What must I do so that I can see downloaded RAW photos from my new Canon 6D in "Preview" in my iMac's OSX 10.7.5? Preview does show photos from my earlier Canons fine. My older version of Aperture can open the 6D's files, as can, of course, Photoshop.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
I could be mistaken, but I believe that Preview does not support RAW - only Aperture, a newer iPhoto version, and third party software will handle it. Does your Canon come with the Digital Photo Professional software from Canon? That should be compatible with RAW as well.
Mountain Lion appears to have more compatibilities:
Thanks babowa.
I kept researching, after I posted my question, and it looks like your response is 100% accurate.
I did get Digital Photo Professional software with the new camera, and that works fine, so I'll use that.
It seems odd to me that my old outdated Aperture 2.1.4 is capable of reading the 6D's RAW files already, but that doesn't seem to be carrying over to Preview.
Thanks again for your help.
That's because Preview is an integral part of the OS whereas Aperture is a separate application (and has always provided some sort of support for RAW, adding new cameras with every update).
Ah-hah.
This is definitely a learn-as-you-go process for me.
Thanks again.
Preview in OSX 10.7.5 does not recognize RAW files from Canon EOS 6D
