RAW thoughts

iPhoto still needs better support for raw files. I can get it to import .nef files from a Nikon D70, and also the same files converted to .dng by the Adobe utility. But .dng files made by a Leica M8 - no way. If I use Adobe DNG Converter on these files they still won't import beyond the thumbnail, no matter how I set it, Preserved, Linear, Compressed or not.
I would really like to see iPhoto be able to handle more raw formats, and if it had even a simple adjustment tool for doing it it would be perfect for me. I don't really need to be using Camera Raw/Photoshop all the time, and Capture One, Lightroom and Aperture are overkill for me. There must be a happy medium for the amateur photographer!
Chris

The LR 5.3 RC at Adobe Labs lists preliminary support for the RX10, but that usually means the colors will be a bit off, because they are pretending the RX10 is a previous model with a similar sensor.  I would expect better support in the final release of LR 5.3 presumably in a few weeks. 
You can get started with LR 5.3 RC from http://labs.adobe.com but realize that you’ll probably want to redo your pictures, again, when the final release is available.

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    Fred: OK, just a second.
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    Fred: Not allowing all of the wonderful adjustment toos, particularly the new ones in Camera Raw. I just don't understand the disconnect.
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    Fred: If I had wanted to process all my images in LightRoom I would not have wasted my money on CS6. Does that make sense?
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    Fred: Or PhotoShop 6 Extended
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    Fred: I don't want to process my images in LightRoom 4. I want to catalog and sort them. I want to process the RAW files from Canon in Camera Raw and then move on to PhotoShop 6 Extended.
    Fred: So, what you are telling me is that I can't open a RAW file in LightRoom into Camera Raw. Simply stated.
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    Fred: Two camera models: EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 60D
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    Soumyadeep: .Thank you for the information.
    Fred: Both are listed as supported by Adobe PhotoShop and Camera Raw. I found that in my research.
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    Fred: OK, just a moment and I'll do that.
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    Fred: I am working on Windows 7 64 bit operating system.
    Fred: I have closed all applications from Adobe.
    Soumyadeep: Thank you for the information.
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    Soumyadeep: Just type %Appdata% in the search box and hit the enter key.
    Fred: Ok, Im pretty computer savy so just tell me where you want to go.
    Soumyadeep: Double click on Adobe folder.
    Fred: Done
    Soumyadeep: In that folder you will have a folder CameraRaw. Please rename the folder as CameraRawold.
    Fred: Done
    Soumyadeep: In that folder you will have a folder Adobe Photoshop CS6. Please rename the folder as Adobe Photoshop CS6old
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    Fred: Done
    Fred: Just a moment. I have renamed CameraRawold and Adobe6Old. i am going to navigate to my external drive and click on a RAW File
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    Fred: It is opening PhotoShop 6 Extended.
    Fred: I can change the properties of the file to open in another program if that is where we are going.
    Fred: It also created an error that stated that it recognized graphic software that is not completely supported and PhotoShop is not opening normally.
    Fred: Given a little more time it opened in Camera Raw.
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    Soumyadeep: Please try to work on the Camera Raw and let me know it is working fine or not.
    Fred: And I lost my presets.
    Fred: OK, where does this leave us?
    Fred: With regards to LightRoom 4?
    Soumyadeep: Fred, you wanted to open the raw images in Camera raw option instead of Photoshop CS6, right?
    Fred: Camera Raw appears to be functiong fine.
    Soumyadeep: Great!
    Soumyadeep: Please close all the Adobe application.
    Soumyadeep: Re launch Photoshop and type CNTRL+ K.
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    Fred: Checking the "CR2" files out of Canon the dafault to open is with PhotoShop 6
    Fred: Ok, let me close all of them.
    Fred: OK, closed sir.
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    Fred: "Performance Tab" in what program?
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    Soumyadeep: A new window will pop up "Preference"
    Fred: Just a second it is opening. Thanks for help.
    Fred: I am now at the Prefernces box. Performance Tab
    Soumyadeep: You are welcome.
    Soumyadeep: Correct.
    Fred: OK, I'm in Preferences
    Soumyadeep: Please let me know Use Graphics Processor is checked or unchecked.
    Fred: It is checked. I do know that on this machine that the graphics processor is not fully supported due to a lack of a separte video card.
    Soumyadeep: Okay. Please do check once that the graphic drives are updated or not.
    Soumyadeep: Fred, I hope now your are able to open the raw images in camera raw as you were referring?
    Fred: Just a second. Driver software is up to date.
    Fred: Let me open LightRoom 4 and see where it goes. Just a second.
    Soumyadeep: Sure.
    Fred: Lightroom is taking a long time to open now.
    Fred: Now I'm getting the message that it is not responding.
    Fred: OK, it finally opened. Just a second.
    Soumyadeep: Okay.
    Soumyadeep: Please let me know the result.
    Fred: In light room when I select "Edit In PhotoShop 6" it is going directly to Photoshop 6 and not opening Camera Raw. Still.
    Fred: So, my friend. We are still back to the original question and now I have to reload all of my preferences lost due to the change in AppData. LOL!
    Fred: I guess I can organize all I ant in LightRoom and still use Bridge to edit and work on my images.
    Fred: Sorry! Organize all I want and still edit out of Bridge.
    Soumyadeep: Fred, I am sorry to inform you that when you will open the images from Lightroom it will not require the camera raw and also when you will try to open the images in other software from Lightroom it will directly open in that software. Since Lightroom itself works as a Came

    Jim, thank you for an excellent responce.  I truthfully had researched the "Help" section on LightRoom and PhotoShop and found nothing that even remotely resembled your straight forward and easy to follow directions.  After upgrading to CS6 and LightRoom 4 I am delighted with all of the new features that Adobe created in PhotoShop.  I'm not sure that LightRoom 4 was as great an advancement as PhotoShop itself.
    I am certainly going to give your solution a try and see how it works out for me.   I concur that I probably do not fully understand and appreciate the relationship between the two programs.  Today was my attempt of gaining a better insight to that relationship.  Thank you for your response!

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