SONY A1 firmware update requires Lightroom Update
Jun 21, 2022 00:13:33 #
hjkarten
Loc: San Diego, California
New firmware 1.3 was released last week for the SONY A1. I tried to find information on the benefits and drawbacks of the new software. Unfortunately, it didn't include the hoped for "Pro-Capture" for saving the frames immediately prior to the moment you actually press the shutter button, or evidence of fixing the bug associated with the SONY RMT-P1BT remote controller. Nontheless, I immediately downloaded and updated the new version of the firmware. One of the claimed benefits is new Lossless RAW compressed file formats (Small, Medium and Large versions).
A major bottleneck presented itself as soon as I tried to download and open the new Lossless RAW Compressed file. I was unable to open files taken the next morning when using Ligthroom Classic. Being increasingly slow witted, it took a while for me to recognize the temporal relationship of the new firmware and this problem. Then this morning I noted that Adobe sent me a message indicating that Lightroom, Photoshop and a few other programs had posted new versions of their software for their programs. It listed changes in the Masking routines, the new Lossless RAW compression, but no mention of the new SONY A1 file format.
I tried to install the new updates to LightRoom Classic version 14, but the Adobe Loader wouldn't allow me to install the new version of LightRoom Classic. The installer repeatedly gave me error messages telling me to close the open program of LightRoom Classic, even though I found no evidence in the Task Manager that it was open. Problem was that the hidden chambers of Microsoft did not inform me that my error was that my memory card (CF Express A) was in the card reader and thought that LightRoom Classic was open. Once I removed the memory card from the card reader, the Updater installed the newest version of the program.
When I then installed the memory card, program automatically opened and it was able to read all the variety of new RAW Lossless Compressed files.
Problem solved, though I wasted the better part of an hour discovering the source of my error.
Hope this saves some of you the aggravation of nonspecific error messages.
Harvey
A major bottleneck presented itself as soon as I tried to download and open the new Lossless RAW Compressed file. I was unable to open files taken the next morning when using Ligthroom Classic. Being increasingly slow witted, it took a while for me to recognize the temporal relationship of the new firmware and this problem. Then this morning I noted that Adobe sent me a message indicating that Lightroom, Photoshop and a few other programs had posted new versions of their software for their programs. It listed changes in the Masking routines, the new Lossless RAW compression, but no mention of the new SONY A1 file format.
I tried to install the new updates to LightRoom Classic version 14, but the Adobe Loader wouldn't allow me to install the new version of LightRoom Classic. The installer repeatedly gave me error messages telling me to close the open program of LightRoom Classic, even though I found no evidence in the Task Manager that it was open. Problem was that the hidden chambers of Microsoft did not inform me that my error was that my memory card (CF Express A) was in the card reader and thought that LightRoom Classic was open. Once I removed the memory card from the card reader, the Updater installed the newest version of the program.
When I then installed the memory card, program automatically opened and it was able to read all the variety of new RAW Lossless Compressed files.
Problem solved, though I wasted the better part of an hour discovering the source of my error.
Hope this saves some of you the aggravation of nonspecific error messages.
Harvey
Jun 21, 2022 11:40:57 #
Jun 22, 2022 10:42:00 #
Thank you for that info. I just looked at the Sony A1 upgrade this am and was an update today. Question for you however. Do you know whether Adobe Camera Raw also needs an update.
Jun 22, 2022 11:47:53 #
PS, I am not finding anything on the internet about requirements to update the Adobe software in conjunction with the A1 1.3 update.
Jun 24, 2022 00:39:48 #
hjkarten
Loc: San Diego, California
Nalu wrote:
PS, I am not finding anything on the internet about requirements to update the Adobe software in conjunction with the A1 1.3 update.
SONY firmware 1.3 modified the Lossless RAW Compressed format. Only if you shoot with one of the newer S,M,L formats will you have trouble with Lightroom Classic when you try to read the newer format. If you shoot with JPEG or simple RAW you should have no problem. If you are unable to read the new format, then you will have to download the very latest version of LightRoom Classic (?Version 11.4?). When I clicked on the Adobe Update tab, it updated Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, as well as the RAW viewer. But I don't know if the Adobe RAW viewer update is essential for the SONY A1 firmware 1.3?
Good Luck and have fun.
Harvey
Jun 24, 2022 09:14:47 #
hjkarten wrote:
SONY firmware 1.3 modified the Lossless RAW Compre... (show quote)
Appreciate the feedback. Thx. I went ahead and updated all the Adobe programs I use. It was time anyway.
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