piperknitsRN
Well-Known Member
As is my custom, I have been trying--with dismal results--to weasel my way out of learning Photoshop (yes, even Elements 8 for Mac). Towards said effort, I read a hot slurry full o' RAW vs JPEG debates online (almost more entertaining than your average sporting event--whew!), downloaded a 30 day free trial of Aperture 3 for Mac, took a few RAW file pics of the bunnies... and... NOTHING. :?
Yup. I just got a whole lot of nothing, as in "unsupported image file"-nothing. When I checked on Aperture's website, it looked to me as if Nikon 3100 RAW files should be ok to post process in the program but, mysteriously (and 1 GB of my hard drive later--thanks to the massive Aperture download)... they don't seem to be.
Has anyone else had this problem with Aperture, or am I just an outlier in the land of unfortunate and mysterious software mishaps? (And I don't find the manufacturer supplied software, Nikon's View NX 2, to be at all intuitive when it comes to processing RAW files. Like, even less user-friendly than Elements 8. I can tweak some settings on the program, but then the image just sits there and, typically, I have no idea what on earth I've done to get from point A to B and no clear map to any destination that says "JPEG or bust." )
I'm not that cracked up about it, but it would be nice to do post-production/processing work on RAW files if I wanted to, not merely have a bunch of software programs that promise great things and then doesn't deliver. <<SIGH>>. This must just be my luck.
Yup. I just got a whole lot of nothing, as in "unsupported image file"-nothing. When I checked on Aperture's website, it looked to me as if Nikon 3100 RAW files should be ok to post process in the program but, mysteriously (and 1 GB of my hard drive later--thanks to the massive Aperture download)... they don't seem to be.
Has anyone else had this problem with Aperture, or am I just an outlier in the land of unfortunate and mysterious software mishaps? (And I don't find the manufacturer supplied software, Nikon's View NX 2, to be at all intuitive when it comes to processing RAW files. Like, even less user-friendly than Elements 8. I can tweak some settings on the program, but then the image just sits there and, typically, I have no idea what on earth I've done to get from point A to B and no clear map to any destination that says "JPEG or bust." )
I'm not that cracked up about it, but it would be nice to do post-production/processing work on RAW files if I wanted to, not merely have a bunch of software programs that promise great things and then doesn't deliver. <<SIGH>>. This must just be my luck.