Hasselblad and PM

[jose]

In each new version of PM I test to see if the *.FFF files of Hasselblad works with PM.
Today I have been surprised when in a forum dedicated to Haselblad I read this:

I just rechecked on my system at work where i have PhotoMechanic installed  (version 4.4.3.3)

I have no noticeable problem with PM seeing fff files from a  H3D-31 nor are there problems with fff files from an H3D-39.

I am able to alter,edit,and add metadata from within PhotoMechanic and verified that it does carry through to the processed tiff
when open in CS3.

I have the H3D-39, and with PM 4.5.3.2 beta 6 in Mac OS X 10.5.4 the FFF files are not recognized. I have some problem?
Thanks and saludos,
Jose.

[Kirk Baker]

Jose,

In each new version of PM I test to see if the *.FFF files of Hasselblad works with PM.
Today I have been surprised when in a forum dedicated to Haselblad I read this:

I just rechecked on my system at work where i have PhotoMechanic installed  (version 4.4.3.3)

I have no noticeable problem with PM seeing fff files from a  H3D-31 nor are there problems with fff files from an H3D-39.

I am able to alter,edit,and add metadata from within PhotoMechanic and verified that it does carry through to the processed tiff
when open in CS3.

I have the H3D-39, and with PM 4.5.3.2 beta 6 in Mac OS X 10.5.4 the FFF files are not recognized. I have some problem?

I am surprised that the poster on the Hasselblad forum said that PM 4.4.3.3 works fine since we have never added Hasselblad support to any version of Photo Mechanic.

-Kirk

[jose]

Thanks Kirk,

I am going to see if this guy gives more details.

Un saludo,
Jose.

[mtomalty]

Kirk

I'm the guy !!

As mentioned,I seem to have had no significant issues with PM 4.4.3.3 recognizing Hasselblad .fff files
I've attached a screenshot for your info that shows a folder of .fff files open in PM but indicate that only
date and time exif is recorded

I don't use any Hasselblad backs regularly so this topic is only of curiosity to me but is of importance to others who  might be
looking for a more streamlined way to caption and keyword

Best,
Mark Tomalty

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[Kirk Baker]

Mark,

Kirk

I'm the guy !!

As mentioned,I seem to have had no significant issues with PM 4.4.3.3 recognizing Hasselblad .fff files
I've attached a screenshot for your info that shows a folder of .fff files open in PM but indicate that only
date and time exif is recorded

I don't use any Hasselblad backs regularly so this topic is only of curiosity to me but is of importance to others who  might be
looking for a more streamlined way to caption and keyword

Can you upload some of those images to our server so I can check them out?

Please send me a personal message for upload instructions.

Thanks,

-Kirk

[Kirk Baker]

Thanks for the samples.  I have looked into them and it appears that the best preview data that they contain is less than half a megapixel.  Is there a way to get the Phocus software to embed a larger preview when it creates the .FFF file?

-Kirk

[mtomalty]

Kirk

I think you're going to have to recruit a Hasselblad back owner to move forward with this.
As I don't own a back,I have no need to have Phocus installed so can't help you with the options available
with that software.

Mark

[jose]

Is there a way to get the Phocus software to embed a larger preview when it creates the .FFF file?

Uploaded a new file with a large preview, and details.

Saludos,
Jose.