raw files suddenly will not open in preview, no recent Mac updates so don't know what's changed

I'm been using a Canon R3 for a year without any problem and suddenly the raw files won't open in preview

iMac 27″

Posted on Jul 14, 2024 10:52 AM

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Posted on Jul 16, 2024 11:35 AM

I just downloaded a Canon EOS R3 RAW image from DPReview and it does not show an image in the Finder, does in Quick Look, and I get this dialog when double-clicking the image to open it in Preview:



This is despite Sonoma 14.* showing unqualified camera RAW support for the R3. This image was made with an R3 using firmware version 1.2.1.


I happen to have the free ExifTool v12.89 installed. Should you choose to install it by double-clicking its pkg installer, macOS will tell you it cannot be installed by an unknown developer. Click OK, and then visit System Settings > Privacy & Security, and scroll down to the Security section. You will see this:



and click Open Anyway. Then proceed with the installer.


Since I do not use any Adobe products here other than Acrobat Reader, or occasionally Adobe DNG, I chose to write the following Zsh script that extracts the JPG image from the RAW content using ExifTool.


#!/bin/zsh

: <<"COMMENT"
Extract the JPG image from the camera RAW content into the same filesystem
location. Output file will have the RAW extension appended to the base filename
such as 20220827-8902.cr3 => 20220827-8902_CR3.jpg.

It will overwrite the extracted JPG file on repetition, but not the origina RAW file.

You will need to make the script executable in the Terminal:

/bin/chmod +x ./raw2jpg.zsh

Usage: ./raw2jpg.zsh ~/path/to/raw.cr3
COMMENT

/usr/local/bin/exiftool -if '$jpgfromraw' -b -jpgfromraw -w %d%f_%ue.jpg \
    -execute -if '$previewimage' -b -previewimage -w %d%f_%ue.jpg \
    -execute -tagsfromfile @ -srcfile %d%f_%ue.jpg -overwrite_original \
    -common_args --ext jpg "${1}" 2> /dev/null
exit 0



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Aug 9, 2024 7:21 PM in response to DadoDelta

I have the same problem. I’ve been shooting Raw with my Canon R3 for almost 2 years and loaded thousands of raw files into the apple photo program and have been able to edit thrm all until 2 weeks ago when I shot 60 Raw pictures and tried to load them into the iMac with Monterey. They all look gray with no image. I can see all the images in the camera but not on the Mac photo program. I spoke with Apple tech support and they are aware of the problem. Hopefully, their engineers will fix it soon.

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