Pentax K200d and Aperture 2.1

[rdp5008]

Hey everyone.

I have a new Pentax K200d and I am trying to load the raw (.pef) files into Aperture 2.1. I have updated Aperture so it is supposed to support raw files from the K200d. When I try to import the files into Aperture from my camera I can see the thumbnails, but for each file it says "Unsupported Image Format" against a maroon background.

Anyone have this issue? I am pretty bummed that my new camera and new software aren't playing nice.

 

[Mantat]

Do you have any pending OSX updates? The RAW file converter is related to OSX, not Aperture afaik.

 

[ChrisA]

One more thing to check is that you've selected the 2.1 raw engine. Aperture allows you to select that or any of the older ones. You do need the a recent version of Leopard if you want to use the 2.1 engine it will not work with Tiger.

 

[rdp5008]

Have updated OSX to 10.4.11

Is the raw support only applicable to Leopard 10.5?

 

[jpfisher]

Can you set the K200D to shoot DNG instead of PEF? I know the K10D supports this, and it should fix the issue.

 

[rdp5008]

I can switch the RAW output to .DNG instead of .PEF

However, I thought .PEF takes up less space and is the preferred RAW format for Pentax. I have read on Apple and Penatx forums that people have been able to import .PEF files from Pentax K200d (and other models).

Hmm...

 

[rdp5008]

Okay, I lied. I didn't install the new iLife update (because I don't have iLife on this computer) and I just did and that seemed to fix the issue! I don't know why that would do it, but it did.

Thanks for the responses, I'll keep you posted if any new issues arise.