Thank you in advance for any comment or idea you might have.... occurring

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
You'll have to shoot JPEG or use Nikon's software until Apple gets around to it. Maybe try Lightroom.
eemka wrote:
Need a little help with this one - purchased a NIKON D700 (today) and tried to download RAW files into Aperture - got a bad message - unsupported image format - (shows on a reddish background)
I worked on the problem for about 4 hours, both with the software and the camera, but to no avail... upon inital download you see a small image but the message occurs when the image is clicked on.
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CS6 misunderstands color in edited CS5 NEF raw files: too purple

This is a problem that Adobe CS6 / Lightroom 4 / Camera Raw 7 have in reading Nikon D50 camera raw NEF files.
Here are other more informative but still unresolved posts:
http://phtshp.us/10utPuk
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1146464
I got Photoshop CS6 Extended from Creative Cloud. I got a problem with how CS6 handles the color info from files edited with CS5. I spent time searching the web for answers but am afraid I did not find any. Please help!
In CS6, my CS5 files look too purple. (Or you may call it too magenta or too blue.)
How can I get CS6 to correctly understand the color information of raw NEF files previously edited with CS5?
CS6 reads my previously edited NEF (Nikon Raw) files with a purple tint. The purple shows up in Bridge thumbnails, Bridge Previews, Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw, and Photoshop itself. If I process the raw (NEF) file with Image Processor, the JPEG produced is still purple. So, CS6 is consistent but not correct!
The appended Apple Preview screenshot shows the difference in the JPEGs made with CS5 and CS6.
(1) Top Red: CS5 JPEG from image processor.
(2) Middle Purple: CS6 JPEG from image processor. It looks purple in Bridge, Camera Raw, and Photoshop.
(3) Bottom Red: Nikon Raw file as seen by Apple Preview.
I append an example of what my files look like in CS6 Bridge. Each pair of images should look the same, but CS6 makes the NEF raw images look purple. The left is the raw NEF file and the right is the JPEG that was produced from the raw file. There is no visible difference between NEF and JPEG images in CS5.
The same purple result can also be found in Lightroom 4.
Technical Info
MacOS X
10.6.8
CS6:
Photoshop 13.1.1 x64 Extended
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7.3.0.71
CS5:
Photoshop Extended 12.0.4 x64
Camera Raw 6.7.0.339

This is a known problem and Adobe employee MadManChan2000 created V3 beta profiles for Nikon D3, D300 and D700. It appears the V3 profiles have not actually made it into a LR release yet, but you can download them and install them into LR to see if they make a difference:
See this post for complaints similar to yours:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1021&message=36291975&changemode=1
And this post for details and download of the V3 profiles:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/780605?start=0&tstart=0
For the most accurate Lightroom camera profiles I can highly recommend the Color Checker Passport by X-Rite. Every camera body's image sensor has its own unique color profile, so any "canned" profile is a compromise at best. The ColorChecker Passport also helps you to more accurately establish and set your White Balance in LR.

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