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Lo_Sa
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Apr 17, 2026 9:36 AM UTC
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P: Unable to openHasselblad’s FFF format

Hasselblad’s FFF. formats are not supported anymore

Problem occurs in both Mac OS 15.5 (24F74)  & Windows 11 pro (Betriebssystembuild: 26100.7840)

When opening fff. files in the newest Bridge (16.0.3), Camera RAW Plugin (18.3.) opens and creates an error, claiming the file format is not supported. Same Problem occurs with  the newest Lightroom Classic (15.3). The Import is not possible cause the file format is not supported.

Thank you for your help!

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    Participating Frequently
    May 7, 2026 9:55 PM UTC

    LRC 15.3 broke my H6D-50c .FFF raws (but the older H5D-40 flies appear ok) - I’ve reverted to the older release of LRC.

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    Participant
    May 6, 2026 12:41 PM UTC

    Hi Just_Alex_,
    Did you find a solution?
    Frank

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    momo86
    Participant
    May 4, 2026 8:07 AM UTC

    Hello, Can you please give us a feedback? As you can imagine we are all professional photographer. So, if you don’t fix it we will change software. Come on, we are in 2026… hurry up!

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    Participant
    Apr 30, 2026 6:55 PM UTC

    Same Problem (Br, Ps and LrC). I can open and edit some .fff files, but not all. Unable to figure out the similarities within these files. So I:

    • deleted the .xmp files
    • deleted the cache
    • duplicated “successful” xmp-files and renamed them
    • edited .xmp-files and altered the values crs:Version and crs:ProcessVersion 
    • edited .fff files in Hasselblad’s phocus software
    • reinstalled Adobe software

    Still unable to view / edit ALL files.

    What worked (even though not an option):

    • converting .fff files in Hasselblad’s phocus software in .dng files (of course without the .xmp values)
    • installing ACR 14.5 (unable to display certain masks)
    • viewing / editing .3fr files (non-thethered / SD-card import)

    It all went south after installing ACR 18.3...

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    Andrea Gorzegno
    Participant
    Apr 30, 2026 2:22 PM UTC

    I have same problem with file fff of my Hasselblad H6D 100, not possible open with new camera raw

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    Inspiring
    Apr 30, 2026 4:11 PM UTC

    I hop Adobe will solve the problem as soon as possible. It changes my entire workflow.

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    Inspiring
    Apr 28, 2026 9:39 PM UTC

    I have the same problem. I have macOS Tahoe 26.4.1 and Lightroom Classic 15.3 and Camera raw 18.3.

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    Inspiring
    Apr 28, 2026 9:44 PM UTC

    I did a test with Affinity 3, no problem… It’s clearly a bug. I hope it will be settled very soon

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    Inspiring
    Apr 28, 2026 9:28 PM UTC

    Bonjour, depuis quelque temps, j’ai des problèmes avec les fichiers FFF de mon X2D Hasselblad. Aucun problème avec le fichier 3FR. Le fichier FFF est généré par le Phocus le logiciel d’Hasselblad quand je travaille en mode connecté. Le problème n’est pas seulement avec les nouveaux fichiers, mais aussi les fichiers déjà dans mon catalogue. J’ai un message qui me dit « Le fichier semble être endommagé ou ne pas être pris en charge ». Avant, il n’y avait aucun problème. Est-ce un problème de la dernière version de Lightroom Classic?

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    sulaimanislands
    Participant
    Apr 27, 2026 3:53 AM UTC

    Dealing with the same issue. quite frustrating as I rely on lightroom classic for all my client work. 
    Please resolve otherwise will need to consider alternative programs

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    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Apr 26, 2026 5:03 PM UTC

    There is an updated version of the 18.3 plugin to fix some other issues, but nevertheless it still may be worth a try:

    https://community.adobe.com/bug-reports-562/p-acr-18-3-is-unusable-unless-you-disable-gpu-acceleration-1558055

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    matusb89753410
    Participant
    Apr 26, 2026 6:36 AM UTC

    Happened to me yesterday on a commercial photoshoot. I am tethering into Phocus, and then viewing files in Bridge and Photoshop – both were unable process the files, not even display previews. 
    Thought its something with new Phocus update, reinstalled, different version, but no help – turns out that CameraRaw 18.3 somehow silently dropped / broke support for one of the best cameras in the world right now. Without warnings, mentions.

    Tried to download previous version 18.2 but adobe dont provide any previous download links.

    Its completely unacceptable.

    Utter shame.

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