MacBook Air cannot open RAW files

I just upgraded to a new camera, a Canon 6D Mark II. When uploading my images it says Preview currently does not support this raw file format. I've checked the App Store and there are currently no updates available. What to do next?

Posted on Jun 14, 2020 4:46 PM

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Jun 14, 2020 9:51 PM in response to Aztecjade

Canon 6D Mark II - Great budget Full Frame camera. Just wanted to acknowledge that.

This camera can produce some very large RAW format files and that format is compatible with the Photo app on your MacBook Air. The preview app is not going to be able to open and display RAW format files.

Here is some information on RAW Format images in an article by Apple ➔ How the Photos app and iCloud Photos handle RAW images.

May I also recommend using Adobe Lightroom? Thanks.


Axel F.

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