Cannot set an app as default for opening certain file type

I'm using "MIRaw Viewer" 1.4.3 app to check my RAW video footage from a Canon 5D Mark III + Magic Lantern. I want to open all of these .RAW files with MlRaw Viewer by default. But when I tried to do that on the info window, I get the (-1083) error. I've searching for a solution both on the forum and on the internet, but the solutions I found are notr working for me. I've repaired disk permissions, repaired the disk with disk utility while booting and reseting lanch services on terminal with no luck.
Any help appreciated.
Best,
Pablo

DopeCracker wrote:
They don't but whatever. Thank you very much. Congrats on your 1900th post!
Oh yeah, didn't notice that. I'm getting old .
You can change the icon to whatever you want by:
1. Opening the image you want the icon to be.
2. Copy the image to the clipboard.
3. Open the Get Info window for the item you want to change the icon for.
4. Select the icon in the upper left, so it's highlighted.
5. Paste the other image.
The desired image will now be the icon.
I also think you can force it to re-do the icon by making a change to the file and saving it. (i'm not that familiar with VLC, so i'm not sure what you can easily change like that).
Good luck!

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