Copying RAW from macbook to imac corrupts them?

[teddillard]

You still need to take the third party software out of the loop. The point of source on the first copy from CF card to macbook hard drive to imac HD needs to be straight forward with nothing else getting in the way.

Are the files corrupt when copying (drag and drop) on to the desktop from CF card to the iMac? If so then you've got hardware problems.
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Normally I'd agree with this...  it's always a logical first step, and I always advise anyone to simply drag and drop files rather than using any app do bring them in.  (How hard can it be, really, and it removes one source of exposure from the process).

But, in this case, the escalating nature of the problem, the additional corruption of files, in other apps, from other sources pretty much rules out any issues with the third party "ingesting" software.  

I'd bet my bottom dollar on a hardware issue...  hopefully a simple (cheap) one.

[vassilis]

and the verdict...

so i tried to format and reinstall leopard. a few times. and every time some different bundle  was failing to install (install dvd tried many times). so following teddillard's advice i brought it to an apple partner for service, to find out that a RAM's dimm was broken (dimm was still in warranty). changed it and everything is back to normal.

thank you

vassilis

ps apple didn't have anything to do with it afterall

[teddillard]

and the verdict...

so i tried to format and reinstall leopard. a few times. and every time some different bundle  was failing to install (install dvd tried many times). so following teddillard's advice i brought it to an apple partner for service, to find out that a RAM's dimm was broken (dimm was still in warranty). changed it and everything is back to normal.

thank you

vassilis

ps apple didn't have anything to do with it afterall
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SWEET!  Thanks for the udpate!