There are many bugs in Catalina , one being the fact that RAW images that previously could be edited in Photos. This is no longer the case , at least until a fix is released . Any workarounds ?
iMac 27", macOS 10.15
However is still the Luminar 3 unable to save edited images under Catalina , but this is not related to Apple rather Skylum who I understand is working on the problem.
I can currently not use any of the Skylum apps on Catalina, only with clumsy work-arounds.
To edit a. photo in Luminar 3 I have to open it in the full editor from the "Image > Edit with > Others" menu item. Once Luminar opens and I have finished editing the Photo, I have to use "File > Share > Open in Photos".
This will save an edited version in Photos and I have to deal with versions of the same image.
I hope the new Luminar 4, to be released on November 11, will fix this problem.
However is still the Luminar 3 unable to save edited images under Catalina , but this is not related to Apple rather Skylum who I understand is working on the problem.
I can currently not use any of the Skylum apps on Catalina, only with clumsy work-arounds.
To edit a. photo in Luminar 3 I have to open it in the full editor from the "Image > Edit with > Others" menu item. Once Luminar opens and I have finished editing the Photo, I have to use "File > Share > Open in Photos".
This will save an edited version in Photos and I have to deal with versions of the same image.
I hope the new Luminar 4, to be released on November 11, will fix this problem.
Hello, maxrobert.
Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
From what I understand is that you're no longer able to edit RAW photos since updating to macOS Catalina. I'd like to help. What happens when you try to edit a RAW photo, do you get any errors?
I'd double check the camera compatibility: Digital camera RAW formats supported by iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina
Then see if you're able to do so in a test user account and safe mode:
How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac
Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac
Keep me updated.
Cheers!
Hello, and thank you for getting back to this question. This was however cleared after I restarted and used the Disk Utility for a quick repair. After that I could edit the raw images without any error messages. However is still the Luminar 3 unable to save edited images under Catalina , but this is not related to Apple rather Skylum who I understand is working on the problem.
Best regards
Hello, maxrobert.
Thank you for getting back to us and for sharing what resolved the issue. Reach back out to Apple Support Communities if you need help with anything else.
Cheers!
Photos application can no longer under Catalina edit RAM images
