Problème d'iphoto
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gildas
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Hello,
I am importing black and white photos (.CR2) (according to my settings made beforehand on my camera) from my Canon 5D to my Mac. They are correctly saved in the library, so in black and white, but as soon as I open them, they display in color in iPhoto?!?!? They have lost all my settings. How can I open them with my black and white settings or, indeed, with other settings?
Can someone please help me? Thanks
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I am importing black and white photos (.CR2) (according to my settings made beforehand on my camera) from my Canon 5D to my Mac. They are correctly saved in the library, so in black and white, but as soon as I open them, they display in color in iPhoto?!?!? They have lost all my settings. How can I open them with my black and white settings or, indeed, with other settings?
Can someone please help me? Thanks
Configuration: Mac OS X (10.9.1) / Safari 7.0.1
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Hello,
raw photos take into account the camera settings. (thankfully).
When transferring raw photos, they are transferred with all the sensor's raw information. That is to say, the information as the sensor recorded it taking into account the camera settings. Everything is there in a raw file. But a raw file is never in black and white. It always contains the base Red Green Blue values. In short, in raw, you are not taking black and white photos. Therefore, it is normal that if you view these photos in iPhoto, they are not in black and white.
I agree with what has been said above, iPhoto is not the best software to work with raw files. Use Aperture for processing your photos, (I understand that you have it). Between iPhoto and Aperture, and no pun intended, "there's no contest" :))
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Have a good day, or good night..:).
Francis
raw photos take into account the camera settings. (thankfully).
When transferring raw photos, they are transferred with all the sensor's raw information. That is to say, the information as the sensor recorded it taking into account the camera settings. Everything is there in a raw file. But a raw file is never in black and white. It always contains the base Red Green Blue values. In short, in raw, you are not taking black and white photos. Therefore, it is normal that if you view these photos in iPhoto, they are not in black and white.
I agree with what has been said above, iPhoto is not the best software to work with raw files. Use Aperture for processing your photos, (I understand that you have it). Between iPhoto and Aperture, and no pun intended, "there's no contest" :))
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Have a good day, or good night..:).
Francis
Hello,
With a 5D and an Apple, it's not wise to proceed like that.
It's better to use dedicated software like Lightroom to adjust the color curve and the rest. The result will be completely different!!
The CR2 (raw) format is a raw sensor format, in other words, no modifications are taken into account.
For that, you need to use the camera's jpeg format (with rather disappointing results)...
With a 5D and an Apple, it's not wise to proceed like that.
It's better to use dedicated software like Lightroom to adjust the color curve and the rest. The result will be completely different!!
The CR2 (raw) format is a raw sensor format, in other words, no modifications are taken into account.
For that, you need to use the camera's jpeg format (with rather disappointing results)...
Thank you Jimpix for your super quick response
To understand correctly, I should transfer them directly to Aperture for example, and there I will have my RAW photos as I took them, right?
But what I still don't understand is that they are correct in my library file, so Mac has indeed taken into account the settings of my RAW photos
Or have I really not understood anything about RAW photos, and when I want to edit my photos a bit with software (in this case with iPhoto), do they lose all the adjustments made with the camera and I have to start over from scratch with the software?
To understand correctly, I should transfer them directly to Aperture for example, and there I will have my RAW photos as I took them, right?
But what I still don't understand is that they are correct in my library file, so Mac has indeed taken into account the settings of my RAW photos
Or have I really not understood anything about RAW photos, and when I want to edit my photos a bit with software (in this case with iPhoto), do they lose all the adjustments made with the camera and I have to start over from scratch with the software?
But the thing is I don't want them in JPEG because I want to adjust some parameters of the photo and in RAW, I will have the best quality without altering the resolution in the end. So basically, you're telling me that I can't take photos with certain settings in RAW and then edit them with photo software afterwards. Is that right?
In the iPhoto settings, it seems to me that in the preferences you can import your files with or without modifications.
The most common problem is often a question of format as well; the 5D is very powerful, forget iPhoto, it's not the best for working with. You have much better software like Lightroom for example, with several different effects and you can adjust the intensity of each setting.
(I just saw that Jimpix has already suggested Lightroom)
The most common problem is often a question of format as well; the 5D is very powerful, forget iPhoto, it's not the best for working with. You have much better software like Lightroom for example, with several different effects and you can adjust the intensity of each setting.
(I just saw that Jimpix has already suggested Lightroom)