udaykiran28
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Q: Opening cr2 files in Yosemite

Hello,

 

I had recently bought an iMac but I'm unable to open cr2 files when I'm trying to do a double click to open in Yosemite. Although I can open them in Lightroom 5.7 and could not in CS6(understand I need to upgrade it). I know there should be a way to open cr2 files by directly double clicking on the image, but as of now I'm unable to find in the net.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Jan 28, 2015 9:31 AM

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 28, 2015 9:37 AM in response to udaykiran28
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    Jan 28, 2015 9:37 AM in response to udaykiran28

    That would be a question for an Adobe forum or the Mac Forum for your OS

     

    Note that .cr2 tells nothing as each and every camera has different RAW formats and each must be individually supported - If you were using iphoto or Aperture this tells what camera's are supported - OS X Yosemite: Supported digital camera RAW formats - Apple Support

     

    Can you open them using Preview?

     

    LN

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Jan 28, 2015 9:37 AM in response to udaykiran28
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    Jan 28, 2015 9:37 AM in response to udaykiran28

    Adobe's Photoshop application require Java to be installed before it will open in Yosemite.  Download and install the Apple legacy Java: Java for OS X 2014-001. That should let you run CS6 with Yosemite.  I had to do the same for CS3.

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  • by udaykiran28,

    udaykiran28 udaykiran28 Jan 29, 2015 9:09 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Jan 29, 2015 9:09 AM in response to LarryHN

    Thank you Larry.. Yes, I do not have any problem when opening with iPhoto. Only thing which bothers me is why it doesn't open when trying to "preview" it, it says the RAW format you are trying to open is not supported. Is there any specific reason?

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 29, 2015 9:20 AM in response to udaykiran28
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    Jan 29, 2015 9:20 AM in response to udaykiran28

    Exactly how are you trying to "preview" the image and we need the exact error message and the make and model of caera to help

     

    And note that this is the iphoto for Mac forum - It appears that you do not have a problem with iPhoto - Is that correct?

     

    LN

  • by udaykiran28,

    udaykiran28 udaykiran28 Jan 30, 2015 8:07 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Jan 30, 2015 8:07 PM in response to LarryHN

    I'm doing a right click on the image-> Open with -> click Preview to open. The camera make is EOS 7D mark ii. The message I receive is  "Preview doesn't support this RAW format".

     

    I have installed Camera RAW 8.7 and it opens in CS6. However, I need to open each image to see if its a good or not in CS6 which is a pain. Hence, it would be easier for me if the images are viewable all at once and can open them in Mac so that I can decide which ones to delete and keep. Is there anything else I can do in this regard?

     

    Thanks.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 30, 2015 11:04 PM in response to udaykiran28
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    Jan 30, 2015 11:04 PM in response to udaykiran28

    again

     

    And note that this is the iphoto for Mac forum - It appears that you do not have a problem with iPhoto - Is that correct?

     

    If your issue is with Preview post in the forum for your OS

     

    LN

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jan 31, 2015 12:31 AM in response to udaykiran28
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    Jan 31, 2015 12:31 AM in response to udaykiran28
    Yes, I do not have any problem when opening with iPhoto.

     

    How are you "opening" in iPhoto? Simply browsing the photos in iPhoto will may be using use the embedded preview images.  Can you edit your photos in iPhoto or export them using "File > Export"? Only if you can export a photo or edit it in iPhoto using iPhoto's editor, you can be sure, that the the RAW support for your camera is properly installed.

     

    Your camera needs this RAW compatibility update to be installed -see this link:  Digital Camera RAW Compatibility 6.01

     

    Have you  installed all recent RAW compatibility updates?  And for the applications to find the installed RAW support it needs to be registered with the Launch Service database using the lsregister command.  This database keeps a list of supported media formats. Sometimes this list will be outdated and recent entries missing.

     

    In that case it can help either to reinstall the RAW support, see this post:

    Re: Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 6.02 - Nikon D800

    Or to run register it manually by running the lsregister command from the Terminal:

         Re: iPhoto 9.6 cannot share with iMessage

  • by udaykiran28,

    udaykiran28 udaykiran28 Feb 8, 2015 4:34 AM in response to léonie
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    Feb 8, 2015 4:34 AM in response to léonie

    Hi Leonie,

     

    That was very helpful. It resolved my problem. I can open RAW files via preview after installing Digital Camera RAW Compatibility 6.01. Thank you very much. However, one more question.. currently I'm opening individual image to view.. how can I view/move from one photo to another, is there any key for that? I tried to use left and right arrows but didn't work.

     

    Thanks,

    Uday

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Feb 8, 2015 4:53 AM in response to udaykiran28
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    Feb 8, 2015 4:53 AM in response to udaykiran28
    I tried to use left and right arrows but didn't work.

    In which view have you been trying to switch between photos? In Photos View, or while browsing an event or an album, with the photo enlarged in the edit pane, the left and right arrows should work, just like in a slideshow. For me, the left and right arrows are working, when I can see the film strip at the bottom of the window.

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  • by udaykiran28,

    udaykiran28 udaykiran28 Feb 8, 2015 5:20 AM in response to léonie
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    Feb 8, 2015 5:20 AM in response to léonie

    Not in iPhoto, but in Preview.

     

    Here is what I'm trying to do.. I have a set of images in the finder and I had opened up an image via Preview (right click -> open with Preview) and would like to view next image by using right or left arrow but it doesn't move. Instead, I have to  right click on every image and open it (via Preview).

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Feb 8, 2015 5:33 AM in response to udaykiran28
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    Feb 8, 2015 5:33 AM in response to udaykiran28

    You can select several images in the same folder at once, and then right-click the selection. That will open the images all together in one Preview window, with the individual images as thumbnails in the sidebar.

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    Then you can step the images by clicking the thumbnails or using the arrow keys.  Look for the shortcuts in Preview's "Go" menu.

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  • by udaykiran28,

    udaykiran28 udaykiran28 Feb 8, 2015 7:08 AM in response to léonie
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    Feb 8, 2015 7:08 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks Leonie once again.. that was very helpful. I can now do what I wanted to do.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Feb 8, 2015 7:51 AM in response to udaykiran28
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    Feb 8, 2015 7:51 AM in response to udaykiran28

    You're welcome, Uday!