Tr48 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I read in another thread that Serif had resolved the issue of Z8 raw files not being recognised in Affinity Photo - by issuing 2.4 beta. I installed this beta but it gave an error message that this file type is not supported. Confusing! Mac OS Sonoma 14.3, M1 chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 If you're using the beta, and commenting on beta functions, you need to post in the Beta section of the forums. Also, for an issue related to a specific Beta function, you should post in the topic for that function. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 A moderator may move this for you, or you could repost in https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/197799-additional-raw-format-support/ and then hide this topic. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Staff Chris B Posted February 5 Staff Share Posted February 5 Hey @Tr48 can you share one of the raw samples, please? I did quite a bit of raw testing for this update and the Z8 raw samples I tried all worked fine. Can you also tell me if you're using Serif Labs or Apple Core from the Develop Assistant? Quote How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr48 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 issue resolved by me switching camera to raw uncompressed. 37 minutes ago, Chris B said: Hey @Tr48 can you share one of the raw samples, please? I did quite a bit of raw testing for this update and the Z8 raw samples I tried all worked fine. Can you also tell me if you're using Serif Labs or Apple Core from the Develop Assistant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Chris B Posted February 5 Staff Share Posted February 5 Ah, that makes sense! During testing, we did notice that some raw files with compression were not opening. Would it be possible to send one of the raws over anyway? We ought to be investigating this and ensure that even raw files with compression are opening. Quote How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr48 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Ok... _DSC1760.NEF Chris B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Chris B Posted February 5 Staff Share Posted February 5 Thanks! I'll ask the developers to investigate why we do not support the compression Quote How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr48 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Thank you That raw was High Efficiency* compressed in Z8's menu. Chris B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Affinity Info Bot Posted February 5 Staff Share Posted February 5 An issue raised in this thread ("Nikon Z8 with compression fails to open") has now been reported to the developers by the testing team (Ref: AF-1950). Thank you very much for reporting this issue to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Chris B said: Thanks! I'll ask the developers to investigate why we do not support the compression I've already often mentioned in similar Z8/Z9/(Zf) related threads here in the forum, that Nikon uses a dedicated third party (TicoRAW) compression SDK therefor. - See related ... TicoRAW (from intoPIX) TicoRAW SDK Nikon SDK So in order to support high efficiency compressed NEFs from Nikon Z8/Z9/(Zf) cams, one has to either use the TicoRAW SDK for uncompressing these RAWs, or to decripple their RAW compression algorithm in some way without that SDK. Chris B 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...
Staff Chris B Posted February 5 Staff Share Posted February 5 Thanks. I was not aware Nikon used a third-party SDK. I checked a few other apps to see how they handled it and had success with each of them so I do feel like we need to investigate improving this. Quote How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 minutes ago, Chris B said: I checked a few other apps to see how they handled it and had success with each of them so I do feel like we need to investigate improving this. I know that some of the big guys in the RAW converter tools field do in the meantime support to deal with Nikon high efficiency compressed NEFs. Thus I assume these (re)use the above mentioned TicoRAW SDK or instead Nikon's own SDK therefor. Chris B 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...
walt.farrell Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 3 hours ago, Chris B said: I'll ask the developers to investigate why we do not support the compression As far as I know, LibRaw doesn't support it. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr48 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, Chris B said: Hey @Tr48 can you share one of the raw samples, please? I did quite a bit of raw testing for this update and the Z8 raw samples I tried all worked fine. Can you also tell me if you're using Serif Labs or Apple Core from the Develop Assistant? Default Serif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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