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Title: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: leaf on July 26, 2011, 15:43

On a site, I am beginning to like more and more (Petapixel (http://www.petapixel.com/2011/07/26/microsoft-finally-adds-raw-support-to-windows-explorer/)) I just read that Windows has added support for RAW files.  ...

It's about time!

How-to: View Raw Files on Windows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjDXnLDQEjQ#ws)

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: leaf on July 26, 2011, 15:45

here's the codec
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26829 (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26829)

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: Snufkin on July 26, 2011, 15:46

Good news, thanks for posting.

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: click_click on July 26, 2011, 15:55

Cool, thanks.

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: reckless on July 26, 2011, 16:11

Wow! Thanx Leaf. Finally I have thumbnails in my Lightroom folders without opening the program to see what they are.

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: Gannet77 on July 27, 2011, 03:33

Curses.  Doesn't work on Windows XP...

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: Anyka on July 27, 2011, 05:55

Great!  Thanks Leaf!

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: Ed on July 27, 2011, 07:02

Leaf, I have Windows 7-64 bit.  I bought this software a few months ago and it works terrific....

http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/ (http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/)

Not only does it have the codec built in, but it's a great way to quickly cull images in that you can zoom it at 100% with just the click of a mouse.  You can also enter keywords through the software into the EXIF (I think the shortcut is 'Ctrl-W')

edited to add - I just noticed they mention iStock inspectors use the software...that wasn't there when I bought it a few months back.  Interesting.


Gannet77 - the codec for Windows XP has been out for at least 6 years.  Have a look here => http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8802 (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8802)

The windows XP version does not work in Windows 7

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: donding on July 27, 2011, 22:39

Wow I wonder how well it works...gonna download it now, but I noticed it doesn't support Nikon D7000.

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: donding on July 27, 2011, 22:45

So you can't open up files that are on another hard drive?? I have all my photos on my second hard drive and I don't see where you can go to open these. Anyone know if this is possible?

Title: Re: Windows adds RAW support (finally!)
Post by: Gannet77 on July 28, 2011, 08:05

Quote from: Ed on July 27, 2011, 07:02

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Gannet77 - the codec for Windows XP has been out for at least 6 years.  Have a look here => [url]http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8802[/url] ([url]http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8802[/url])

The windows XP version does not work in Windows 7

Thanks for trying, but that version doesn't support Olympus raw format... which is what I have.