Leica RAW?

Hi, I use a MBPro 17" (just purchased) & iMac 17" (White)
Can iPhoto read the RAW files from the Leica D Lux 4?
Tx in advance...L

Mac OS X 10.5: Digital camera RAW formats supported.

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The default install of CS5 would include ACR 6.0…
Just as a matter of interest, I got my copy of the CS5 Mac Upgrade DVD in the box direct from Adobe via FedEx today, Friday, April 6. It's labeled just plain ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS5, and it installed Ps 12.1 with ACR 6.0.3 right off the DVD.
Just needed to update ACR to 6.6 through the Adobe Auto Updater.
I had never bought a Ps release so late in the release cycle, and my previous experience had always been as Jeff Schewe indicates above. The recent offer to get CS6 for free motivated me to get CS5 this week, a version I had otherwise fully intended to skip.

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I know that there have been a billion requests for someone, anyone, to get Aperture to read Leica RAW files (I have given up on this one), but there is a more fundamental issue that has been created with 10.4.9
We can no no longer even see the image in the Finder preview. This is all we get...
http://www.andybarton.com/preview.jpg>
How on earth is anyone supposed to find their images without being able to see them?
If there is anyone here with a bright idea, I'd be grateful to receive it.
Failing that, how can I revert to 10.4.8?
Thanks in advance.

Sorry, the original post has been upset by me trying to link to an image
http://andybarton.com/preview.jpg
How on earth is anyone supposed to find their images without being able to see them?
If there is anyone here with a bright idea, I'd be grateful to receive it.
Failing that, how can I revert to 10.4.8?
Thanks in advance.

Leica Raw conversion in Aperture

Hi all. Is there a plug-in available to view Leica Raw images in Aperture?
Thanks, David

I also use a Leica M8. Importing the RAW files into Aperture gave me small thumbnails which are actually 8KB Jpegs. These, I suppose, are files Leica uses for previews. Obviously Aperture does not support and convert DNG files, which are championed as a universal RAW format by Adobe. I think it is narrow minded and short sighted by Apple not to support that format. Consequently I downloaded the latest beta version of Adobe LightRoom and started working with this fierce competitor of Aperture. It works beautifully with my Leica files and a wide variety of other RAW files as well. Of course, Photoshop CS2 and CS3 (Beta) use the same converter. It can't be in Apple's interest to drive professional photographers who use Leicas into the arms of Photoshop Lightroom. It sure worked in my case - I now use Lightroom more and more and I'm charmed by many of its elegant features. Since Adobe has opened DNG to everyone I see no reason why Apple cannot support it. It is high time that the industry adopts a universal RAW standard rather than constantly updating software to a rapidly growing number of proprietary formats.

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the Leica RAW (.raw) format is NOT on the list of supported cameras...BUT, I am able to convert .raw files to .dng using Adobe's DNG Converter, and the finder displays the images (in a finder nested folder display), just fine. And, when I import these into Aperture, they appear for a moment and then disappear to the screaming red screen "Unsupported Image Format". I'm not sure what's going on, and in the past I've been able to display the .raw images in other applications with OSX (iView Media Pro)....so I'm perplexed. Any ideas? the actual format IS the same as for a supported camera (Panasonic), and I'm told I could hack the .plist file and make it work...but I'd really like a supported approach. Any suggestions?
cheers,
david

the "appear for a moment" is probably Aperture showing the preview image in the .raw file, before deciding that it can't handle the raw image data.
(If it is this, then odds are Finder will show the images but Preview.app will also fail to.)
Clearly MacOS understands the .raw file format, but thinks that it doesn't have support for however your camera identifies itself in the EXIF data. Modifying the Raw.plist is the way to try, for now.

Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Leica RAW

I installed the subject update, which is supposed to include support for the Leica DLUX-3 RAW format.
I am still unable to view images from this camera in Aperture.
I tried the "Migrate" function, but to no avail.
Is there an additional step which needs to be taken?
MacBook Pro - Intel Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Steve and Brent,
Thank you for taking the time to post those links.
Steve, I had come across the topic you provided before I initially posted this thread.
Since I was looking specifically for the answer to the original question, regarding why 10.4.9 wasn't recognizing the DLUX-3, which j c swain kindly answered above, I didn't take note, nor care about, any of the other information.
Brent, the topic you noted is helpful as I didn't know these issues existed with Leica cameras. I'm a Canon guy. Again, thank you!
I'm flagging this thread as "answered", since the original question I posed was answered by j c swain, above.

ACR 4.6.x and Leica RAW files (*.RWL)

I use Photoshop CS3 and have no plans to upgrade at this time.
My ACR version is 4.6.0.30.
I shoot Nikons, but recently acquired a Leica D-LUX4. Its RAW files are .RWL. Those files are not recognized by ACR, and thumbnails do not even show in Windows (XP, SP2).
Is there any solution to this problem ?
Thanks in advance.

architect@storme-vanranst wrote:
The following error occures when i try to convert a folder of rwl files into dng files,
could you help me please, i can't find it out.
Error
The source folder does not contain any supported camera raw files.
OK
this is an example of the filename: L1040019.RWL
thanx, jean.
What version of the DNG converter are you using? You want to be using the most recent. Don't try to match the DNG converter with your version of Camera Raw. Always use the latest version.

Adobe: Raw Reader Corrupts Leica Raw Files

I used to be able to process Raw files from the Leica D-Lux 3 camera in Adobe Raw Reader. At some point, a newer version of Raw Reader would instantly corrupt (visual pixel garbage) the Raw files. The same thing occurs in LR.2 The corruption is real, and permanent. It looks like gamut warning, but is not. This is the ONLY software that can process Raw files from Leica D-Lux 3. (yes this IS a discontinued model, but they were popular, and I have hundred's of files that I can no longer open -as I'm sure other users have discovered.) I have tested this on other systems with the same result. Would Adobe consider building a fix for this please? (I have the most current reader for CS4)

Have you also tried DNG Converter?
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows&promoid=HT ENA

Leica RAW: Adobe updates DNG converter to migrate all cameras to one format

Hi All,
I saw that adobe has update their DNG converter to convert all camera RAW files to a universal RAW format and hoped that this would finally allow me to import my Leica DMR files into Aperture. I tried all possible methods with the new converter and none worked for my Leica DNG files. Sigh!
The wierd thing is that on the import screen I could see all the files and scale the thumbnails, which I couldn't do before * Even when I didn't embed a thumbnail in the converted DNG * but when the files were imported I got the red screen a non compatible file format message.
What's up with that and when will Apple provide support for even just the universal DNG format?
Eric

Hi Eric,
there is no "universal DNG format". DNG is not a "super JPG" format. It's more or less a wrapper around the (compressed) Raw file. A program that can read DNG (such as Photoshop CS) will not necessarily understand what's in that file if it doesn't know the camera's Raw format.
If we're lucky, we'll see more camera makers support DNG directly, and then the situation may much improve.
Read Scott Bourne's description in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1822792&#1822792
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Karl

Leica D-LUX 4 (LX3) RAW Processing

Hi all,
Just wanted to report some interesting behavior regarding the long-awaited RAW processing ability for the D-LUX 4 and Panasonic LX3. I did not see this happen on the first library I coverted, because I let Aperture do the image processing, so the files were already converted when the Library upgrade process finihed.
Anyway, this time I did not process images when doing the upgrade of my personal library, because I wanted it to finish the task quickly. It did about 3 hours for some 40K photos.
I had been shooting RAW + jpg since I got my Leica D-LUX 4 in the hopes that Aperture would support it some day...and that day came!
Anyway, the .RWL RAW files show up in the browser view as black boxes with the warning triangle. They convert when you select them individually, and that was pretty much as expected.
What was cool though, was when I had opened an .RWL image into Split View, and then arrow key selected the next unprocessed image. Aperture displayed "Unsupported Picture Format" on top of a low res image that had really severe lens distortion for an instant in what appeared to be a 16:9 or longer aspect ratio image, then displayed the properly converted 4:3 RAW file.
This is obviously the lens correction processing that is part of the way the camera operates, and that A2 was incapable of converting correctly. I thought it worth mentioning that you can sort of see it at work in A3.
It is so great to have A3 do such a good job on these files, and be so responsive. Really enjoying getting to work with my Leica RAW files finally.
THANKS APERTURE TEAM!
Sincerely,
K.J. Doyle

Tonys264 wrote:
I have been waiting for over a year for RAW support for the Leica D-Lux 4 using Aperture 2. It seems that this support is only going to be offered for Aperture 3 users. I have asked at my local Apple Store for an explanation without any success. Is it really just a marketing ploy for A3, or was there a technical reason why A2 could not have support for this camera??
Hi Tony,
Now I am not sure if this conversion works on a machine without Aperture 3 on it, because all of the machines here have A3 on them...
BUT...
I just dragged a .RWL file into iPhoto and it opened, no problem.
I have no control over the conversion, of course, and the better control system for RAW is what you are paying for in A3.
I shot over 30K images with my DL4, storing RAW + JPG hoping for this, and seeing them come up in A3, and be so workable (better that Phase one) was a very happy day for me.
Sincerely,
K.J. Doyle

I imported raw images from my leica to Lightroom and the images appeared in my library but disappeared the next day. What did i do wrong

Why is Leica raw more difficult than Nikon to import to light room?

If they "disappeared", you probably opened (accidentally) a new catalog, so look under File->Open Recent and see if the photos are in one of the catalogs shown there.

Leica D-Lux 6 RAW and PS5?

Hi, I have a new Leica D-Lux 6 and I made many photo in the Leica RAW format. Now I can't open the files under PS5.
Has somebody an idea what to do?
It makes no sense for me to have such a camera and can't use the RAW format because of the limitation of PS.
Thanks in advance.

This is as forum for people who have issues with downloading and installing Adobe software.
If you have an issue with how certain software works, or doesn't work, please post in the forum for that product.
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Unsupported Image Format after recent Digital Raw Update..?

I think there is a serious bug in the most recent digital camera raw update.. Though I am not sure if it's a 10.5.6 update issue or the recent camera raw update (v2.4)... The problem is didn't launch aperture between these so I don't know..
I have a Leica V-Lux 1 camera. The RAW format for this camera has been supported since leopard came out. However, in a effort to save space I always convert my leica raw files to DNG. This hasn't been a problem for me and things have worked fine... However, after this update I am receiving the dreaded unsupported image format.. What is interesting however, is that this is only for my DNG converted RAW files in aperture.. Those files which I didn't convert to DNG and remain in raw (i have a few) don't have this message. This is serious, I have lost access to my entire collection of pictures as a result..

The solution to fix this was to restore the 2.3 camera update (RawCamera.bundle) file using time machine. I will have to report this to apple bug reporter as this is a clear problem with 2.4 update and easily reproducible.

RWL Raw files are not supported

I downloaded the trial of Aperture 3 and my RWL files magically appeared. I then purchased the licence for Aperture 3 and now all my RWL files show as unsupported format just as they did in Aperture 2! Any ideas what could cause this...?

I had the same issue...since the trial would not let you convert your Library, it made me import, and that made the RWL show up...
Click on the unsupported format RWL file and it should convert.
I had the same experience and just arrowed through the RWLs, and it converted as it went, no problem.
I posted a message earlier today, here it is...
Just wanted to report some interesting behavior regarding the long-awaited RAW processing ability for the D-LUX 4 and Panasonic LX3. I did not see this happen on the first library I coverted, because I let Aperture do the image processing, so the files were already converted when the Library upgrade process finihed.
Anyway, this time I did not process images when doing the upgrade of my personal library, because I wanted it to finish the task quickly. It did about 3 hours for some 40K photos.
I had been shooting RAW + jpg since I got my Leica D-LUX 4 in the hopes that Aperture would support it some day...and that day came!
Anyway, the .RWL RAW files show up in the browser view as black boxes with the warning triangle. They convert when you select them individually, and that was pretty much as expected.
What was cool though, was when I had opened an .RWL image into Split View, and then arrow key selected the next unprocessed image. Aperture displayed "Unsupported Picture Format" on top of a low res image that had really severe lens distortion for an instant in what appeared to be a 16:9 or longer aspect ratio image, then displayed the properly converted 4:3 RAW file.
This is obviously the lens correction processing that is part of the way the camera operates, and that A2 was incapable of converting correctly. I thought it worth mentioning that you can sort of see it at work in A3.
It is so great to have A3 do such a good job on these files, and be so responsive. Really enjoying getting to work with my Leica RAW files finally.
Sincerely
K.J. Doyle

Leica DNG not supported

Leica RAW DNG file not supported by aperture ?

Leica RAW DNG file not supported by aperture ?
The raw support is camera specific. several leica cameras are supported by Aperture, some of the newest cameras are only supported in Aperture 3.4 or later.
If your camera is not yet on the list, use the software that came with your camera to develope the raw files, before importing them to Aperture.
Also see this footnote, in the link that stedman1 posted:
Aperture works with most DNG files generated from cameras that support this format and with DNG files generated by the Adobe DNG Converter with the “Convert to Linear Image” option turned off.

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