Upon Updating MacBook Pro to Sequoia 15.4 ... Nikon NEF images are no longer shown in Preview (single view)

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I have experienced the exact same issues as most and Nick B. In addition my DXO DNG files behave similarly.
And as also noted, pressing the space bar for a quick preview is not working either for all these same files.
Hopefully Nikon will fix this as it does get in my way.
 
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jbk2forum said:
I have experienced the exact same issues as most and Nick B. In addition my DXO DNG files behave similarly.
And as also noted, pressing the space bar for a quick preview is not working either for all these same files.
Hopefully Nikon will fix this as it does get in my way.
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Believe it an Apple MacOS issue not Nikon.
 
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I know this isn't the answer most people will want to hear, but there is a system extension available in the Apple App Store that takes care of this. It’s called Camera RawX and it costs about $9.95 CAD (I think!).
I don't have any connection with Camera RawX other than as a user. I did purchase and install it, then all of my raw file preview issues went away, so for me it was worth the small investment. I just didn't want to wait while Apple and Nikon sorted this out, especially knowing that could take some time.
 
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I just saw this and ran a test. I have updated to Safari 15.4.1. Opening with Preview works fine -- my NEF files are all lossless compressed. However, quicklook brings up an empty frame that never gets filled but if I grab the corner of the frame and resize it by a pixel or more, the contents appear. That definitely looks like a bug.
Is there a way to convert a Hi Efficiency raw file to the lossless compressed format so that you give up the extra disk space only to those images that get post processed?
 
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PBH427 said:
I know this isn't the answer most people will want to hear, but there is a system extension available in the Apple App Store that takes care of this. It’s called Camera RawX and it costs about $9.95 CAD (I think!).
I don't have any connection with Camera RawX other than as a user. I did purchase and install it, then all of my raw file preview issues went away, so for me it was worth the small investment. I just didn't want to wait while Apple and Nikon sorted this out, especially knowing that could take some time.
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Glad you brought this to my attention! Just bought, installed and it does show my Nikon NEF files in preview as it used to be. Same here, I didn't want to wait, bc it did slow down my workflow. Thanks!
 
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I'm a little confused. I just read the specs and they specifically say that OS non supported RAW files will not open with Preview.
It seems to me that the ability to view a file in Finder is not the same as opening in Preview.
Whether highlighting the file and view in the sidebar or pressing the spacebar and viewing--is not Preview.
And this is what I am looking for that was removed with he OS upgrade.
While I do think Apple will provide a future fix..I do not think that they will add Nikon's HE*.
Therefore I am going to buy this for US $7.99. Family shareable with 6 devices.
Thanks for the great find.
 
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Helo48 said:
Hi
this is not the solution to the problem
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No one has suggested that it does. While I could wait for Apple to fix the problem; I do not think that even when done, the HE* files will be supported. And, more specifically, this temporary fix does not allow the files to opened with OS Preview. I only use this to assist my workflow when I have files in Finder.
 
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FYI to the group. Sequoia update 15.5 now allows Nikon's Raw lossless to preview in finder and open in Preview as before. However, it does not recognize HE*. So while I was sure that this bug would be fixed, I am more than happy to have d/l Camera RawX to allow Finder 'Preview' of my HE* files. I have switched over to HE* since I can now easily incorporate in my workflow.
 
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jbk2forum said:
FYI to the group. Sequoia update 15.5 now allows Nikon's Raw lossless to preview in finder and open in Preview as before. However, it does not recognize HE*. So while I was sure that this bug would be fixed, I am more than happy to have d/l Camera RawX to allow Finder 'Preview' of my HE* files. I have switched over to HE* since I can now easily incorporate in my workflow.
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True but what is still broken even though stated support is Thumbnails for Z6iii.
 
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Hooligans Imagery said:
True but what is still broken even though stated support is Thumbnails for Z6iii.
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I see that the Z6iii should have the same support at this time for Sequoia 15.5 as the Z8+++. But for Lossless only. You may need to do a reinstall of Sequoia to fix the problem. You can do this without affecting your current setup.

Digital camera RAW formats supported by iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and visionOS 2 - Apple Support

These operating systems include system-level support for RAW images taken by many third-party cameras.
support.apple.com support.apple.com
 
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