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Arnold3691
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August 23, 2022
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raw iphone photos on mac appear as jpeg in lightroom

  • August 23, 2022
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My raw files from my iphone 13  appropriately automatically appear on my mac book pro as raw files in photo library.  When I attempt to download from photo library on my mac to lightroom classic they appear as jpeg files.  How do I download as raw files?

 

Thank you,

 

Correct answer Arnold3691
FIGURED IT OUT!!

IPhone photos on my phone are set to Raw.

Under iphone library

highlight photos you wish to export

go to file/ export

choose tiff, png or jpeg

export to icloud desktop

computer will let you know that it is finished

go to lightroom/ import/ - as always make sure proper images are
highlighted.

I tend to use png, but have used tiff on occasion. Certainly better than
jpeg for quality images.

Most of my images are from my sony, but sometimes I get a quality photo
from my iphone.

Arnold Derman

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TheDigitalDog
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
August 25, 2022

The way I do it (a bit different but also works) is to locate all the raws in the Apple Photo's app then use this option to save to the desktop or folder, then Import. What I get of course is a raw:

 

 

 

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Arnold3691Author
Participant
August 31, 2022

Before the correct response from the digitaldog I responded with the answer which I figured out and is consistent with the recommendation from digitaldog.

 

Thank you!

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CumberLinda
Participating Frequently
August 25, 2022

If you install Lightroom on the phone, Add your raw files (or set up an album for Auto-Add) from the Camera Roll. The raw images will automatically sync to Lightroom Classic as raw images. First choose a receiving folder in LrC Preferences, Lightroom Sync tab. These files in the Adobe cloud will count against your storage quota so you'll want to delete them from Lr Mobile after they've synced to LrC and have been backed up.

 

    DdeGannes
    Community Expert
    DdeGannesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 31, 2022

    I do not have an iPhone but this is what I do on my iPad.

    Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2022

    Check your iPhone Settings - Photos - Transfer to Mac or PC. If you have set this to 'Automatic', then photos and videos will be transfered in 'a compatibe format', which no doubt is JPEG.

     

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    August 23, 2022

    There is no function or capability in Lightroom Classic that will turn a RAW into a JPG. So something else is happening. Perhaps your camera is really set to take only JPGs? Or perhaps your camera is set to take both RAW and JPG, and you are only importing the JPGs?? (I'm not a user of iPhones, but it is my understanding that the new ProRAW format is not supported by Lightroom Classic, if that's what you are doing then that's the reason, and you need to set up your iPhone to take DNG photos and not ProRAW photos)

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    Arnold3691AuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    August 24, 2022
    FIGURED IT OUT!!

    IPhone photos on my phone are set to Raw.

    Under iphone library

    highlight photos you wish to export

    go to file/ export

    choose tiff, png or jpeg

    export to icloud desktop

    computer will let you know that it is finished

    go to lightroom/ import/ - as always make sure proper images are
    highlighted.

    I tend to use png, but have used tiff on occasion. Certainly better than
    jpeg for quality images.

    Most of my images are from my sony, but sometimes I get a quality photo
    from my iphone.

    Arnold Derman
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