DNG files have no OS 10.8.4 Finder thumbnails

I can see thumbnails of the RW2 files imported from my Panasonic DMCG6 in the Mac OS10.8.4 Finder. However, when I convert the RW2s to DNGs after processing, there are no longer any thumbnails. I have installed the latest RAW updates from Apple.
At the moment I can see no option but to carry on taking RAW+JPG simply so that I can use the JPG as a signpost in the OSX finder.... but would rather not!
Cheers
Jackie

Hi Jackie
There is a codec available for Windows but not Mac. However it’s normally not necessary.
I can see .dng thumbnails on my Macbook Pro although I batch process my raw files using the stand alone Adobe DNG Converter and then import the assembled folder into LR using Import >> Add
It may be that you are using Import >> Copy As DNG which may write the metadata slightly differently.
You can download the DNG converter from this link if you want to try it. It’s an extra workflow step but I find it quicker overall, having also tried copy as DNG which always seems quite slow to me.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5858

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