Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is a LR setting in preferences, I think, that says don't import jpeg. It's prospective, not retroactive, so you may want to try a "test2" catalogue. Sorry if I missed this, but what ver. of LR are you running? Bob Adler On Sep 7, 2013, at 7:25 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion Bob. I have tried that and the images show as > mono in the import grid. I have come to the conclusion that the jpeg which > acts as a preview embedded in the DNG file is in b&w and I don't know how > to get around that. Capture One reads the files as colour. Aperture won't > read them at all. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 7 Sep 2013, at 15:10, Robert G Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Try opening a new "test" Catalogue. Import the file folder holding those >> files as you normally do. >> If OK then original catalogue has problem. If not then files have >> problem. >> If catalogue problem you can open original catalogue and test it's >> integrity. >> If file problem perhaps you converted jpgs to DNGs? >> That's where I would start anyway... >> Good luck, >> Bob >> >> Bob Adler >> >> On Sep 7, 2013, at 6:54 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: >> >>> Ric >>> >>> Thanks for trying to help. >>> >>> This is additional information I have posted on the Adobe Lightroom >>> Forum: >>> >>> I have tried reseting and it alters nothing on the main panel, but the >>> very strange thing is that the thumbnail at the top of the left panel >>> (in Develop) reverts to colour. Something very strange is going on, and >>> it seems to be a pretty random collection of images affected. >>> >>> All the images (as far as I can tell) are from a Panasonic GH-2 I was >>> using at that time, and in some cases I have 2 copies of the same image >>> on file (e.g. 10221.dng and 10221-2.dng) and in those cases the first is >>> in b&w and the second in colour. >>> >>> The problem is definitely within Lightroom as the images appear in >>> colour in other programs. Very strange. >>> >>> Gerry >>> >>> Gerry Walden >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>> www.gwpics.com >>> >>> On 7 Sep 2013, at 14:11, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: >>> >>>> shots in the dark: >>>> >>>> ? did you try hitting the reset in develop module? >>>> >>>> ? is it setting a profile on import? >>>> >>>> ric >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 7, 2013, at 3:49 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am completely baffled! I have a series of .dng files from a jazz >>>>> concert which show up as colour images in Finder and yet Lightroom 5 >>>>> insists on rendering them as b&w. >>>>> >>>>> My understanding is that a .dng (i.e. raw) file cannot, by its very >>>>> nature, be b&w and yet I have been all through the settings in LR and >>>>> cannot find anything amiss except the red slider in the 'Hue' settings >>>>> is at +96. I have tried reseting it to ) but it does nothing. >>>>> >>>>> Any help would be appreciated, thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Gerry >>>>> >>>>> Gerry Walden >>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>>> www.gwpics.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information