Raw windows vewier

[Primevci]

IS there a porgram to look at raw in your windows foler like u would a jpg or gif ?

[kufel]

ACDSee

[tim]

ACDSee 5.x can view RAW files from the 300D, but it's not very good at it. You can't zoom, for example. The newer versions are probably better, but I prefer the older version of it generally.

[picture-this]

Dirty deeds DONE DAM CHEAP! (Sorry)

[blackviolet]

there's always dpmagic... (http://www.dpmagic.com/products.html)

[PhotosGuy]

I think Pixort will do it too. Or do you want it to work from within the windoze folder?

[TheSonofDarwin]

there's always dpmagic... (http://www.dpmagic.com/products.html)

That's what I use, no problems. There isn't an instant preview, takes a few seconds to make a preview for them, but it works nicely.

[cmM]

I use IrfanView. It's free and it's fast. Works great.

[bigadg]

ok then how do you do it with irfanview

stu

[Jesper]

Just download it (http://www.irfanview.com). By default, IrfanView shows the embedded JPEG preview images in the RAW files, but it can also decode and show you the real RAW image. See the IrfanView website for instructions.

[BoySpot]

Did I miss the point of the question or are you looking for the download that allows the thumbnails of RAW files to show up in Windows Explorer?

[KevC]

Did I miss the point of the question or are you looking for the download that allows the thumbnails of RAW files to show up in Windows Explorer?
I wanna know this ;)

[3oh6]

as blackviolet stated dpmagic (http://www.dpmagic.com/products.html) does allow thumbnail viewing in win explorer, full screen preview, info viewer, plus a few other features, and works really well in doing so. it supports all raw files known to man i think including crw /cr2 /tiff etc...for $10 its worth it if you shoot raw IMO.

if you are cheap or just dont want to spend $10 then a quick google search found a .dll you can download for free on XP only that will show thumbs in win explorer. it doesn't work with all cameras, crw files foresure though for those 300d and 10d owners...hey, if you got a 1dmkII then you got the $10 to fork over ;) the link is here, and make sure to scroll down to near the bottom for the newest version...
http://www.robgalbraith.com/ubbthreads/printthread.php?Cat=&Board=UBB8&main=177562&type=thread
and it is pretty quick too...i think the guy is working on a .dll that will allow windows viewer to view the crw in full screen and such like jpgs and the like.

HTH for those still in the dark.

[Jesper]

Sorry, I didn't read your question thourougly enough...

Here's a simple solution that lets you view the thumbnail (.THM) files that come with the RAW files as icons in Windows Explorer. Copy and paste the following lines of text into a text editor (Notepad, for example) and save it in a file with the extension .REG:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.thm]
@="jpegfile"
"PerceivedType"="image"
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"
Then double-click the .REG file. Windows will ask you if you want to add the information to the registry, click "Yes". Windows will now treat .THM files as JPEG files (which they essentially are) and show them as images in Windows Explorer. Note that you can't view them full size, only as small icons.