Can photos import and edit RAW files

Sure!

Of course - from supported cameras - OS X Yosemite: Supported digital camera RAW formats - Apple Support

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digitaldi wrote:

Thanks for the link. I learned that my Nikon D80 is supported. However when I shot in Raw+fine yesterday only jpegs seem to have been imported from the camera. Do the RAW images show up next to the jpgs? I may have an issue with the camera 😟

If you shoot in Raw then they are imported as such. If you are not sure then click a sample photo and select Get Info (or Command + I) and it will tell you the file format as well as other pertinent information. For example:

RAW plus fine is RAW plus JPEG and makes two copies using twice the memory card space and disk space - Unless you have a strong reason to make a RAW and JPEG copy on the camera then just shoot RAW - Photos generates a JPEG preview and you can export a JPEG or TIFF or the original RAW at any time

When you shoot RAW plus JPEG Photos stacks the images with the JPEG showing (the "j") - to edit starting with the RAW click edit and in the edit window under image select use RAW for editing

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to edit starting with the RAW click edit and in the edit window under image [menu] select use RAW for editing

Sorry I left the word menu out - in the edit menu under the image menu select "Use RAW for editing"

And iPhoto did not edit the JPG preview - it (like Photos and Aperture) records the edits in the database and uses the to create a JPEG preview and when you use the image outside of Photos to give you the edited image

You can not actually edit a RAW image as it is simply a dump of the imaging sensor bits - you start with it and add edits the when yu report the image it is not RAW - it is a JPEG or TIFF as you choose

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You are welcome

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