IPhoto compatibility with Nikon Compressed RAW files?

Hi,
Has anyone tried using iPhoto with the compressed RAW files generated by a Nikon D300s? Are they supported?
The 300s can create types of RAW files: 12- vs 14-bit and uncompressed vs lossless compressed. Which of these 4 types is/are supported by iPhoto?
Thanks,
Mike

Hi,
I looked into it a bit further, and apparently Apple does not support ANY TYPE of RAW file from the D300s! This is the camera that Nikon (who is not exactly a minor player in the digital camera market) describes as their "flagship" DSLR!
(Even more frustratingly, the D300s has the same sensor and image processor as the currently-supported D300, so the RAW file formats should be very similar and Apple shouldn't have to do too much work to add D300s support!)
On the other hand, Photoshop already supports it:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html
EDIT: yes I know I should "submit feedback"... already done...
-Mike
Message was edited by: Mike G.

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