Creative-Writer Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I currently own Affinity Photo 1.10.6 but I’m having trouble converting CR3 files from a Canon EOS R6 MK2. Strangely, I can open CR3 files shot on a Canon R6, but not CR3 files shot on a Canon R6 MK2. What’s that about? Maybe Affinity Photo 2 will open them, but I don’t want to spend money on that if version 2 won’t work with converting these files either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, Creative-Writer said: Maybe Affinity Photo 2 will open them, but I don’t want to spend money on that if version 2 won’t work with converting these files either. You could try the 30-day free trial, and then you'd know. However, the first FAQ below tells what is supported in V1, and the second tells what is currently supported in V2. V2 will get further updates and support more cameras in the future, but V1 probably won't. V1: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/73699-faq-list-of-supported-raw-cameras-110x-for-desktop-lens-correction-list/ V2: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/167741-list-of-supported-raw-formats-cameras-for-lens-correction-list-in-affinity-20x/ The V2 list doesn't yet show the MK2 as supported by Serif, but if you're on a Mac you might find it supported by Apple if you configure Photo to use the Apple RAW engine. I haven't checked. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 To me APh V1 opens a sample RAW … though with an unexpected result. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creative-Writer Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 yes, thomaso, I had that strange magenta result with a lop-sided border too and it's impossible to grade from there as no matter what you do the images looks awful after trying to move sliders to get it into the ballpark so no good at all. Dare I say it, but I have Capture One Pro 20, which does open CR3 files from Canon R6, but not CR3 files from Canon R6 MK2 - odd, and those greedy buggers probably want £299 for the latest version just for the support of a camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, Creative-Writer said: Dare I say it, but I have Capture One Pro 20, which does open CR3 files from Canon R6, but not CR3 files from Canon R6 MK2 - odd, and those greedy buggers probably want £299 for the latest version just for the support of a camera. Doesn't Canon provide a free program to its customers that will handle their files? Most manufacturers do, and they often support more features of the cameras than other vendors. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Digital Photo Professional (DPP) - (DPP is included with the setup software for your Canon camera.) https://www.canon.de/support/consumer_products/software/digital-photo-professional.html?language=de&os=windows 10 (64-bit)&productid=tcm:83-2232841#disclaimer And for iOS aka iPad OS ... https://www.usa.canon.com/mobile-apps/digital-photo-professional-express walt.farrell 1 Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, walt.farrell said: Doesn't Canon provide a free program to its customers that will handle their files? Yes they do. In my opinion it is slow to use but it does deal with over-exposed highlights better than Affinity Photo does. 99% of the time that I use it it simply as a viewer. walt.farrell 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creative-Writer Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Thanks buys. Old Bruce, agreed. Just downloaded Canon Digital Professional Photo and I have a high end Mac and it is slooooow, welcome to the world of treacle. I only used it to do a basic RAW conversion and saved out as a TIFF and did work in Capture One Pro 20 and then exported as TIF again and finished in Affinity Photo and exported from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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