Cannot import RAW from Canon Powershot S50

Hello,
I am trying to import RAW files from a Canon S50 and I get a message stating that the files are unreadable. I can open them in Photoshop if I move them from the microdrive to the system.
Any ideas.
Erik

Hello Erik
is iphoto telling you that the file is unreadable? what version of iphoto are you using? i use to have a Canon S50 and had a "unreadable" file message. i used image capture to download the file though it was a jpeg error message.
i used the packaged software to download and uncompress the RAW files instead of using iphoto(had ver. 4 at the time).

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