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Q: Can I use a flash drive on my Macbook Air to view pics downloaded from a Windows laptop?

Can I use a flash drive on my Macbook Air to view pic taken from a Windows laptop?

MacBook Air, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 18, 2012 10:14 AM

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Q: Can I use a flash drive on my Macbook Air to view pics downloaded from a Windows laptop?

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by Allan Eckert,

Allan Eckert Oct 18, 2012 10:17 AM in response to lgost
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Oct 18, 2012 10:17 AM in response to lgost

How were the photos taken on the Windows laptop?

What format are they in?

Allan
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by lgost,

lgost Oct 18, 2012 11:03 AM in response to Allan Eckert
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Oct 18, 2012 11:03 AM in response to Allan Eckert

She indicated RAW, but converting them to a JPEG format...
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by SP Forsythe,

SP Forsythe Oct 18, 2012 1:21 PM in response to lgost
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Oct 18, 2012 1:21 PM in response to lgost

You should have no problem mounting the drive, viewing the contents, and viewing the files in JPG format, as the built-in app called "Preview" will open them. In the RAW format, it actually depends on the camera that created them, since some RAW formats are supported and some are not. You would probably use iPhoto, instead of Preview for RAW.

Here's an example for Snow Leopard:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3825

Mountain Lion:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5371
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by lgost,

lgost Oct 18, 2012 1:43 PM in response to SP Forsythe
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Oct 18, 2012 1:43 PM in response to SP Forsythe

Thank you, SP & Allan for the quick responses, and the information...
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