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OM_Photographer
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February 22, 2025
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I need help from Mac Users

  • February 22, 2025
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I shoot raw images on my OM Systems camera and I use a card reader to import the images into my Macbook Pro's Photos application. I have Lightroom Classic release 14.2 and Camera Raw 17.2. I am flummoxed and frustrated because I cannot find a way to import a raw image from Photos into Lightroom. When I choose Import Photos and Videos in the File dropdown menu, nowhere is Photos listed in the Source box which lists absolutely everything on my Desktop.

 

If I drag a photo labeled as RAW from Photos onto my Macbook Pro's Desktop, it turns into a .jpeg file. How do I get a photo from Photos into Lightroom as a .DNG file?

 

Please explain this the way you would explain it to a 5-year old since I know some things but there are many more things I don't know!

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jeffrey.b
Participant
February 23, 2025

Did you try to import as DNG?

Did you try copying images to your HD in a folder, such as Date, and then just ask LR to sync the folder? 

I have found some issues with 14.2 , didn't show metadata, masks are named but don't work, GPS points are wrong.

Some are fixed by exit and restart. I called HELP and they recommended turning off GPU in preferences for MACs.

Good luck!

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davidminehart
Inspiring
February 23, 2025

I keep having bugs since LrC 14. After 14.1, I'm not upgrading until these basic bug reports fall off.

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davidminehart
Inspiring
February 22, 2025

Unlike Lightroom, that imports only a pointer to your original file into its database, Photos imports the whole shebang into an enormous datase. If you lack the original files, you'll need to do File>Export from Photos. You can do multiple files in an export. You can either choose the format of the original file as Photos saw it, or pick from a short list of standards. Assuming you want original format, you then are given options about which folder to export to, and any changes in filenaming. For camera raw files, you can export the XMP files to accompany them, with standard data. If using DNG files, they have the XMP data already embedded. Once you have these exported, you'd them import to Lightroom.

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