Fast Raw Viewer
Johnj167
Registered since 01st Oct 2014
Thu 23-Feb-17 01:15 PM
Does anyone have experience with this software? I've just started paying attention to it and even though it is cheap enough is it worth the extra step in the workflow?
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#1. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 0
Bob Chadwick Nikonian since 12th Jan 2006Thu 23-Feb-17 01:54 PMI played with it some but ended up going with Photo Mechanic due to the increased functionality. It operates pretty much as advertised. This is a review that pointed me in their direction. FastRawViewer -
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Ferguson Nikonian since 19th Aug 2004Thu 23-Feb-17 02:14 PM | edited Thu 23-Feb-17 02:16 PM by FergusonLike Bob, I tried it, it was indeed a fast raw viewer, but decided on photo mechanic.
There's a fundamental difference (unless FRV has changed) -- Photomechanic shows ONLY the embedded preview, and FRV shows ONLY the raw image.
That means FRV is slower. It's 'fast' for what it does, but it is not fast, not like photo mechanic.
But it means you get to see the real, high resolution, not-jpg-compressed image, which PM won't show.
I was purely after speed. I cull 99% of the shots with Photo Mechanic, accepting a few I want to look at further, then cull a tiny bit more in lightroom after it's rendered.
Also, I can't remember the details, but as a culling tool I found it awkward. Something about how you had to build your collection of shots to accept and process further, but it's been too long to recall.
Linwood
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#5. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 2
DaveP142 Nikonian since 19th Jul 2016Wed 01-Mar-17 04:28 AM>There's a fundamental difference (unless FRV has changed) --
>Photomechanic shows ONLY the embedded preview, and FRV shows
>ONLY the raw image.
I hadn't realised that this sort of difference occurred. Would you happen to know what you are seeing if you use the native Windows 10 picture viewer?
I'm not particularly fond of it, but sometimes it's kind of hard to avoid!
The W7 viewer was desperately slow even after I installed the codec so I assume that was actually showing the RAW image. On the basis of what I have seen of it so far I would not be surprised to discover that W10 uses the "cheap" option.Visit my Nikonians gallery.
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#6. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 5
Ferguson Nikonian since 19th Aug 2004Wed 01-Mar-17 09:19 AM>>There's a fundamental difference (unless FRV has changed)--
>>Photomechanic shows ONLY the embedded preview, and FRV
>shows
>>ONLY the raw image.
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>I hadn't realised that this sort of difference occurred. Would
>you happen to know what you are seeing if you use the native
>Windows 10 picture viewer?
>I'm not particularly fond of it, but sometimes it's kind of
>hard to avoid!
>The W7 viewer was desperately slow even after I installed the
>codec so I assume that was actually showing the RAW image. On
>the basis of what I have seen of it so far I would not be
>surprised to discover that W10 uses the "cheap"
>option.
I am not sure. I tried to tell by comparing PM, LR and Photos, and I THINK it showed raw (due to less sharpening, I have picture controls set to max), but I am not sure.
I found this discussion: https://www.petri.com/windows-10-tip-working-raw-image-files
That's old enough it probably predates the anniversary update, and actually I could not find two separate apps on mine (Photos and Photo Viewer).
Maybe someone else knows for sure.
Linwood
PS. One possible way to tell, which I don't have time for right now, is set up the camera with some really wacky picture controls, which will impact the jpg but not the raw. Or at least shouldn't change the way you see the raw except... if they are using nikon's codec, does it read the picture controls?
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#7. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 6
walkerr Registered since 05th May 2002Wed 01-Mar-17 11:08 AMIt uses its own raw conversion capability to analyze and display the raw histogram and image. It ignores the Picture Control settings, which is what you want it to do. It's a very different animal than PM.Rick Walker
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#8. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 7
DaveP142 Nikonian since 19th Jul 2016Wed 01-Mar-17 06:11 PMThank you. I don't use it for much more than a quick peek inside a folder but it's good to know just what is being shown.
Thanks for the link. That article, which I would never have found for myself, was useful background for me.Visit my Nikonians gallery.
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#3. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 0
JosephK
Nikonian since 17th Apr 2006
Thu 23-Feb-17 06:55 PM
At a quick glance, it looks like FRV will get the job done, but I have never used it.
Just to add another data point, I have been a long-time user of ACDSee as by default image viewer. It is what I use for all my image triage and sorting prior to importing the remaining images into Lightroom due to it being faster than Lightroom.
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D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II, 50mm f/1.4 D,
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Just to add another data point, I have been a long-time user of ACDSee as by default image viewer. It is what I use for all my image triage and sorting prior to importing the remaining images into Lightroom due to it being faster than Lightroom.
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Joseph K
Seattle, WA, USA
D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II, 50mm f/1.4 D,
24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, TC20e3, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX
#4. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 0
walkerr
Registered since 05th May 2002
Thu 23-Feb-17 07:36 PM
It depends on how you use it. I don't use it as a general browser tool. I use it solely to check images for overexposure and quickly check which image in a bracketed sequence might be best to use. It works well for that, and at $19.95, I'm fine with the price point. I wouldn't use it as a replacement for Bridge or Photo Mechanic.
Rick Walker
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#9. "RE: Fast Raw Viewer" | In response to Reply # 4
Montereyman Registered since 18th Feb 2013Sun 05-Mar-17 05:15 PMFor my first pass culling I use Nikon's View NX-i software most of the time. I also use DXO Optics Pro when I want lens corrections applied.
I like that View NX will map GPS locations on files to Google Maps and I like that it can show all the camera's settings for a shot including the AF sensor used for a shot.Visit my Nikonians gallery
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