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Q: Can I download/ install Camera Raw Compatibility Update 6.20 into Yosemite?

I wanr to buy a Panasonic ZS-100 camera, but Yosemite doesn't support the native Raw format for this camera. El Capitan does, but I don't really want to upgrade. Can I install just that Camera Raw Compatibility Update (6.20) alone into Yosemite?

 

Thanks,

 

Richard

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Jul 13, 2016 11:45 AM

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Q: Can I download/ install Camera Raw Compatibility Update 6.20 into Yosemite?

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  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Jul 13, 2016 12:47 PM in response to rb_stern
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    Jul 13, 2016 12:47 PM in response to rb_stern

    are you sure it does? I don't see that model Panasonic ZS-100 unless it's the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS100

    Digital camera RAW formats supported by OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

  • by rb_stern,

    rb_stern rb_stern Jul 13, 2016 1:54 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT
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    Jul 13, 2016 1:54 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT

    Yes, it's that one.

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jul 13, 2016 5:14 PM in response to rb_stern
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    Jul 13, 2016 5:14 PM in response to rb_stern

    I'll let you do the footwork on this one. I'd see if it was possible to do something such as use Pacifist to open the installer package and manually install them.  I really don't know much about those RAW extensions and if they are OS version specific or not.  I wouldn't think so but who knows?

     

    An alternative is to use different software for which Yosemite is still supported.

  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Jul 14, 2016 5:34 AM in response to rb_stern
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    Jul 14, 2016 5:34 AM in response to rb_stern

    Im thinking you have 4 choices

     

    1) backup and update to 10.11 or install it on another partition or another HD

     

    2) reach out to Pansonic and see if they can offer any assistance

     

    3) install the current RAW package for 10.10 and see if your camera works with it.

     

    4) start reading whatever you can on the internets

    http://www.imagemaven.com/camera-raw/

  • by rb_stern,

    rb_stern rb_stern Jul 14, 2016 2:01 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT
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    Jul 14, 2016 2:01 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT

    Thanks. I also discovered that the version of lightroom / Camera Raw I have doesn't support that camera either, and the only way to upgrade would be to buy the monthly subscription model, which I don't want to do. However, I have discovered a little free app called Instant jpeg from raw, which extracts the jpegs so that at least I can see the thumbnails in Finder, and Adobe DNG Converter will presumably convert the RW-2 files to DNG files that I can then process in Lightroom. All a bit of a long-winded way round, but I have several work-related apps on my laptop that apparently won't yet work on El Capitan, so I don't want to upgrade yet.