Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff must be working for Microsoft. :-P Since the symptom of the problem is that the program crashes, it's easy enough to work that way. If it crashes, then you have a problem :-) (Yes I work in software :-) ) On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > You didn't answer the question... > :-p > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 12:55:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 DNGs and Adobe > > Yes the bug is only in LR 2.6 and ACR 5.6. Although M9 users are a very > small group compared to say Canon or Nikon Adobe customers, enough people > reported the problem so that the fix is underway. The Adobe user forums > contain the discussions (You can join free). The problem is known and > acknowledged by Adobe there. Some of their senior people participate in > those forums, which is to their credit as a company. They apologised and > explained and have promised a further fix. > > Using the LR2.6 Release Candidate (the old beta) did work when they > initially made it available again since it did not have the later > alterations to improve M9 rendition. Then they made the LR2.6.1 version > available for M9 users. Non-M9 people should not install it because of the > version mismatch complication. If you are using LR2.5 you should use at > least 5.4 for best compatibility. Don't forget the excellent LR3 beta. > > Ed, the bug is apparently triggered by particular tonal value combinations > (RGB numbers)! which is why you only see it sometimes. The bug was always > there in Camera Raw 5.6 but not reported by users at the same time. I guess > it was because M9 users got the free download of LR and maybe those were > new > Adobe customers? > > Sorry about more acronyms, uncle Rabs, however I hope that they are clear > within the context. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 12 March 2010 01:19, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I noticed this issue when you had me upgrade LR to 2.6.1 Geoff. :-) > > I still use LR Camera Raw, but when going to edit in CS4, I "Let > Lightroom > > Do Rendering". Any problem with this approach? > > Best, > > Bob > > Bob Adler > > Palo Alto, CA > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 5:38:58 AM > > Subject: [Leica] M9 DNGs and Adobe > > > > For anyone interested: > > M9 users found that some DNG files caused crashes in Photoshop CS4 and > > Lightroom 2.6 (a particular RGB number combination). Adobe found a bug > > introduced when late changes were made to the Raw processing engine to > > improve rendition of M9 files. The current fix for LR2.6 users is to > > download and use LR2.6.1. The only change is the elimination of that bug > > and > > it is only relevant for M9 users. The problem does not occur with the LR3 > > beta (which also has significantly better rendition, noise reduction and > > sharpening powers). > > > > I have recently done a complete new clean install on a new sytem (64 bit, > > Yeah!) and am only just catching up. I have found that the bug exists in > > Adobe Camera Raw 5.6 as well, however there is no ACR5.6.1 available > > currently. Adobe has acknowledged the issue with both LR and ACR and > > reports > > that a fix will be available shortly. In the meantime I need to stay out > of > > Adobe Camera Raw with M9 files and as a minor issue, trying to edit a DNG > > in > > Photoshop (from LR) reports the mismatch in versions as well, once you > > install the LR2.6.1 although the cure is not yet here. I don't have the > > LR2.6RC (release candidate) any longer. It did not exhibit the crashing > > behaviour but I don't know if version matching was an issue there. > > > > Personally I am looking forward to the release of LR3 and I hope a cheap > > upgrade. Mant M9 owners tht already own LR are waiting to find out if > they > > will be able to use their entitlement to download LR to receive LR3. We > > shall see. > > Incidentally, the X1 already has a standard profile (usable in both > > applications of course) although the S2 does not. Neither X1 DNG files > nor > > those from the S2 provoke the bug. > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]