I will try that Igor but in recent attempts the newer DNG conversion program is not supported by 10.6.8, however i will try again.
As far as shootoing jpg i have the filter set for a red filter B&W and RAW so i can have B*W and colour should i need it. I guess thats where i'm messing up some what then.:?? On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave, > > I understand your fear... ;-) > > This path your are using defeats the purpose of shooting RAW. in that case, > as Cotty has suggested, - just shoot JPEGs. > > If you want to benefit from the RAW while using LR, you might consider using > a DNG converter from Adobe. > So, your work flow would be: > 1. Convert RAF to DNG (that's a batch conversion, so it is easy). > 2. Open DNG in LR. > > Two things to pay attention to: > 1. Choose the version of DNG converter that supports your RAF version. > (Usually the latest does.) > 2. For the output, choose the option under "Compatibility" that would be > compatible with your version of LR. > (Just in case, for other options: You probably don't want to "Embed Original > Raw File, and you probably don't want to use "Lossy Compression") > Typically (at least on Windows), the options seem to be preserved, so you > don't have to choose them each time. > > > You can download the DNG converter either directly from the ftp site > (using your web-browser): > ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/dng/ > Choose "Win" or "Mac" folder in there, and download the latest version. > > Or from this page: > Windows: > https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows > Mac: > https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Mac > > > Hope this helps, > > Igor > > > > David J Brooks Mon, 17 Oct 2016 07:46:35 -0700 wrote: > >> Due to my resistance to upgrade my OS i am having to resort to using >> Silky Pix to work on my RAF files from the X30. Its a pain system but >> for doing a few shots its ok. However this last week i was up north >> doing fall colours and some ATVing and have 120 to process. I started >> to save the RAF files as Tiff's but they are 36mb each so i batched >> saved them all as jpg to open in LR a program i am more at ease with. >> Any other suggestions on this other than up grade Brooksie.:-) > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
