extracting JPEGs

[IIIMik3]

OK, so i just shot a WHOLE bunch of pics in raw, so i was wondering what's the fastest/easiest way to extract the smaller JPEG file that's embedded? I'm using the canon software that came with my 10D. Anyhelp that could save me even a few minutes would be great, because we're talking like 4-500 pictures. Thanks in advance.

Mike

[larsesp]

Hi,

Use the FileViewer Utility that came on the Canon CD. Select all pictures, right click and select extract JPEG. (The RAW-files must be copied to harddrive first, they cannot be extracted from CF-card)..

Good Luck!

Lars

[kiwimichael]

Exactly what I did, only to find that the EXIF info was not transferred :(
To preserve the EXIF info you need to CONVERT AND SAVE IN for each image, however you can make your adjustments before saving the image.

I just received my 10D last weekend. I was not sure of how I wanted to process the images so I shot RAW + Large JPEG. I agree, Canon could do a lot to imprve the usability of the File Viewer. Some batch ability would help (e.g. apply the same selected adjustments for selected files and then save as). Also it would be nice to have the option of making more than one adjustment before the image is recalcluated and redisplayed.

Michael

[cecilc]

Some batch ability would help (e.g. apply the same selected adjustments for selected files and then save as).

You can do that - I do it all the time.....

Just select all the images in thumbnail preview that you want to apply the changes to, and all the images that you've selected will reflect that change.

I don't think the "Save and Convert" function can be included in that, though, if that's what you were talking about. But it does have an ability to batch one adjustment at a time. Actually, about the only thing I change on my RAW conversions anyway is white balance and exposure ......

I hope I didn't misunderstand what you were saying .....

[kiwimichael]

Hi Cecil,

You're right - it was exactly what I was looking for. (I do feel a little sily for not having tried this). It's a lot faster that applying the changes one by one to each image.
The convert and save function does work for selected thumbnails.

[PhotosGuy]

(I do feel a little sily for not having tried this). It's a lot faster that applying the changes one by one to each image.

Me too! I found it by accident last week. Guess I should have RTFM again.

I posted a sorting utility last week that might help to cut down the # of files you have to work with. It's here:
Pixort -Free utility to sort jpeg and Canon RAW files.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=31372

[theoldmoose]

Yeah, the killer is that the JPEGs that are embedded in the RAWs are only useful for a quick extract if you don't need to make any changes to the shot. Of course, that can be a big win, if you nail the WB, exposure, etc. when you snap it, so it may be worthwhile to keep storing Large/Fine JPEGs with your RAWs for just such occasions. You have to pay more attention to camera WB, etc., though, and you can't be as cavalier when you are just shooting RAW, if you want to benefit.

Otherwise, you are stuck with waiting through the conversion times to create JPEGs from the RAWs with whatever changes you've selected.

I found the FVU interface to be too slow and clumsy for running through a bunch of RAW shots. CaptureOne has a much better workflow for dealing with hundreds of photos. I can sort through a bunch of RAWs, make adjustments for white balance, exposure, etc. on them individually or in groups, and develop them to JPEGs/TIFFs in the background, and work on an additional batch of images, without having to wait for the processing to finish.