Canon D30 Mac users

Colin Herd40552 · Oct 17, 2001

I've just had a reply from canon about my request for a Mac SDK. This is what they have say:

Dear Colin,

Unfortunately at the moment there is not sufficient demand for a Mac version
of the SDK (since the programme was launched only about 4% of all developers
have requested Mac support).

The same applies for Linux and other non-Windows operating systems. Because
we provide the SDK and support for free, it isn't possible to develop the
SDK to support multiple platforms.

This situation is reviewed regularly and so we collate all requests received
and send them to Canon Inc (tokyo) regularly to ensure that they are aware
of the situation in Europe.

Kind regards,
Alison Mitchell

So if you want decent software for the Mac I suggest that you all e-mail Canon and tell them how much you would like them to change thier minds. With any luck if enough of us keep badgering them they should release something, if only to get some peace.

For those of you in europe email: [email protected]

I'm not sure about the US address if anyone knows what it should be please post it below.

Now stop reading this and get typing!
Colin

henri56123 · Oct 17, 2001

Colin; I don't have a D30 but a Minolta D7 but I'm curious: what is SDK and what does it do for you ? The D7 has a conversion program after which you can use photoshop - it that what you mean ?
henri

Colin Herd said:
I've just had a reply from canon about my request for a Mac SDK.
This is what they have say:

Dear Colin,

Unfortunately at the moment there is not sufficient demand for a
Mac version
of the SDK (since the programme was launched only about 4% of all
developers
have requested Mac support).

The same applies for Linux and other non-Windows operating systems.
Because
we provide the SDK and support for free, it isn't possible to
develop the
SDK to support multiple platforms.

This situation is reviewed regularly and so we collate all requests
received
and send them to Canon Inc (tokyo) regularly to ensure that they
are aware
of the situation in Europe.

Kind regards,
Alison Mitchell

So if you want decent software for the Mac I suggest that you all
e-mail Canon and tell them how much you would like them to change
thier minds. With any luck if enough of us keep badgering them they
should release something, if only to get some peace.

For those of you in europe email: [email protected]
I'm not sure about the US address if anyone knows what it should be
please post it below.

Now stop reading this and get typing!
Colin

john cornicello · Oct 17, 2001

Henri,

SDK is a Software Developers Kit. It is a set of tools and documentation that allows other developers to write programs that interact with the Canon (or whoever's SDK you are working with) programs and file structures.

JC

henri said:
Colin; I don't have a D30 but a Minolta D7 but I'm curious: what is
SDK and what does it do for you ? The D7 has a conversion program
after which you can use photoshop - it that what you mean ?
henri

deano52797 · Oct 22, 2001

Hi;

I am just about to buy an ibook and a d30. Are you saying that I will not be able to use the camera's software on my mac?

Colin Herd said:
I've just had a reply from canon about my request for a Mac SDK.
This is what they have say:

Dear Colin,

Unfortunately at the moment there is not sufficient demand for a
Mac version
of the SDK (since the programme was launched only about 4% of all
developers
have requested Mac support).

The same applies for Linux and other non-Windows operating systems.
Because
we provide the SDK and support for free, it isn't possible to
develop the
SDK to support multiple platforms.

This situation is reviewed regularly and so we collate all requests
received
and send them to Canon Inc (tokyo) regularly to ensure that they
are aware
of the situation in Europe.

Kind regards,
Alison Mitchell

So if you want decent software for the Mac I suggest that you all
e-mail Canon and tell them how much you would like them to change
thier minds. With any luck if enough of us keep badgering them they
should release something, if only to get some peace.

For those of you in europe email: [email protected]
I'm not sure about the US address if anyone knows what it should be
please post it below.

Now stop reading this and get typing!
Colin

John W. · Oct 22, 2001

Hi Deano,

No problem using the Canon software for the D30, its just not very good and there are very limited 3rd party options because Canon haven't released a SDK....!!

Personally I use the D30 plug-in and convert RAW directly into Photoshop. It is better than the Canon ImageBrowser software but what us Mac users really need is a Mac version of Breezebrowser....a great PC program. Perhaps when Canon release the SDK for the 1D then we will get some decent programs for the D30 as well...can only hope.
Enjoy your D30 and ibook

)
John W.

Ken A · Oct 22, 2001

John W. said:
Hi Deano,
No problem using the Canon software for the D30, its just not very
good and there are very limited 3rd party options because Canon
haven't released a SDK....!!
Personally I use the D30 plug-in and convert RAW directly into
Photoshop. It is better than the Canon ImageBrowser software but
what us Mac users really need is a Mac version of
Breezebrowser....a great PC program. Perhaps when Canon release
the SDK for the 1D then we will get some decent programs for the
D30 as well...can only hope.
Enjoy your D30 and ibook )
John W.

John,

Could you please tell me what plug-in your refering to. I'm getting ready to jump ship to Mac and I use the D30 and this could make my jump more like a step.
Thanks, Ken A

John W. · Oct 23, 2001

Hello Ken,

The latest Canon PS Plug-in is available for download here :- http://www.usa.canon.com/support/files/psshared.html#macintosh
Works well for me.
John W.

deano52797 · Oct 28, 2001

John;

What is the plug-in for?
I thought you could just open the files with photoshop like the d1

When I rent the d1 I transfer the images from the cf card to the mac and it just shows up on the desktop like another hard drive. Then I simply open the jpg files in photoshop.

Deano

John W. said:
Hi Deano,
No problem using the Canon software for the D30, its just not very
good and there are very limited 3rd party options because Canon
haven't released a SDK....!!
Personally I use the D30 plug-in and convert RAW directly into
Photoshop. It is better than the Canon ImageBrowser software but
what us Mac users really need is a Mac version of
Breezebrowser....a great PC program. Perhaps when Canon release
the SDK for the 1D then we will get some decent programs for the
D30 as well...can only hope.
Enjoy your D30 and ibook )
John W.

John W. · Oct 28, 2001

Deano,

The plug-in is for converting RAW images directly into Photoshop as a TIFF or JPG. RAW images are directly from the camera's CMOS without any in-camera processing, which can then be applied in PS. If you shoot as JPG then you can directly read into PS or other image program. BTW the D1 also has its own form of RAW format and a similar plug-in is required for conversion.
John W.

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