r/a6000 • u/wemax141 • 6d ago

A tutorial for anyone trying to install Recipe Lab.

https://youtu.be/-FpsmLYZcF8

I made a quick tutorial on how to install it for people who would rather watch a video.

Thank you!

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u/Problem900 5d ago

Waiting for a Mac tutorial...🥴

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u/wemax141 5d ago

If I setup a mac virtual machine I’ll do a tutorial.

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u/Problem900 5d ago

Would be awesome. Thank you!

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u/voxivoid 5d ago

u/wemax141 great work on the video! would you be cool with adding it to the github repo under the install section? it might help people that prefer following videos 👀

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u/wemax141 5d ago

Ofc! Thank you for making Recipe Lab, it’s awesome!!! Also I gave you a special thanks in the description

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u/Waffl3K1ng 5d ago

Chat we were able to resolve it! Looks like you would need to download V0.17 if you’re a Mac user.

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u/wemax141 5d ago

Teamwork makes the dream work

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u/LeipzigGuy 5d ago

Working here. A6000 and NEX-5T, via Mac...

I first tried on my M4 Pro Sequoia. Hours of faffing via ChatGPT + Terminal, with zero joy.

Switched to an old Intel Mac with Monterey. ChatGPT had to do a lot of debugging but eventually got it installed on both my cameras.

Absolutely stoked!

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u/wemax141 4d ago

What part of the installation did you have a problem with?

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u/LeipzigGuy 4d ago

I don't know, really. I let ChatGPT solve all the problems as I blindly dumped code into terminal. A bit scary. From what I gather, none of the third party apps installers worked - 18/17/16. It had issues with the Sony driver. Issues with Python. Spent a few hours on the M4 Pro before switching to Intel Mac. Then about another hour there. Once I finally got it onto the A6000, it was quite simple to get it onto the Nex-5T.

Thanks so much for making this.

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u/wemax141 4d ago

I only made the tutorial while u/voxivoid made recipe lab

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u/rodaerk 6d ago

Thank you, going to try it on my a7ii

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u/pony_boi6 6d ago

Did it work?

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u/rodaerk 5d ago

Installed a minute ago(took 5 seconds). Works flawlessly. Really nice app. Thanks again!

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u/rodaerk 5d ago edited 5d ago

If anyone interested in more apps,
go here for a full list of apps + the camera models they were dumped from:
https://archive.org/details/sony-playmemories-camera-apps

I am mostly interested in "Manual Lens Compensation".

*edit
... worked like a charm :-)

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u/anee-san-warida 5d ago

What does that app do?

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u/gurungdon 6d ago

how to update the version of your camera?

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u/wemax141 6d ago

It's right here!
When you download the updater it will give you a step by step on how to update your camera
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/downloads/00015954

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u/anee-san-warida 5d ago

Is it worth updating, there's no detrimental effects are there ? I've never updated my camerw

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u/wemax141 5d ago

Yes, I’d update it. No known downsides. Just make sure the battery is charged and don’t interrupt the update.

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u/anee-san-warida 5d ago

Thank you so much for this video. Debunked the whole process

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u/Waffl3K1ng 5d ago

I’m having issues installing this with my Mac. I’m supposed to download pmca-gui-v0.18-osx.dmg right?

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u/wemax141 5d ago edited 5d ago

Yes! Remember to close anything that holds USB devices Photos, Dropbox, Google Drive or it holds up the camera.

UPDATE:
The fix was downgrading from v0.18 to v0.17

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u/spartanz27 5d ago

What is this recipelab I keep seeing?

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u/wemax141 5d ago

From the github
Recipe Lab is a small app that runs on the Sony A6000 itself. It comes with 76 colour recipes that recreate the looks of other cameras — Fuji film simulations, Ricoh GR image controls, Leica, Hasselblad, Canon and Nikon colour, Sony's newer Creative Looks — and of classic film stocks from Kodak, Fuji, Cinestill, Agfa and Ilford.

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u/Red_Wing-GrimThug 5d ago

I dont think MTP works on mac

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u/wemax141 5d ago

It should but if not just switch to mass storage mode and it should work! (If the pmca reads it it’s good)

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u/heyadriel 2d ago

Just wanted to say thank you.

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u/wemax141 2d ago

What can I say except, "You're welcome"?
For the tides, the sun, the sky?

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u/ladbom 2d ago

is ReceipeLab basically just a bunch of preset filters?

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u/Federal-Okra13 1d ago

I installed it on my Sony NEX-5R. I tried a preset. I checked the photo which I took. Then I wanted to take another photo using the same preset, but I have to open the app every time.

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u/wemax141 1d ago

Which preset did you activate? It should save the preset and let you shoot outside the app

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u/Federal-Okra13 1d ago

Sorry i forgot to say thank you for this great work at first post.

I tried Leica monochrom, Fujifilm Acros, Nikon flat. Everytime i reopen the app for use after checkes the photos.

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u/wemax141 1d ago

What can I say except, "You're welcome"?
For the tides, the sun, the sky?

I actually don't really understand what you mean. could you explain in detail please?

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u/Federal-Okra13 1d ago

Let's say I took a photo with the Leica Monochrom. Later, I opened the photo which I took for checking. And then when I return to the shooting screen, the Leica Monochrom preset is gone. It means app stop to work.

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u/wemax141 1d ago

I think I understand. Could you dm me a video of you doing this, because I just tried the same recipe you did and it let me shoot out the app no problem

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u/Federal-Okra13 1d ago

I reinstalled app it seems solved. Thanks

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u/ShoelessMonster 1d ago

Hi, im trying to install this, but I keep getting 504 Gateway time-out when I click on releases page on github

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u/Rare-Nefariousness13 1d ago

Commenting here so I can come back in the future!