Raw images to be stored on iPod

I'm going on safari to Africa in 2008 and don't want to lug a laptop with me. A fellow photographer told me I could store all my digital images on an iPod, but before I purchase one I need to know whether it can handle RAW files and whether I can view the downloaded images on the iPod screen? I'm looking at the iPod Classic with 160GB. I am a professional photographer and need to have accurate information before investing. Any help anyone out in iPodland can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Hello Zingebofg,
I looked into using the Classic as a hard drive to store my images as well.
1. The iPod does not support Raw formats.
2. The Apple iPod Camera Connector is not compatible with the Classic.
If you are looking for something to fill the bill as a memory card back up device look at the HyperDrive COLORSPACE (Website http://www.hypershop.com/shop/index.php)
This will allow you to save all the images from your memory card as well as review the EXIF data as well as histogram data..

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If you were really organised you could import the particual group of images you are working on to the SSD and when finished move them elsewhere...but the time taken to do this may defeat the purpose. Try a few different set ups and let us know how it goes as I may consider purchasing a small SSD if it does give improvements.

Lightroom 4.3 corrupts my RAW images stored on local SSD harddisk

Using Lightroom 4.3 with Camera RAW 7.3 on latest MacBook Pro with 256 GB SSD harddisk, 8 GB internal memory bought 2 months ago. Hardware shows no other problems or malfunctioning, no issues with RAM or otherwise.
Started Lightroom 4.3 did an import from perfect images (viewed before using various other software packages) stored on the harddisk. Used option ADD to add to the catalog. Almost immediately certain images were showing missing areas or areas with pink/white stripes, etc.
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bruijnesteijn wrote:
I appreciate all the help
You're welcome, for my part .
bruijnesteijn wrote:
I am getting the feeling that a Lightroom user is expected to be know a lot of possible hardware and software stuff thn can be expected from the average photographer.
Only if they're having problems .
bruijnesteijn wrote:
MacBook extended checks. No issues, unless we are going to question the Apple software used for checking their own hardware...
I have no clue...
bruijnesteijn wrote:
I copy my images to my harddisk using Adobe Bridge Photo Downloader = check, images are OK in Camera RAW & Photoshop.
If we're talking about the raw rendering, and not just the jpeg, then this means transfer hardware is OK.
bruijnesteijn wrote:
After this no other hardware is involved
That is not so true. Hard disk, ram, cpu, ..., - all play a continuing role.
bruijnesteijn wrote:
No proprietary RAW format e.g. I use standard Canon 550D settings. Not sure how proprietary you call that and what I can do about that and why Lightroom would have a problem with it. If that would be an issue I would expect a lot more issues from other users.
A proprietary raw file is any raw file that is not DNG. The distinction is important because:
* Proprietary raws can not be corrupted by Lightroom (that statement has 99.999999999999% probability of being true, in the context discussed so far).
* DNGs on the other hand, are, in some circumstances, completely re-written, and can, therefore, be corrupted on Lr's watch (due to hardware failure). Granted, if such failure does occur, Lr is able to give a fairly clear & unambiguous message, since it keeps check codes for raw data integrity assurance. Note: such protection assumes the image was good when initially converted to DNG, and went bad after-ward - which is not necessarily the case: thus a good reason to visually inspect all images after conversion to DNG.
bruijnesteijn wrote:
Software:
No other software
*iff* it is certain that raw image (raw-rendering, as distinguished from jpeg preview), was OK, before accessing via Lightroom, the other software is a non-factor.
bruijnesteijn wrote:
Calibration display:
XRITE i1 display pro
I am a bit confused why a calibration file would get off-balance after some time? You need to recalibrate the display once in while, but that's because the display is changing.
I can understand Lightroom has problems with a corrupted profile, but how can it get corrupted as I would assume it is only read (not written) and why is Photoshop not having these issues?
My focus is now on recalibration of display to rule out that item
Not my area of expertise. However, in general, if you're having uncaught disk or hardware problems, or even software bugs, files can become corrupted - not just image files.
PS - Did the Mac/HW test include the drive where photos are stored?
Cheers,
Rob

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Please can someone help me with this.
I look at my RAW images in Organiser and then I use the EDIT tap to move to the RAW IMAGE edit section with the image I want to edit.
After I have edited the image- I move the image back to the main EDIT screen and then save as a Jpeg File in another folder.
The problem I am having is, when I then go back to the Organiser, I cant open the unedited original RAW image again, not sure why this is?
although I can see a small thamb-nail of the image it does not open but keeps on searching.
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2013ALAM wrote:
Please can someone help me with this.
I look at my RAW images in Organiser and then I use the EDIT tap to move to the RAW IMAGE edit section with the image I want to edit.
After I have edited the image- I move the image back to the main EDIT screen and then save as a Jpeg File in another folder.
The problem I am having is, when I then go back to the Organiser, I cant open the unedited original RAW image again, not sure why this is?
although I can see a small thamb-nail of the image it does not open but keeps on searching.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thank you in advance
To be sure I understand your workflow, I'll put it in my own words...
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- case 2 - You click 'Open' and the file opens in the normal editor mode of PSE. You do further edits, and you save the result in the format and the folder you want. When you close the image in the editor, you get back to the Organizer. If you have set your 'save as' with the right checkbox, the new jpeg is stored in the the Catalog as a version set.
Your problem seems to be that once you have edited your original raw file, you don't see it in its original state without the edits ?
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You can get support for the latest cameras in CS2, CS3 and CS4 through our FREE DNG Converter:
Mac: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4923
Win: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4924
There are other benefits to using DNG besides backward compatibility if you haven’t explored those:
The metadata, keywords and RAW adjustments are stored in the file – along with a processed preview of the image. This makes the file portable and keeps your metadata safe and secure.
DNG files are smaller than the original RAW file which will save you disk space and time in the long run.
DNG is an openly specified file format which means the file format isn’t going away. So if you use another RAW processor that supports DNG, you don’t have to worry about compatibility or portability of your metadata.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/the-complete-picture-with-julieanne-kost/the-advantages-of-the-d ng-file-format/

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I'm working with "raw" images using custom software, and I'd like to be able to pass images processed in ACR into my software.
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Yes.
And if so, is there *any* way of producing an ACR processed dng file in which the raw pixel data *is* modified? i.e. so that the results of the processing can be seen when the dng is viewed in RawShooter for example?
Since the answer two the first question is Yes, that naturally implies a No for the second. You can save a demosaiced DNG, which is essentially a TIFF. That's what DxO used to do (and still does) when passing lens-corrected RAWs to other converters.

Is Lightroom working on jpeg or raw image, if both are available?

Sorry all, I know this is out there somewhere, but my searching didn't come up with an answer.
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My "probing" question would be: why put both in the Library? If you work on just the RAW file, you'll save space, and never worry about which version of an image is current, etc. (Yes, I am aware that some just prefer to see how the camera converts the date to a JPEG)
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Can't import raw images

I want to import RAW images. Have always been able to import JPEG's to iPhoto.
Reformatted memory card. Took picture.
Picture appears visible on playback.
When I import, iPhoto says the image is unreadable.
What to do?

Preview - in your applications folder
A good general step for strange issues is to renew the iPhoto preference file - quit iPhoto and go to "your user name" ==> library ==> preferences ==> com.apple.iPhoto.plist and trash it - launch iPhoto which creates a fresh new default preference file and reset any personal preferences you have changed and if you have moved the iPhoto library repoint to it. This may help
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LN

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I'm about to purchase an iPad for an upcoming vacation and wonder if I can download RAW images?
And if I can do so, what applications do you suggest to process RAW?
Thanks in advance.

Be careful here. I've researched this quite a bit and concluded the iPad is not the ideal device for storing or editing RAW images. It's too much of a closed system, and the 64 GB of memory is not enough for storing large amounts of RAW files.
That said, tthe iPad will show the JPG embedded in the RAW file, but not the RAW file itself. I've downloaded images from my Canon S95 shot in RAW mode, and they display fine. I did not attempt to process them. However, there is an app called "piRAWnha" that can process RAW to some extent, but it gets mixed reviews.
Are you copying your RAW images from an SD card or CF card? Apple's Camera Connection Kit works fine with SD cards, but obviously cannot handle CF cards. MIC makes a CF card reader for the iPad, but it's gotten mixed reviews too.
http://www.padgadget.com/2011/03/26/mic-gadgets-compactflash-card-reader-for-ipa d-photographers/
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Think about this carefully before you attempt to use the iPad as a storage and editing device. IMHO, if you shoot JPG on an SD card and don't care about heavy editing, the iPad can be a good tool. However, if you are a serious photographer looking for a backup device for RAW images shot on CF, the iPad isn't it. Better to get an 11 inch MacBook Air with a backup drive instead.

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I have been taking all my photos in Nikon's RAW format and Leica's RAW format. For archival and exporting purposes I would like to resave some of these projects in JPG (leaving the orignal RAW format projects in tact). I'm guessing that this is easy to do - but it's not apparent to me.
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You want to save the images as JPG where? back in Aperture? to some external location?
What you asking doesn't make sense from an Aperture standpoint. Your RAW images can be exported as JPG at anytime by doing an export version command. Thereis no way to turn a RAW image into a JPG and have it stored in Aperture without exporting the version and then re-importing it. But then it will have no connection to the original master it came from.
So if you could explain ain more detail what it is you are trying to do we might be able to come up with an answer.
regards

Read the raw image file

I want to read the raw image file , i have the basic labview 8.0 version

That is a broad question... I'll make some asumptions.
I think you have a file with some raw image format. This can be quite a few formats. Every camera firm has it's own proprietry format. Often, when talking about a raw image, it is simply a 2d array of colors. So you'll have a file with numbers that are U8's that represent R G B, alpha R G B, B G R, etc., or a U32 that represent the same, combined in one U32...
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Regards,
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Ok, so iPhoto can import Camera RAW files from supported cameras. But then what happens to them? This is what I think is happening when I edit imported Camera RAW files from my Canon Digital Rebel (not XT). If anyone has anything to add, I would appreciate it.
1. When first imported into iPhoto, the image is untouched and shows as "Canon Raw" with its original size (approx 7MB) in the information window.
2. If you have an external editor (like Photoshop Elements) setup, double clicking the photo causes iPhoto to create a new JPEG image with the same dimensions as the original and about 2.2MB in size. This JPEG image is what is opened in the external editor.
2a. The same thing happens if you edit inside iPhoto.
3. After editing a RAW image (i.e. creating a JPEG as above), the iPhoto library still shows the image name with .CRW, but the information window now says the format is "JPEG Image (from Canon Raw)" and the size is about 2MB. The edited JPEG image is what is shown in the iPhoto thumbnail.
4. If you now Share->Export the image, when "Original" is selected in the Format popup menu, the unedited RAW image is exported.
5. If you want to export the edited image, you need to select JPEG from the Format popup menu when you select Share->Export. Then your edited JPEG image will be exported.
6. If you drag the original unedited RAW image from the iPhoto library window to the Photoshop Elements icon in the dock, the Canon RAW image is opened in Photoshop Elements. In this case, iPhoto doesn't create the JPEG image first.
Did I miss anything?

I developed a neat workflow around iPhoto's RAW capabilities.
1. Import RAWs into iPhoto
2. Open Raws in Photoshop via dragging photos onto PS dock icon
3. Edit RAWs
4. Reduce to 8 bit
5. Save as JPEG in the folder where iPhoto stores the JPEGs derived from the RAWs, i.e. the parent folder of the 'Original' folder where the RAWs you just edited are stored, i.e. overwrite the JPEGs already present there.
6. Close the file in PS.
Now, combine 4, 5, and 6 into a PS-Aktion.
iPhoto recognises the JPEGS, but sometimes one has to click on them show the edited version. Somehow, iPhoto is still at first creating a preview from the RAW file and not recognising that there is an edited JPEG version (understandingly, since iPhoto can't remember it created edited JPEGs).

What is the point of jpg files being sidecar files to raw images?

When importing folders containing raw and jpeg copies of each image (in my case NEF and JPG), you only ever have access to the raw file in LR, even though the jpeg is imported into the catalogue. I can't really see the point of this functionality, apart from knowing that there is a jpeg present.
Although you can import with the 'treat JPEG ... as separate photos' option checked, if you have already imported without this option, applied adjustments, etc. to your raw images, then decided that you want to see the jpg images as well, it seems that you can't do it and preserve your raw image adjustments. I tried exporting the catalogue, then deleting the raw+jpeg images from the catalogue, re-importing with treat jpeg as separate photos, then trying to restore the raw adjustments from the exported catalogue. This resulted in a Warning dialog - 'Lightroom could not import this catalogue because of an unknown error'. This is not very helpful. Despite this 'unknown error', I ended up with one duplicated raw file (the first image) with the adjustments that I saved in the exported catalogue.
It would be far better and more useful (to me at least) if LR had a function that could toggle between the 'coupled' and 'uncoupled' state for raw+jpeg files in a similar way that images can be stacked and unstacked. I would like to be able to selectively view my jpeg's for comparison purposes with the raw images, since LR generally does a poor job of converting NEF files to an 'as shot' image, which is where I would like to start from. I love LR, but feel that its inability to handle NEF conversions properly is a very big minus.
Tony

To your post header, I think the point of referenced images is self evident. They allow you to store your images on external media, or to utilize your own folder structure for organization in the finder. Many people prefer this to having Aperture manage the images in one library. I use a combination of both methods.
That's the "point" of them. Now if you're having some issues using them, or it you're experiencing unusual behavior that's a different topic. I round trip to Photoshop (less and less with 2.1 and the new plug-ins) with my referenced images without the problems you describe. Once I've made my edits in Photoshop and save the image, when I return to Aperture the image appear next to the original, in a stack, displaying the edits I performed in Photoshop. Additionally the new image is stored in the same location as my referenced image.
Why you're not seeing this I'm not certain. There can't be a stack of one image. What can happen if you have a smart album for example, or the search field set to display only 5 star rated images, is that the photo from a stack that meets that criteria will show up in the browser. It will also show the stack number. However, if no other images in the stack meet the criteria of the search, they will not display even if you click on the stack. So it will seem like there is a stack of one image since you can display only that one image. This only happens if you've got a filter of some kind in effect.
I also don't have the problems with thumbnails you describe, and I use Aperture daily with thousands of images. I would suggest rebuilding your library as a first step (hold down the command-option key at launch).

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