Why does aperture convert my raw files to jpegs when I import them from iPhoto?

It doesn't.
When you import Raw to iPhoto the app makes a jpeg preview of the Raw automatically. When you import from iPhoto then Aperture brings over both versions.
Regards
TD

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Bridge is opening all of my RAW files as jpegs when I import them from iPhoto

I have set my iPhoto preferences to send my RAW photos as RAW when using an external editor. If I only use ACR, this works fine, but if I want to use CS4 they are all coming over as jpegs and I then have to work w them as jpegs. I have PSE 8 . Do I have to do something before I open CS4 to have them come over in RAW format?

Not Very familiar with iPhoto but I think you do confuse two approaches for
your files. If you choose to work from iPhoto it takes the originals but
when using Bridge it might be an exported version in jpeg.
If you have PSE 8 with Bridge CS4 I would suggest you make a choice in
workflow and use Bridge as starting point. You can import your Raw files in
Bridge using Photodownloader (get photo's from Camera in Bridge) preferable
use a card reader for this.
And/or copy the older original Raw files to a new folder.
You can find the originals that have been imported using iPhoto in the
picture folder/iphoto library. Click on the icon and with right mouse click
choose show package content. In this new window you will see a file called
originals with subfolders. Inhere find the ones you want and copy them to a
new folder from your choice (either in the picture folder or elsewhere, but
obvious not in the package window for iPhoto, you won't see them after you
closed the package content window...)
Choose copy because in this way your iPhoto library and folder structure
stays as it is.
Now point Bridge to the folder with this copied files and let it cache the
files first (takes some time).
With this workflow you can manage your Raw files (rate, rename, adding
metadata and keywords etc.) and develop them in ACR and PSE. If you do want
to use the album structure from iPhoto you can choose to save your developed
files either as jpeg or tiff and place them in iPhoto.
It might be a better workaround because iPhoto is not the best application
to handle and develop Raw files, you have a lot more options in Bridge and
PSE
I have set my iPhoto preferences to send my RAW photos as RAW when using an
external editor. If I only use ACR, this works fine, but if I want to use CS4
they are all coming over as jpegs and I then have to work w them as jpegs. I
have PSE 8 . Do I have to do something before I open CS4 to have them come
over in RAW format?

Why does Aperture make D7000 RAW files Dark????????

Okay, i've been through a million different ways - files look GREAT, then you load them into Aperture and they look like sh*t.
And i finally figured out a way to PROVE that Aperture is screwing up my files! Here's what I did:
Transfered original RAW files from my Nikon D7000 to a folder on a hard drive.
1. Photo Mechanic: Loaded a RAW file into photo mechanic, it looked nice - exactly like it looked on my camera screen, did absolute nothing to it, exported it as a JPG. It came out looking NICE! Nice soft colors, lots of subtleties, beautiful. Could be a little sharper, but I wanted to make absolutely NO adjustments - since the test was for overall color and image quality.
2. Aperture: Loaded the exact same original RAW file into Aperture and it looked like crap! DARK, muddy, all the subtletiy is lost. I did Nothing to adjust it, exported it as a high quality JPG - it came out DARK and muddy. Ugly!
***????? So annoying!!! This happens over and over and over again.
It's YOU Aperture! Not me!! Not my files! Not my camera - which i've brought back to get checked countless times to see if something was wrong with the camera.
It's really annoying. You have to fix it! There are countless comments online about this same problem. FIX IT!!!!!!!
If you email me i'll attach the two sample files. I did NOTHING to adjust either of them in either program. This is just the crappy dark garbage that Aperture generates from perfectly beautiful RAW files from Nikon D7000 cameras.
- please respond.

What happens if, as an experiment, you use Adobe DNG Converter to convert one of the D7000's NEFs into a DNG? Same result?

Why does Aperture duplicate my raw files?

I downloaded the Aperture demo a week and a half ago and started working on some photos which were on my hard drive. There was an enclosing folder with the name NAfricaSahara, and then within that folder 22 folders organized by date. There were about 3200 photos altogether.
Now after working with about half of the raw files in Aperture, I have found that most of the raw files have been duplicated so that they are now loose in the NAfricaSahara folder as well as within the 22 date folders. This includes files I have worked on as well as files I have not worked on. Is this normal behavior for Aperture? I put one of the duplicate files in the trash (the original still was within its original date folder) and it disappeared from the Aperture window.
How do I prevent this from happening? The duplicates are really eating up a lot of my disk space.

No, I haven't copied versions. What I did was import the NAfricaSahara folder into Aperture. It contained subfolders by date of download to my Epson 4000 digital wallet. The subfolders also came into Aperture as Albums.
I then moved some of the photos by selecting them and creating new albums (in cases where I had downloaded to the Epson less than daily) so that there was a album for each day.
What I see in the Finder now are all the original folders I set up along with their contents. But all the individual files are now ALSO in the NAfrica Sahara folder (not in any subfolder), as well as in their original sub-folders.
I don't want all these duplicates, but when I try to trash one, it disappears from Aperture.

Airdropis converting raw files to jpegs when I transfer them to my iMac at home. how do i keep the raw format across the drop?

As Above the raw files convert to jpegs and I need to keep the raw format any ideas anyone?

Converting to DNG could happen if you were dragging and dropping images from a Finder/Explorer folder into the LR thumbnails grid, which would initiate an Import operation, where you also have Copy as DNG set as your Import method. I would expect you’d see the Import panel open every time you did this, so it’d be obvious what was occurring. Dragging and dropping new images into LR this way is my standard method of Import.
One might guess conversion to DNG could occur if you drag and drop from within LR to a folder outside of LR in Finder/Explorer so an Export operation is initiated; however, on Windows, at least, this does not occur. Sometime does occur, though, because when I tried this to make sure it didn’t work, I had LR on top, then an Explorer folder beside it and my Outlook e-mail program behind the folder. When I dragged-and-dropped the thumbnail into Explorer, I got a circle-slash cursor indicating it was a prohibited operation, but then when I switched over to Outlook to write this reply, the cursor was jumping from where it was at the top of the reply to down further in the reply area, and I had to close LR to get this to stop, so LR or the OS is doing something when dragging and dropping a LR thumbnail to outside of LR. It’s possible that on a Mac different things occur.
In any case, when you move things in LR, you should be dragging and dropping thumbnails in LR to another folder in the LR folder structure, all within LR, and by default this generates a warning message box that says things cannot be undone if you do this, although there is a Don’t Show This Again checkbox. You might want to click the Reset all Warning Dialogs button in LR Preferences, so you’ll see any message boxes like this again.

I'm having trouble converting my RAW files to jpegs. Even though my RAW files are 90MB plus, the jpegs when converted are only around 6MB. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks, A

Dear Forum,
I realise this isn’t necessarily your problem, buy I’m having trouble converting my RAW files to jpegs.
Even though my RAW files are 90MB plus, the jpegs when converted are only around 6MB.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks,
A

HHi Barbara, thanks for replying to my post.
No there's nothing wrong with the Jpegs, but I want to srart uploading images for sale in Alamy, but they say they must be a minimum of 17mb un compressed. Does that mean that at 6mb compressed from 90mb they'd be acceptable?
thanks,
alex

HT3825 so how do you convert the raw files to jpeg in iphoto?

how do you convert the raw files to jpeg in iphoto?

Many thanks Barbara and dj_paige.
What I didn't mention is that I'm using PSE 5 with ACR 4.6, if its relevant. I'm thinking of updating to the next version when its out in the hope that it will run with Windows 7 64 bit or I may go to Lightroom.
I can now see that I can batch convert a whole folder of files using "process multiple files" as dj_paige suggested but that is too many at once as the settings I choose won't be relevant for all the pics in the folder.
I was hoping to batch convert say 5 or 6 similar photos at a time with the same settings. I'm not quite clear what you're suggesting but I'm hoping that its a "work round" using two stages to achieve this.
I can't see a list of open files within ACR to ensure that they are all selected as you suggest.
What does clicking Open rather than Done mean? Does this amend the original RAW file to the settings selected so that if I then "process multiple files" on the whole folder to convert from RAW to JPEG they will in fact have already been processed in smaller groups so I can convert without applying any further changes?
If so, what settings should I apply to "process multiple files" to ensure a simple conversion of file type rather than any further adjustments?
Any further help on this would be much appreciated.
Andrew

Iphoto changed my RAW files to JPEG when copying to folder

I had a folder of RAW files that I imported to iphoto for the purposes of easy viewing and deleting some similar/duplicate images. Once I finished with the images I copied them back to my desktop and iphoto converted all my images to jpeg - so now instead of each one being a 10+MB RAW file they're now all ~1.5MB jpeg.
I didn't do anything other than import the photos then trashed the ones I didn't need then copied the rest of them back to my hard drive.
Now, I started on another batch of photos that are already imported to iphoto before I realized the others were only JPEG. Lots of RAW files with a couple jpegs in there as well...and I can drag the jpeg photos to my desktop fine but the RAW files won't move, I can't drag them to a folder on my desktop.
What the heck just happened?
Message was edited by: jdhc8

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. How did you copy them to the Desktop? *If you want the RAW file you need to export them to the Desktop with the Format option set to Original.* That will give you the orignal RAW file. If you just drag them from the iPhoto window then you will get the jpg version that iPhoto creates for viewing and editing with iPhoto.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Does Aperture support NEF RAW files for the Nikon D810?

I am unable to open NEF RAW files for my new Nikon D810. Are there any updates of suggestions.

Apple has not yet reverse-engineered a RAW update for the d810. I would suggest that you shoot RAW +JPEG with all your NEF images on the CF card and put your JPEG optimal fine images on the SD card in slot 2. Save your NEF images and CF cards until the Aperture 3.5.1 RAW update for the d810 finally is available. In the meantime, you will have JPEG optimal images on your SD cards that you can import and process in Aperture. Good Luck.

IPhoto converts RAW files to JPEG when exporting - why?

When I click and drag a RAW photo out of iPhoto it converts it to JPEG no matter where I send it. How do I keep it in its original RAW format so I can edit it in Photoshop? I have iPhoto 8.1.1.9(419) and OSS 10.6.2. The RAW photo file was captured using a Canon 7D.

Some more info for using Photoshop with iPhoto (applies primarily for editing jpgs and not RAW files)
Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
NOTE: With Photoshop Elements 6 the Saving File preferences should be configured: "On First Save: Save Over Current File". Also I suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always.
If you want to use both iPhoto's editing mode and PS without having to go back and forth to the Preference pane, once you've selected PS as your editor of choice, reset the Preferences back to "Open in main window". That will let you either edit in iPhoto (double click on the thumbnail) or in PS (Control-click on the thumbnail and seledt "Edit in external editor" in the Contextual menu). This way you get the best of both worlds
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
Happy New Year

How do I convert multiple RAW files to JPEG with the same settings?

I have a considerable number (800) RAW files to convert to JPEGs. I am happy to convert them in batches requiring similar settings to save time whilst of course, leaving the original RAW files to make more individual adjustments if required later.
I thought there was a way of doing this in small batches to save time but can't recall how to do it.
Can anyone help?

Many thanks Barbara and dj_paige.
What I didn't mention is that I'm using PSE 5 with ACR 4.6, if its relevant. I'm thinking of updating to the next version when its out in the hope that it will run with Windows 7 64 bit or I may go to Lightroom.
I can now see that I can batch convert a whole folder of files using "process multiple files" as dj_paige suggested but that is too many at once as the settings I choose won't be relevant for all the pics in the folder.
I was hoping to batch convert say 5 or 6 similar photos at a time with the same settings. I'm not quite clear what you're suggesting but I'm hoping that its a "work round" using two stages to achieve this.
I can't see a list of open files within ACR to ensure that they are all selected as you suggest.
What does clicking Open rather than Done mean? Does this amend the original RAW file to the settings selected so that if I then "process multiple files" on the whole folder to convert from RAW to JPEG they will in fact have already been processed in smaller groups so I can convert without applying any further changes?
If so, what settings should I apply to "process multiple files" to ensure a simple conversion of file type rather than any further adjustments?
Any further help on this would be much appreciated.
Andrew

Converting Multiple Raw Files To Jpeg

I have Canon Raw Files I would like to convert to Jpegs. Everything appears obvious. I go to "Files>Process multiple files", activate "Convert Files To: Jpeg High Quality". I have the destination folder defined as a subfolder of the source folder and "Include All Subfolders" deactivated. When I start the process PSE opens the first image and asks me in a dialogue box where I want to save the PSD file. Of course I am not looking to save a PSD file so I hit cancel so PSE asks me if I want to end the processing process. If I have have convert to Jpeg deactivated PSE go through a routine of creating PSD files in the subfolder, only catch is I don't want PSD files.

Probably because camera raw is opening the files as 16 bits and
jpeg does not support 16 bits.
Try opening a camera raw image and in the camera raw dialog and
change the output to 8 bits and then click open image.
(in the lower left or middle bottom of the camera raw dialog to change from 16 to 8 bits)
Now close the image.
Try the process multiple files again.
MTSTUNER

Why are some of my iphone photos resizing when i import them to iphoto?

although most of the photos from my iphone import to iphoto at 2592 x 1936 for a regular iphone photo and 1936 x 1936 for an instagram photo, for some unbeknowst reason, some of the pictures come out as 640 x 480 / 480 x 480... i have no idea why, i haven't done anything different as far as i know?
anyone have any idea what causes it and how i can stop it? also is there any way to get them back to the proper size because i usually delete the pictures straight off my phone once i've imported them.
thanks x

Not positive what is causing this but I'm pretty sure it is not caused by the iPhoto import process. The import process from a digital camera, camera storage card, or from an iPhone or iOS device does not change the size/dimension/resolution of photos being imported.

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This was happening with my iPhone 5 as well.
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In what orientation were the photos taken, i.e. portrait or landscape? As a test launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos from your iPhone and test to see if the same problem persists. Does it?

Why Are pictures blurry! after I import them from Iphoto

Very Frustrating as some of the photos are blurry in I movie. Others are OK

It doesn't.
When you import Raw to iPhoto the app makes a jpeg preview of the Raw automatically. When you import from iPhoto then Aperture brings over both versions.
Regards
TD

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