Aperture and RAW files – Help request

[simon p barlow]

I am using Aperture 1.5.4 on a MacPro running OS X 10.4.10 so far so good. Up

until recently I had been able to import RAW files from my hard drives

generated by my 30D into Aperture without any problems.

 

I now find that I can browse images to import and see them but in a square

format. If I import a RAW file, it imports OK, but is only displayed very

briefly in a stretched format and the replaced with a red screen with the text

“ Unsupported Image Format”

 

.jpg or .tiff files are OK.

 

I have imported RAW images from my Canon cameras in the past without any

problems, but I am only use Aperture for a few specific jobs, my main image

engine is PS CS3 or DPP for quick viewing so I am not exactly sure when the

situation might have changed importing into Aperture.

 

I have checked out the Apple web site for the problem and all it eludes to is

not having the right versions of software for the specific RAW files. I have

the versions they recommend installed. All Mac patches are applied.

 

A brief g00gle for the problem also points to having 1.5.4 and 10.4.10

installed to solve the problem.

 

Any one out there having a similar problem, or even better, overcome the

problem!

 

All help gratefully received!

 

Thanks

 

Simon