Apple Releases Digital Camera RAW and MainStage Updates

[MacRumors]

While Mac OS X 10.6.5 was the big software update news for the day, Apple also released a pair of other updates targeting users working with cameras shooting in RAW format and users of the company's professional live performance software, MainStage.

Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.4 brings compatibility for a number of cameras to iPhoto and Aperture.

This update extends RAW image format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '09 for the following cameras:

- Canon EOS 60D
- Canon PowerShot S95
- Hasselblad H4D-40
- Nikon D3100
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
- Sony DSLR-A290
- Sony DSLR-A560
- Sony DSLR-A580
- Sony SLT-A33
- Sony SLT-A55

The update weighs in at 6 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later.

MainStage 2.1.2 offers several compatibility improvements and bug fixes for Apple's professional live performance software.

Issues addressed in MainStage 2.1.2 include:

- Improved compatibility and stability with MainStage 1.x documents
- Better handling of Pitchbend and Sustain events
- Performance and stability fixes in Playback

Additional details are available in the release notes accompanying the update.

MainStage 2.1.2 weighs in at 211.70 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later for 32-bit mode and Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later for 64-bit mode.

Article Link: Apple Releases Digital Camera RAW and MainStage Updates

 

[Glassed Silver]

That's incredibly good news to me, as since I'll purchase the EOS 60D within the next 2-3 weeks!

Glassed Silver:mac

 

[Grimace]

Thank goodness! I've been sitting on 200 Canon S95 RAW files for a week!

 

[Winni]

Fascinating. When I download the Raw Update and try to install it, it tells me that "a newer version" is already installed on my system.

 

[Goldfinger]

Software Update doesn't show the RAW update for me...

 

[pimentoLoaf]

No RAW for me, either, but MainStage showed. I installed the OS first, rebooted, then did MS.

And I just discovered Microsoft had an Office 2008 update.

 

[jent]

Mac OS X 10.6.5 updated RAW support, so is this update for users of Leopard? I don't see it in Software Update and I'm still on 10.6.4.

 

[Mike Oxard]

Fascinating. When I download the Raw Update and try to install it, it tells me that "a newer version" is already installed on my system.

Same here, and software update's not picking it up either.

 

[Barnzee]

is their a compatibility list for Aperture? iv'e been thinking of getting it but don't know if my T2i is compatible with it.

 

[codymac]

is their a compatibility list for Aperture? iv'e been thinking of getting it but don't know if my T2i is compatible with it.

http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs/raw.html

 

[aafuss1]

There's still no support for RAW files from Panasonic's FZ35/FZ38 or the FZ40 and FZ100.

Apple's only listed model is the older FZ50.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Not showing for me.

 

[aimbdd]

Jerks... where is the D7000 love?

 

[RobertMartens]

I'd like to wade in here

The update weighs in at 6 MB

MainStage 2.1.2 weighs in at 211.70 MB

Did I mention that updates are ones and zeros and have no actual weight. MB refers to the number of ones and zeros in groups of eight to a byte.

Numbers don't actually weigh anything, so you probably shouldn't write this same trite phrase every time you want to mention how big a file is.

I'm just saying, that's all.

 

[Barnzee]

http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs/raw.html

guess this is the deal breaker for me. I'll pick it up as soon as I can afford it.

 

[Reach]

Jerks... where is the D7000 love?

This...

Really hope they get on it soon, as Aperture (an App I use heavily for photo) is worthless now that I got my D7000.

Adobe got on it with Camera Raw 6.3, let's see how quickly Apple can follow (it's been a while since Adobe reacted already).