Using Sigma DP1 Raw X3F files via Adobe DNG Converter to Aperture 2.1.2

i'm afraid the foveon sensor is not supported in aperture, and i don't know if plans exist to make it supported. the raw file from those sensors is different from the other ones (bayer type), so having the data in a more universal form (DNG) doesn't help much.
as far as i can remember, the apple page listing compatible cameras mentions this.
j

hi,

i also wish to integrate my X3F pictures directly to aperture,
but while apple is expanding its market segment,
they increase to provide solution for real professionals.

very sorry

You can always post feedback to apple about this. If enough people request it, it might show up in an update.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html
j
ps: real professionals are not identified by the cameras they use 😉

Have you made sure you are not converting to linear DNG

ref documentation

 Phil

I'm sure asking for support here would be pretty useless, but I'll plead for support for the Sigma X3F RAWs.

Hi,

I also want to use my Sigma DP1 with Aperture.
Is there any special reason why Apple don't support it?

If they won't update in the near future I have to use Adobe's Lightroom.
Anyway I posted it to the Aperture-Feedback page, hopefully it helps 🙂

Cheers
Guenter

Aperture does not currently support Sigma X3F or linear DNG (only raw DNG), and Adobe's DNG Converter can only yield a linear DNG from an X3F. So your only choices right now are to use a different product such as Lightroom which does support X3F, or use the supplied Sigma Photo Pro software to generate 16 bit TIFFs which you can then import into Aperture. Because Sigma Photo Pro is unstable and slow on Macs, I've been effectively forced to use Lightroom. Lightroom is a capable product, but it lacks the elegance of Aperture, so I remain dimly hopeful that Apple will eventually support X3F, and somewhat more hopeful that it will at the very least eventually support linear DNG.

They almost certainly will support these files; as I understand it they need to make small changes to the OS before Aperture can work with them. Most of the time new camera files are supported with an update to OSX (i.e. OS10.5.6 > 10.5.7 which has come out in the last few days - try running software update to see if it helps)

10.5.7 does not add Sigma X3F support, so I'll save you the time. Installing 10.5.7 is recommended for a variety of reasons, but it won't make Sigma RAW files work in Aperture or iPhoto.

Yeah, I had a look at the added raw support when the system update came out and was quietly bummed that X3F wasn't there, but I installed the update anyway. I'm pretty much stuck for now in Lightroom, which is okay in a pragmatic "it works" sort of way. It's got some nice features. It's just a shame that Adobe made such a needless mess of the interface. As a cocoa app, it should have been a cinch to make a truly first class OS X interface. Instead they wrapped the thing in some kind of speed addict's idea of a bad Flash app.