Importing RAW file in Mac OS X 10.10.3 using Photos

Photos stacks the Raw files and the Jpegs and displays them either with the JPEG or the raw as original. you can switch between the two, if you select the photo and go to "edit" view.

OK, it looks like you can see and do mimal edits on a RAW photo, but if you can't edit with a real RAW editor like Photoshop, what's the point?

I can't quite see to get this to work with a library of mostly processed RAW images, imported from Aperture. I simply see a photo, not 'J' or 'W' in the bottom right hand corner (all meta data enabled under View->Metadata). The Image->Use RAW as Original is greyed out. However, when I open an edited (in Aperture before import) image, I can revert to original and I see what I assume would have been the RAW image. I also see a 'RAW' symbol in the Info and in the centre of the banner above the image when viewing on its own.

All very confusing.

1. My RAW files are not appearing in Photos program on both my iMac and MBP. I never used to have this problem with iPhoto.
2. When I import photo files that have a RAW twin, I can see the JPEGs marked 'J' in Photos but the RAWs are not displayed.

I have the same problem from a Canon 5D mark III to Photos for MAC OS X10.10.3

Exactly the same issue I have since imported my Aperture Library in Photos.

I have Jpeg and Raw "twin" pictures but I see only Jpeg ones and the option to "Use RAW as original" is always greyed out.

Contacted Apple Care for support, I did several tests with them through the phone, reimporting the library more than one time and trying several tricks they proposed but at the end nothing worked.

I got then in contact with a supervisor that told me that, according with the tests done, it's not a problem of my Mac but it's an issue with their software and he was going to contact the SW experts and contact me back with the solution...It's one month since the last call and nothing happened.

I am going to call again this week and see what's happening.

In the meantime still using Aperture and looking for a good replacement of it, that seems to be NOT Photos (too limited).

Hope it helps.

You can only switch between RAW and JPEG in the Edit panel.

The big problem is that switching between JPEG and RAW as original image file requires, that Photos will render the image again from the RAW master file . And that is not possible for Aperture edits. So you will have to revert to the original before you can switch between the RAW and the JPEG original image file. The migration from Aperture to Photos is lossy, if you want to add further edits to Aperture edits.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204478

How Aperture content and metadata migrate to Photos

Photos and organization:

Photos and movies migrate without changes. Photos migrate with the adjustments and filters you applied in Aperture. You can't modify the adjustments in Photos, but you can revert to the original image.

Has anybody found a solution to this problem?? Just switched to Apple buying my 1st MBP, and this seems a total disaster, lost all my work (RAW files) and am in India for a few weeks to take pictures and don-t know how to save them:

When importing JPEG+RAW (NEF Nikon) at the same time and from the same photo, the RAW format disappear.

I have tried different ways of importing my pictures but nothing seems to work. The strange thing is that when I first got the laptop, I was able to keep both files. The only thing that might have change is that I downloaded the ADOBE LIGHTROOM 5 on a trial version, but doubt that could come from here.

When importing:

trial #1: I imported a photo from SD card with RAW + JPEG format. Before I created a folder in FINDER to organise them, the "J" shows up after import as if there were 2 files, but the option given from someone of "USE RAW AS ORIGINAL" is grey and not usable. When I send the files (RAW + JPEG) to the FINDER document, only JPEG file appears. RAW disappeared and is not traceable anywhere. LOST

trial #2: I imported a photo from SD card with RAW format only. When I send the file (RAW) to the FINDER document, it is transformed automatically to a JPEG file. RAW disappears. LOST

trial#3: when importing the picture (RAW files alone) to PHOTO LIBRARY, it stays in RAW but is not accessible from LIGHTROOM in that folder??

trial #4: when I create a subfolder in PHOTO , separate from PHOTO LIBRARY, the RAW file is also transformed in JPEG, RAW disappears .

What is this mess?

I am desperate to find a solution, am i doing something wrong during the import process or is it a FLAW from apple, in which case would be quiet a big deal considering it could affect quiet a lot of people??

Disappointing...

Thanks for letting me know ASAP.

Gregory

I have changed my workflow. I shoot (EOS 7D) in both RAW+JPG. In the past (iPhoto) I was able to select only the JPGs and import them into iPhoto. The RAWs went -through Adobe Bridge/Get Photos from Camera- to an external hard drive and could be developed with several different RAW developers (Adobe Camera Raw/Lightroom/Aperture/DxO Optics Pro).

Since Photos does not distinguish between RAW and JPG, I copy all files (RAW+JPG) to the external drive, then manually create two folders (per kind) and import only the JPGs into Photos.

Suggestion to do so came from this topic: How to import only JPG (i.e., leave RAW on camera)

What worked for me was to select the RAW file, then use "file/export/export unmodified original" and then select a target folder for your export. You get the unmodified RAW file, in my case a CR2 RAW file from my Canon 5DII, added to the target folder.

Is there a way to set "Use RAW as original" on all photos? I'm having to turn this on for every photo that I open before importing into Lightroom and it's becoming annoying.

no

If you are using LR why are you using Photos at all?

LN

As Larry said: use Lightroom (especially for RAWs). That's exactly the reason why I'm now using Image Capture for import. As I shoot in RAW+JPG, I make sure only the JPGs go into Photos, for immediate use; RAWs go into a yyyy/mm/dd file structure on an external HD until processing by one (or more) of my RAW-processors.

This is a great idea. Thanks!