Can't import RAW files into iPhoto 6 Library from Nikon D700
For whatever reason I am unable to import RAW files from my Nikon D700 into my iPhoto 6 (version 6.0.6) Library. I can import JPEGs from the D700, but it's no-go with the RAW files. When I attempt to import the RAW files I get the following message:
"Unreadable Files
The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data)."
Can anybody solve this mystery for me?
Bob
20" iMac/2.16GHz Processor/2GB RAM/500GB HD,
Mac OS X (10.4.11)
If you are using Elements 6 for mac, you just need to upgrade to the latest version of ACR–5.4, which is fully supported in PSE 6.
EDIT You do, however, need to manually download and install the updated plug-in, since the Adobe updater is far too stupid to be able to do it for you.
The least expensive method I have for converting RAW files is the ACR plug-in that is part of my Elements 6 for Mac software. I presume that I would still have to upgrade to OS Leopard and iPhoto '09 in order to process my D700 RAW images via ACR. Correct me if I am wrong in this assumption.
No, because this has its own RAW processing engine. Note Barbara's comments above mine.
Let me attempt to summarize this situation to see if we can wrap up this posting before it sets a new record for length. (Please excuse my belaboring and/or repeating certain points previously discussed, but I want to make sure I am on the right path. Believe it or not I like to know what I am doing and why I am doing it, so that I don't get hit with any unpleasant surprises before I cross the goal line!).
The immediate problem is not one of being able to convert D700 RAW images in ACR. Before I made my initial post I had already gone to the Adobe website, downloaded the Camera RAW 5.4 updated plug-in, and then installed it in my PSE 6 for Mac program. The immediate problem is that I can't import RAW images from my D700 into iPhoto 6. In the past I readily imported RAW images from my Nikon D200 into iPhoto 6. Once they were in iPhoto I easily opened them in PSE 6 where I converted them via the ACR plug-in and then edited them as needed. With the D700 RAW images I can't import them into iPhoto 6 in the first place.
Therefore, my goal is to import RAW images from my D700 into iPhoto just like I have done with my D200 RAW images. I don't want to employ certain workarounds suggested by my fellow Nikonians. My understanding is that to accomplish this goal I have to do the following:
1. Upgrade my OS from OS X 10.4.11 Tiger to OS X 10.5.6 Leopard
2. Upgrade my iPhoto '06 program to iPhoto '09
Is my understanding correct? Please advise.
Bob
P.S. Barbara Brundage's PSE 4 The Missing Manual was the first PSE book I bought. It served me well, and I still occasionally refer to it even though I currently use PSE 6 for Mac.
