I can't view ARW file's thumbnails I can't view Sony ARW file's thumbnails. My camera: Sony A7R IV with macOS Catalina10.15.6
Any idea, Thanks in advance
FWIW, you can view the thumbnails in XnView MP.
This is the latest its of compatible cameras that should be read by macOS Catalina, it was updated in
May 2020. Digital camera RAW formats supported by iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina - Apple Support
The Sony Alpha ILCE-7R IV is listed as being supported. I take it that's the correct model.
From memory I think there is a problem with Catalina rendering raw thumbnails, I am pretty sure there have
been questions asked about this before, particularly for Sony.
Here is a link to similar discussion from March this year.
Sony .ARW RAW thumbnails not showing in F… - Apple Community
I am going to restart into Catalina to have a check.
Thank you for the answer, but unfortunately I cannot find a solution to this problem with the link from March. Is there maybe any solution to resolve that problem?
Thanks in advance
It wasn't supposed to give you an answer to the problem, just to show you were not the only one
getting this issue. I am on Mojave and can see the thumbnails, but when I switch to Catalina
I can't, see below.
Mojave first.
Catalina second,
I doubt if Apple will do anything about it, this late into Catalina, it may improve in the next OS Big Sur.
You can download the free Adobe DNG converter, this will convert your Sonys ARW files to the .dng
(digital negative) format and you will be able to see the thumbnails and see them in Preview, Quicklook
and Photos.
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/adobe-dng-converter.html
I can't view ARW file's thumbnails I can't view Sony ARW file's thumbnails with Sony A7RVI
