Canon G11 RAW format not supported?

Correct. Aperture does not yet support these cameras. It takes time to develop a quality 3rd party RAW converter, as a general rule. If you're an early adopter of new cameras, there may be a price to pay.

You might find this interview interesting. It makes clear how much work and time are required to provide high quality RAW conversions.


http://www.dpreview.com/news/0910/09102800captureoneinterview.asp

Hi Anyone used the RAW format with the Canon G11, if so what did you think of the images?

I have the camera but only used it in jpeg format - look forward to using it , just considering my options which application to use my G11 with in the future.

You may have forgotten that JPGs are processed to some extent. The contrast, saturation, and sharpening are all enhanced. RAW images, of course, are not processed. I have found that the sharpening done in the camera when JPGs are shot is not as good as when a RAW image is post-processed with a desktop editing program, such as Aperture. This makes perfect sense when you realize that the tiny little processor in the camera cannot compete with desktop or laptop computer power. My processed RAW shots are much better in terms of sharpness and color rendition than the same shots taken as JPGs. For me, that is reason enough to shoot RAW.

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It is interesting to see that Apple communicates nothing to its Aperture customers about whether cameras that require support for lens correction data will ever be supported, but people who plan to use Windows 7 get the assurance that their needs will be met before the end of the year:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3920

Hi, I see Adobe lightroom 2.6 supports the Canon PowerShot G11 RAW format

http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Lightroom_2.6

MartinBrads wrote:
Hi, I see Adobe lightroom 2.6 supports the Canon PowerShot G11 RAW format

http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Lightroom_2.6

That is normal. LIghtroom is a current piece of software, not unsupported legacy code.

Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for your reply - however I did not really understand your answer , not sure what unsupported legacy code is or means ? but thanks anyway

I would like to know more ?

Regards
Martin

Anyone tried the new Lightroom App - thinking of having a look at it ?

Martin

If you are a Canon G11 owner and would like to send Apple a comment reference RAW support, use like below:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html

Regards
Martin

I see there is a subject titled Aperture X maybe the new Aperture App - without support for Canon powerShot G11 RAW format, it will useless to me ! ha but who knows.....

Patience it is Apple

Penalty of early adoption and the recent 20% price reductions really rubs it in !!!

Just use the Canon DPP app if you are desperate to use RAW and keep sending emails to the Aperture development team there is a link from Aperture

Phil

MartinBrads wrote:
If you are a Canon G11 owner and would like to send Apple a comment reference RAW support, use like below:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html

Regards
Martin

Is there a web form to request better weather, as well? Might be as much use.

Hi Jeremy, We can live in hope - the cup is half full .....

Martin

Charles E. Flynn wrote:
You might find this interview interesting. It makes clear how much work and time are required to provide high quality RAW conversions.


http://www.dpreview.com/news/0910/09102800captureoneinterview.asp

Yes, it is interesting. It is also interesting that CaptureOne now supports the Panasonic G1 and similar cameras. And Aperture doesn't.