Raw photo open as jpg.

I am using a Nikon D5100 and shoting in raw. When I upload the photos to iPhoto they are raw files. When I open them in Photoshop CS6 they are jpgs. I tried uploading the photos to Bridge CS6 and they imported as jpgs. Any idea how to open the files so they remain raw and not jpg?

Images that have been opened in Photoshop are not "raw files" or "jpgs", they are documents.
Can you please be a little more specific about what you mean by "When I open them in Photoshop CS6 they are jpgs"?
-Noel

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Gene, you mean I can't just WILL my machine to do my bidding? Darn! But, you and Ann , you are right. Just setting iPhoto's preferences to "use RAW etc. was the simple solution
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I'm hoping you can help me solve my exceptionally frustrating problem that I'm currently having.
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My image preview on my camera, and my image preview in Photo Mechanic match and look the same.
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Edit: This was orignally posted in the Photoshop > Macintosh forum, which I failed to realize was read only. Thanks to a PM headsup, I'm reposting it here. Thanks
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Cary

Cary,
It could be an insufficient memory problem. Please supply details about your machine.
Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
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