You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Currently you can't view the new Sony A7S3 thumbnails (RAW) on Macs / Macbooks OS Catalina - big problem.

This might seem like a trivial issue, however, for those of us who do large volume shoots in our profession (I'm a real estate photographer)- this is major issue when it comes to efficient work-flow.

I shoot 5-brackets, an average of 300 brackets / photos per home, averaging four homes per day, five days per week. I have to get my photos sorted at the end of the day and then processed or uploaded to my editor so I can have them back to my clients next day. That's 1500 photos per day, in which I have to choose the best 35 photos (175 brackets) to send to my clients. Without Finder, to have to load them in Lightroom, then click on each individual bracket within a set of five, - it could take hours. With using finder, you can split the window and quickly drag and drop to your upload folder. The entire process for one home is about 10 min vs 45 min. Any help or workaround ideas would be appreciated.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 3:07 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 4:00 PM

If the camera isn't on the list then the raw format is not supported, and your options are:


Convert the Raw to DBG using Adobe's free converter

Let Apple know you want support added: https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html

Or, as you're doing, use LR or some other app with its own Raw system

Similar questions

8 replies

Currently you can't view the new Sony A7S3 thumbnails (RAW) on Macs / Macbooks OS Catalina - big problem.

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.