Need Some Advise on 1st Photo Review

[Guerry Dalrymple]

Thanks to the help I got here I am shoot RAW all the time now and like it a lot, BUT.

I can't seem to figure out how to review my photos on the computer when I down load them from my cards. With jpeg I used to use the viewer that came with my Digital Rebel for the first run through. I could check for focus, content and everything to determin whether to keep a photo or not. I could blow them up to check for detail and decide if it was a potential PS canadate. Since shooting RAW I can't find a way to do this easily so I am still shooting jpeg and RAW.

What do you use to do the review of your shots?

Thanks

[EOSMark]

I'm pretty sure some of the Canon software like Zoombrowser or DPP will allow you to do that. I'm not 100% certain anymore as I haven't used the Canon software in ages. I used PS Elements for a long time, which allows you to preview raw files before processing, but now I use Lightroom. If you shoot raw, it's fantastic.

[bdogggut34]

Just open up DPP, you will be able to see them then and thats what i use for my basic adjustments. If you just open a folder or try to use Microsoft viewer, you can't see them.

[ebondanes]

Zoombrowser will also work for viewing raw files. For my workflow, I bring up Zoombrowser first and quickly go thru my raw files to kick out the absolute bad ones -- OOF, missed focus point, stupid angle, etc. It's easier and quicker in ZB to just scroll thru the raw files. It opens up a nice sized viewing box and I can delete the file right in the viewing box if it's going to be a goner. I then do some of my PP in DPP and final PP in CS2.