What's a good solution for cataloging DNG raw photo files for creative teams?

Does anyone know of a good solution for cataloging DNG raw photo files for creative teams? I'm looking for something that will extract previews as well as be searchable by category and keywords?

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I need someone to walk me through how to install a Plug-in for PS cs5 to open RAW (.NEF) file for Nikon D810 Camera.
I haven't used photoshop in ages and I got a new camera. I have been on the phone with Adobe (no help) and spent a couple of hours online trying to figure this out. I'm confused, frustrated and about to throw my computer out the window.
Also, I placed this in the "Photoshop for Beginners" since Photoshop CS5 doesn't appear anymore. I know CS5 is outdated but I spent hundreds of dollars on this program and you would think adobe would still honor its product.
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Odds are cs5 is too old. If you do a search on my the main Adobe website there is a list of compatible cameras for the last known update to camera raw for cs5.
Each version of Photoshop only gets so many updates for camera raw then it is necessary to upgrade Photoshop to get the next update for camera raw.
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3 get Photoshop elements -latest version
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I just found an error in the file name for my Camera Raw Cache file. How do I correct it?

I just found an error in the file name for my camera raw cache file. The error is in my username. I don't know how to correct the error or if I should just leave it. I'm not sure where my cache file is stored on my computer. Any help would be appreciated.
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Since you are on a Mac if when you first set up your account you left out the i in Wilson nothing you do will change that. The REAL account name will always be alicewlson. Once an account is created you can't actually change the name of it. You can change the name that is displayed but not the REAL account name.
Simplest thing to do is stop worrying about it. Everything is as it should be, that is except Wilson being spelled without the i.
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When I searched finder for "alicewlson" I found a long list of files like this:
2014-07-22 12.50/File005.nef[15:16:35.212] (debug) src/ImageLoader.cpp:363: File: /Users/alicewlson/Recovered/2014-07-22 12.50/File002.nef[15:18:02.173] (debug) src/StoreXMLFile.cpp:21: /Users/alicewlson//.rpro/rpro.cfg
I believe I made the error in my user name when I first got my computer a year ago. I then corrected it under my user name but not in my Lightroom files. I also looked for files with a .lrdata extension and didn't find any.

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Some people have reported a field reversal problem with HDV to SD DVD encodes. There's an Apple technical document on this issue somewhere, but the problem was supposed to be addressed by a Pro Applications update a couple of years ago... This site might help you get to the bottom of the problem.
http://www3.telus.net/bonsai/Step-by-Step.html

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Shooting in Raw I recently made up an 80 page book, all of Raw photo's about 7meg each. However the PDF File that was uploaded to Apple was only 20megs in total. So a massive compression was used. This surely happens every time.
If so is there any point in Shooting Raw, and would Big Jpeg files suffer a simular compression?
As the process is all about up load time for files, surely what ever we shoot will be degraded by the very nature of online ordering? Or will it?
Love to know the best working practice for optimum results. Apple are so secretive no useful information is available.
Thankk you.

I do not have an answer for you, but I share your pain.
I, too, used raw files to create a book. Some of the pictures in the book appeared soft and in some instances there was noticeable stair-casing.
I recently heard from apple regarding issues I had with the quality of the book printing. Regarding image sharpness, I received this cryptic message from the folks at apple.
"3) We have also examined the PDF file submitted with your order and noticed that a few of the photos were very dark, and the resolution was off which made a few of the photos not sharp"
No explanation was provided as to why the "resolution was off". Since I was working with Raw files, I assume it's aperture's responsibility to set up the resolution properly?
Resolution was there, I know that because I use a 16.7 megapixel camera.
In this forum, one person mentioned that he exported jpegs then imported them back into aperture to create a book. In doing so, he achieved the sharpness he desired. Obviously, though, that isn't an ideal workflow.
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I am thoroughly confused. I only recently began "drinking the Apple Kool-Aid" and am quite disturbed to learn (after upgrading to Yosemite & Aperture 3.6) that Nikon d810 Raw-S files are NOT supported....
What gives ? I mean you pay premium dollars for what is allegedly a premium product (MacBook Pro - Retina latest edition) you have the latest/ greatest software (Yosemite & Aperture 3.6) and the latest/greatest camera (Nikon D810) and one of the file formats is simply "Not supported ?" Seriously ??
I have had more compatibility issues with Apple and its software since being convinced by all the marketing hype to "drink the Kool-Aid" than I ever had with my ancient Dell XP PC laptop....
Getting back to the point. Why no Raw-S Support for Nikon d810 ?
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If not, WHY ?
What should I do with the 400 photos I took of a high school hockey game in Raw-S format given I am now drinking only the "Apple Kool-Aid?"
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Apple can't release it until Nikon supplies them with the required information.
Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions. These are mostly user to user discussions.
Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.
Feedback

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I have been looking through some recent photos and noticed that File > Reveal in Finder displays a modified and an original file for images I've never modified. The originals are in subdirectory iphoto > Masters and the Modified files are in subdir iphoto > previews. This appears to happen strictly with photos taken on my iphone. Any ideas? It's eating up a fair amount of HD space, for no reason as far as I can tell.

#1 is patently untrue; I go in there all the time via File > Reveal in Finder so that I can grab images to pull into other applications, mail clients etc.
Actually it is patently true - what you are doing is not supported, is not necessary and is dangerous - you should only access the photos using the supported methods
#2 - I thought maybe that was it too but it's on images both vertical as well as horizontal. There's even images in there that are just still frames of videos taken on iphone.
2 - the most common cause of un-expected "modified" versions is having the autorotate feature set on your camera - this causes a rotate flag to be set so that when yu import iPhoto does that and as always keeps the original and keeps the rotated version as mopdified
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I have an iPad Mini 2 which I've been using as a temporary back up of the JPEG and NEF raw files from my Nikon DSLR while I'm traveling. When I got home, I would always transfer the backup photos from the iPad to my Mac Pro. This worked flawlessly when I had iOS 7 installed on the iPad. However, it has stopped working now that I've (accidentally) upgraded my iPad to iOS 8.1.   I can still download my JPEG backup files from the iPad to the Mac, but the download of the raw files fails every time with a system error message. It fails whether I try to download the photos in iPhoto, Lightroom, or even Image Capture...the error message is always the same. From the size of the raw image file on the iPad (42 MB), I know it's not just a null/empty file of 0 MB in size. Has anyone else experienced this problem since upgrading to iOS 8 on their iPads? Can anyone sugge a fix for my problem? On the Mac Pro I'm running OS 10.9.5, Mavericks, not Yosemite.

Here's more information on this issue.
As an experiment, instead of loading my photo files onto my iPad Mini via Apple's camera kit (the memory card reader), I emailed myself two test files, one JPEG and one NEF. I opened the email msg on my iPad and saved both files to the iPad.   Both files showed up in the Photos app. I then brought up Image Capture on my Mac and used it to transfer the files over from the iPad. This worked perfectly and both the JPEG and the raw NEF copied over correctly to the Mac. What this suggests is that the problem is probably isolated and occurs only when the raw files are copied from the memory card using the Apple dongle.
I've been in touch with Apple Support and had two on-line chats with them so far. The issue has now been kicked over to the "engineers" (not sure exactly what that means). They are now aware of the problem but I received no other information.   It might help if you also contacted Apple Support to let them know more than one person is experiencing the same problem.

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There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
To upload to MySpace or any site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves. If you're willing to risk database corruption, you can restore the older functionality simply by right clicking on the iPhoto Library and choosing 'Show Package Contents'. Then simply make an alias to the folders you require and put that alias on the desktop or where ever you want it. Be aware though, that this is a hack and not supported by Apple.
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Obviously iPhoto does not upload the RAW files to the printers, so what is its conversion process? Would I get better results if I converted them first before creating a Book File? I have followed the list of disappointments people have with these smaller books. Old Toad was most helpful with the Pref Setting 300 tip, but I wonder if in the process of conversion from Raw iPhoto uses a lower quality route?
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John:
By "pictures" file what do you mean? Are you referring to the Pictures folder or your iPhoto library? Same question for the "recovered photo's". Is that a folder you're referring to and where exactly is it located?
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