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G11 and Photo Mechanic
Ron Erdrich, Photographer
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Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 2:00 AM on 07.02.10 |
->> My wife got me a G11 for my birthday last week and while I dig it, I can't seem to get Photo Mechanic to recognize it. I'm on a Mac G5 running OSX 10.5 with the latest version of PM. It doesn't even show up as a drive on the computer, though LightRoom sees it fine.
I installed the disc that came with it and that browser works fine, though it's no PM. Any suggestions out there?
Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, I searched but didn't see anything.
-Ron- |
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Kevin Novak, Photographer, Assistant
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Bel Air (Baltimore) | MD | USA | Posted: 8:56 AM on 07.02.10 |
->> Ron,
You might try posting at the Camera Bits forums. They are really responsive there.
http://forums.camerabits.com/
I did a quick search on "G11" over there and did not come up with anything. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 8:57 AM on 07.02.10 |
| ->> is she shooting in raw? I think PM has trouble with raw Canon files...at least I thought I heard a guy in the office griping about that the other day..... |
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Steve Ueckert, Photographer
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Houston | TX | | Posted: 9:09 AM on 07.02.10 |
->> Second to what Chuck said, it sounds like you are shooting RAW files with the G11.
Try running a folder of files through Adobe DNG Convertor. |
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Chris Large, Photographer
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Okotoks | AB | Canada | Posted: 9:30 AM on 07.02.10 |
| ->> I've shot RAW in my G11 with no problems at all in PM but I'm shooting RAW + jpeg so maybe that's making a difference. |
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Greg Foster, Photographer
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Atlanta | GA | | Posted: 9:37 AM on 07.02.10 |
| ->> The few times I have had questions about Photo Mechanic I have just called them on the phone. Maybe I have just been lucky, but they always answer, no automated receptionist, no request to leave a voice mail, and they do their best to answer my question. They are some of the most helpful people I have ever dealt with in this business, and I'd bet they could help you with your question. 503-547-2888. |
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Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Jackson | WY | USA | Posted: 10:00 AM on 07.02.10 |
->> Hey, Ron... Are you on a Mac or a PC? On my mac, I have the same problem, in that when I connect the camera directly to the computer it doesn't show up as a drive (though I can import the photos through ImageCapture just fine). I do, however, have success when I take the card out of the camera and use a card reader. It shows up as a drive on my desktop and I can ingest through PM. You might give that a try.
-Brad |
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Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Jackson | WY | USA | Posted: 10:01 AM on 07.02.10 |
| ->> Ah, sorry... just saw you're running a G5. Might try using a card reader. -B |
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George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 11:10 AM on 07.02.10 |
->> Sounds like you are hooking the camera up directly so use a card reader. It's a bit better for the camera anyway to not use it as a reader.
With Macs most cameras do not mount as a drive, but are recognized by programs such as Image Capture or iPhoto.
I think it's a way to keep people who don't know better from not properly unmounting the drive when unhooking the camera.
PM has no trouble handling Canon RAW files. I shoot RAW only on my G9 and have never had a problem using a card reader. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 9:27 PM on 07.02.10 |
| ->> I'm a 'tard. or turd, whatever, disregard my statement. |
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Chris Large, Photographer
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Okotoks | AB | Canada | Posted: 11:51 PM on 07.03.10 |
| ->> Ron...any success? |
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Ron Erdrich, Photographer
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Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 10:11 PM on 07.06.10 |
| ->> Thanks for your advice, everyone. Looks like I'll have to buy a card reader if I want to use PM. |
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Neil Turner, Photographer
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Bournemouth | UK | United Kingdom | Posted: 3:09 AM on 07.08.10 |
| ->> Just to say that I have a G11, shoot RAW + Jpeg, use a card reader on my desktop machine and the built in SD slot on my Macbook Pro and Photo Mechanic works perfectly. I would like to know if anyone makes a Firewire 800 SD card reader so that I have that option... |
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