File Details |
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| File Size | 5.7 MB |
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| License | Freeware |
| Operating System | Windows XP |
| Date Added | December 16, 2005 |
| Total Downloads | 3,011 |
| Publisher | Microsoft Corp. |
| Homepage | Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer |
Publisher's Description
Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer provides the ability to view, organize, and print photos captured in RAW image formats from supported digital cameras.
Latest Reviews
link2009 reviewed v1.0 Build 50 on Jul 3, 2006
First of, yokozuna, I would like to say thank you VERY much for referring FastStone Image Viewer. I've tried Microsoft RAW Image Viewer but it doesn't seem to work without the .NET Framework. I'm giving it quite a low rating due to the large dependencies, but overall, it's a great picture viewer.
Ruffus2000 reviewed v1.0 on Jun 16, 2005
can someone tell me (who give this app 5 points):
Why 48MB?
Why only WinXP?
microFawad reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
coooool
avdven reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
About time MS came out with this. I have a Nikon D70 and a Canon Rebel which I take RAW images with. I admit that I use Picasa for most of my photo organization and such, I often use the MS Picture and Fax viewer to quickly view JPGs, BMPs, etc. since Picasa takes so long to open due to the large amount of pictures I have in the database. Now that MS has released this, I can do the same for my RAW images, which has already come in quite handy since I installed it yesterday morning.
As for the reviewer below who thinks it's bloated, considering how much it integrates into Windows, I don't think the size is unreasonable. Additionally, I'm not sure how many other cameras (besides Canon and Nikon) take RAW images, but I was under the impression that few cameras support the RAW image format, which is why I believe MS stuck to just those camera makes.
EDIT: Zee7, in response to the sizes, from the download site:
Additional Information
The RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer consists of two components: a lightweight "shell extension" for Windows XP that provides high quality thumbnails in Windows Explorer, and a RAW Image Viewer application with an interface similar to the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. (Please see the readme file or the companion whitepaper for complete details.)
The RAW Image Viewer application requires version 1.1 of the Microsoft .NET Framework for operation. For this reason, there are two versions of the software download:
Full version: A complete download package containing the PowerToy software along with version 1.1 of the Microsoft .NET redistributable software. This is approximately 47Mb in size.
Lite version: A "lite" download package containing the PowerToy software only. This package is approximately 6Mb in size.
If you already have version 1.1 of the Microsoft .NET Framework installed on your system, you do not need to download the full version. If you download the lite version and you still need the .NET Framework, you will be prompted to download and install this software. If you choose to install it separately, please see the link in Related Resources, at right.
Pixelsmack reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
Yeah, I was hoping this was just a simple applet that allowed Windows internal thumbnail system to display RAWs. And for Windows basic picture importer/viewer to see them.
It really just needs to be a "system wide aware" type of applet. I like Windows thumbnail view mode, wish it supported RAWS and PSDs.
yokozuna reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
Regretfully, I have to rate it low. The app is bloated and supports only Canon and Nikon RAW files, about which you will be informed after the installation of the program. Much more you can do with e.g. FastStone Image Viewer, which is btw 40 times smaller than the Ms product (and free). Ms RAW Thumbnailer uses the original dll libraries, but is pretty slow, moreover, it supports Windows XP only. After the installation you will see that "The software supports the following image types:
- Canon EOS RAW images (.crw, .cr2, .tif)
- Nikon Electronic Format images (.nef)
- Bitmap images (.bmp)
- JPEG images (.jpg, .jpe, .jpeg)
- Windows Metafile images (.wmf)
- Tagged Image File Format images (.tif, .tiff)
- Graphics Interchange Format images (.gif)
- Portable Network Graphics images (.png)
Supported camera models include the following:
- Canon EOS 1D
- Canon EOS 1Ds
- Canon EOS 1D Mark II
- Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
- Canon EOS D30
- Canon EOS D60
- Canon EOS 10D
- Canon EOS 20D
- Canon EOS Digital Rebel (300D)
- Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
- Canon Powershot G2
- Canon Powershot G3
- Canon Powershot G5
- Canon Powershot G6
- Canon Powershot Pro1
- Canon Powershot s30
- Canon Powershot s50
- Canon Powershot s70
- Nikon D1
- Nikon D1x
- Nikon D2H
- Nikon D2x
- Nikon D70
- Nikon D100
- Nikon Coolpix 8800
- Nikon Coolpix 5700"
The product looks like an early beta version. Much ado about nothing.
PS avdven, many cameras produce RAW files e.g. cameras from Olympus, Konica-Minolta, Epson, Fuji, Leica, Panasonic and some more. The list is here: http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw If you want something free and decent go here: http://www.pixmantec.com...shooter_essentials.html Pixmantec was acquired by Corel which means that the app will be further developed.
link2009 reviewed v1.0 Build 50 on Jul 3, 2006
First of, yokozuna, I would like to say thank you VERY much for referring FastStone Image Viewer. I've tried Microsoft RAW Image Viewer but it doesn't seem to work without the .NET Framework. I'm giving it quite a low rating due to the large dependencies, but overall, it's a great picture viewer.
Ruffus2000 reviewed v1.0 on Jun 16, 2005
can someone tell me (who give this app 5 points):
Why 48MB?
Why only WinXP?
microFawad reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
coooool
avdven reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
About time MS came out with this. I have a Nikon D70 and a Canon Rebel which I take RAW images with. I admit that I use Picasa for most of my photo organization and such, I often use the MS Picture and Fax viewer to quickly view JPGs, BMPs, etc. since Picasa takes so long to open due to the large amount of pictures I have in the database. Now that MS has released this, I can do the same for my RAW images, which has already come in quite handy since I installed it yesterday morning.
As for the reviewer below who thinks it's bloated, considering how much it integrates into Windows, I don't think the size is unreasonable. Additionally, I'm not sure how many other cameras (besides Canon and Nikon) take RAW images, but I was under the impression that few cameras support the RAW image format, which is why I believe MS stuck to just those camera makes.
EDIT: Zee7, in response to the sizes, from the download site:
Additional Information
The RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer consists of two components: a lightweight "shell extension" for Windows XP that provides high quality thumbnails in Windows Explorer, and a RAW Image Viewer application with an interface similar to the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. (Please see the readme file or the companion whitepaper for complete details.)
The RAW Image Viewer application requires version 1.1 of the Microsoft .NET Framework for operation. For this reason, there are two versions of the software download:
Full version: A complete download package containing the PowerToy software along with version 1.1 of the Microsoft .NET redistributable software. This is approximately 47Mb in size.
Lite version: A "lite" download package containing the PowerToy software only. This package is approximately 6Mb in size.
If you already have version 1.1 of the Microsoft .NET Framework installed on your system, you do not need to download the full version. If you download the lite version and you still need the .NET Framework, you will be prompted to download and install this software. If you choose to install it separately, please see the link in Related Resources, at right.
Pixelsmack reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
Yeah, I was hoping this was just a simple applet that allowed Windows internal thumbnail system to display RAWs. And for Windows basic picture importer/viewer to see them.
It really just needs to be a "system wide aware" type of applet. I like Windows thumbnail view mode, wish it supported RAWS and PSDs.
yokozuna reviewed v1.0 on Jun 15, 2005
Regretfully, I have to rate it low. The app is bloated and supports only Canon and Nikon RAW files, about which you will be informed after the installation of the program. Much more you can do with e.g. FastStone Image Viewer, which is btw 40 times smaller than the Ms product (and free). Ms RAW Thumbnailer uses the original dll libraries, but is pretty slow, moreover, it supports Windows XP only. After the installation you will see that "The software supports the following image types:
- Canon EOS RAW images (.crw, .cr2, .tif)
- Nikon Electronic Format images (.nef)
- Bitmap images (.bmp)
- JPEG images (.jpg, .jpe, .jpeg)
- Windows Metafile images (.wmf)
- Tagged Image File Format images (.tif, .tiff)
- Graphics Interchange Format images (.gif)
- Portable Network Graphics images (.png)
Supported camera models include the following:
- Canon EOS 1D
- Canon EOS 1Ds
- Canon EOS 1D Mark II
- Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
- Canon EOS D30
- Canon EOS D60
- Canon EOS 10D
- Canon EOS 20D
- Canon EOS Digital Rebel (300D)
- Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
- Canon Powershot G2
- Canon Powershot G3
- Canon Powershot G5
- Canon Powershot G6
- Canon Powershot Pro1
- Canon Powershot s30
- Canon Powershot s50
- Canon Powershot s70
- Nikon D1
- Nikon D1x
- Nikon D2H
- Nikon D2x
- Nikon D70
- Nikon D100
- Nikon Coolpix 8800
- Nikon Coolpix 5700"
The product looks like an early beta version. Much ado about nothing.
PS avdven, many cameras produce RAW files e.g. cameras from Olympus, Konica-Minolta, Epson, Fuji, Leica, Panasonic and some more. The list is here: http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw If you want something free and decent go here: http://www.pixmantec.com...shooter_essentials.html Pixmantec was acquired by Corel which means that the app will be further developed.