Camera RAW images blank in iPhoto

I uploaded RAW images from my Canon Rebel XS camera into iPhoto. All the RAW images came up as white, blank images in iPhoto. How can I fix this? I am operating on Yosemite and the iPhoto version is 9.6.

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RAW files suddenly show up as "not supported" (Aperture 3.5.1, OS X 10.10)
has details on how to delete and reinstall the Raw support.

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    I developed a neat workflow around iPhoto's RAW capabilities.
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    cannot open camera raw images in Mavericks

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    This question was posted in response to the following article: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/processing-camera-raw-image-files.html

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    You don't need to do anything "in camera." Most (if not all) of those settings are ignored by Aperture, because they don't really apply to the RAW files (they are processing settings, and RAW files are effectively "negatives.").
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  • No more Camera RAW Love for us iPhoto '09 users?

    I guess all of us who don't like the new iPhoto are being held back by Apple from using our RAW images from the latest digicams. I thought RAW compatibility was system-wide and not a part of specific apps.
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    TD

  • Cannot Open Camera Raw Images in PS CR3

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    Bruce,
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    http://www.computer-darkroom.com
    I sold all my film based stuff, except a Nikon F3 and a handful of lenses and a Paterson developing tank.
    The Nikon suspiciously smells like foam mirror damping strips chemically decaying.
    I sold my enlarger over the internet. The word "enlarger" caused me to be on SpamCops blacklist for a while.
    I'm in this since the seventies, and I think you'll be as amazed as I was at the possibilities and control you have. And no more bags with $300 worth of film that's consumed in one shoot.
    Jump in both feet! you won't be sorry. And these forums are the best help you can get.
    Good luck,
    Rob

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