Sony Alpha-1 (ILCE-1) Compressed RAW Support

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Sony Alpha-1 (ILCE-1) Compressed RAW Support

Hello,

I did not realize that Sony's compressed RAW is an alien format to MacOS. Sony has a RAW viewer and basic editor, and Affinity software has support for it. Programs like Pixelmator Pro which rely on Apple's native library are currently hamstrung until this codec gets updated, which is a shame because I much prefer to use Pixelmator for developing photos.

While I know Apple's dev team is likely already working on this, I just wanted to post this to keep track.

Thanks, much love.

Posted on May 1, 2021 10:58 PM

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léonie

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May 2, 2021 4:19 AM in response to Rowas

The camera is still very new. Apple usually releases RAW support as a part of major system upgrades within a year after model has been released, if it will be supported at all. It might help to contact Sony as well, as it is up to Sony to provide Apple with all necessary details to help Apple to program the RAW support for Sony's new flagship camera.

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May 1, 2021 11:21 PM in response to Rowas

Use Adobe DNG converter while waiting when/if it is supported in macOS.

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May 2, 2021 1:13 AM in response to Matti Haveri

No-one here knows when/if they will be supported. We are not apple, and apple don't publish their future development plans - so, what Matti said.

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Sony Alpha-1 (ILCE-1) Compressed RAW Support

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