Very useful RAW codec Pack for Windows
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Posted 24/12/2009 - 20:05
Hi All -
Have just stumbled on this: www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/ Basically it's a free codec pack that will allow Windows XP, Vista and 7 to read RAW files natively; i.e. you will be able to see the thumbnails of your RAW files in Explorer or My Computer etc. Works like a charm on my PC, thought you all may find it useful! John "Before we invent Artificial Intelligence, shouldn't we eliminate natural stupidity?" My Flickr My PPG Entries
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Posted 24/12/2009 - 20:15
As a matter of interest how much does the presence of these CODECS slow down the display of file listings in explorer? Does it have any effect outside of thumbnail display?
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Posted 24/12/2009 - 20:39
Yes it is a great codec & viewer package, I purchased the Pro version of the viewer following this thread a while back.
Great for reviewing your RAW files quickly and deciding which are keepers and which to delete. I too thoroughly recommend it  Edit: Like Stefan I'm also running Windows 7 64bit but on an Intel quadcore Duo with 4Gb of RAM. It's the image that matters  Last Edited by Greytop on 24/12/2009 - 20:53
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Posted 24/12/2009 - 20:40
This was already posted earlier I believe.
I'm only using DNG for raw and it does not slow down my PC, it opens the preview image just as fast as with JPG files. I also at least can still navigate without problems while he is loading the previews. Of course Results may varies per PC. I'm using windows 7 64bit on an AMD atlhon 2x 2.75ghz and 2gb of ram so not spectacular. Stefan K10D DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55 AF-540FGZ
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Posted 24/12/2009 - 20:47
I suppose I should research this a bit as my PC seems to be a little slow sometimes when listing files and I can't understand why. It might be something as stupid as having a floppy disc drive which it tests to see if there is a disc in.
Still XP and Core 2 something or other 4 gig RAM - frankly I no longer care much as they are all so fast. I can remember marvelling at the first PC I saw with a hard disc in it - a huge 5 megabytes of disc space and 128k of RAM (and you could only use 64k of that and it still ran WordStar as fast as modern PCs run Word). Mike --------------------------------------------------- You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
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Posted 07/02/2010 - 23:26
Great! Just hunted for this thread,Glad i found it Phew.Very handy as i can now view my dng files direct in windows explorer,
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Posted 08/02/2010 - 07:10
mikew wrote: It might be something as stupid as having a floppy disc drive which it tests to see if there is a disc in. Mike Mike Should be able to turn off the feature in BIOS that tells the PC there is a floppy drive in the system or not. That way, it will never waste time searching for it, at boot-up or any other point. ife Regards, i-Berg http://www.pbase.com/iberg Last Edited by i-Berg on 08/02/2010 - 07:11
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Posted 08/02/2010 - 16:36
Mike,
Also worth making sure that your motherboard drivers are up to date, it can have a big effect on the speed of file transfers etc. John "Before we invent Artificial Intelligence, shouldn't we eliminate natural stupidity?" My Flickr My PPG Entries
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Posted 08/02/2010 - 23:10
That's a nice addition, it works seamlessly with Windows, at the moment!
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Posted 08/02/2010 - 23:35
Lloydy wrote: at the moment! And still is here so don't worry  Stefan K10D DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55 AF-540FGZ
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Posted 09/02/2010 - 08:16
Am I missing something here? I've always been able to view Pentax PEFs in both XP and Vista with just the bog standard Pentax codec installed.
Ken "... I did what I always do. I tend to like my camera set to 1/125th of a second at f2.8, which is rather a slow shutter speed, and a shallow depth of field. I circled the chair running off about three rolls." Jane Bown on photographing the Queen on her 80th birthday.
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Posted 09/02/2010 - 10:18
quick question about PEF files
i reset my camera settings and and forgot to set the RAWs to record as DNGs, so now I have a load of PEFs, which photoshop won't open can I change them to DNGs at all? I've just installed silkypix but photoshop won't open the PEFs still... any way I can get at them in photoshop?? www.davidlevantis.com www.flickr.com/photos/dml82
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Posted 09/02/2010 - 11:49
Photoshop will open them, if you have the Pentax codec installed. However you can't install it on early versions of PS. Adobe want you to buy the latest version.
Alternatively you could convert them to tiffs or jpegs in the Pentax supplied software. If you have trouble finding the Pentax codec PM me with your email address and I'll send it to you. Ken "... I did what I always do. I tend to like my camera set to 1/125th of a second at f2.8, which is rather a slow shutter speed, and a shallow depth of field. I circled the chair running off about three rolls." Jane Bown on photographing the Queen on her 80th birthday. Last Edited by gartmore on 09/02/2010 - 11:50
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Posted 09/02/2010 - 12:40
gartmore wrote: Am I missing something here? I've always been able to view Pentax PEFs in both XP and Vista with just the bog standard Pentax codec installed. I'm not sure that is the case with a 64bit operating system Ken (at least in my experience). It's the image that matters
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Posted 09/02/2010 - 13:07
dml82 wrote: can I change them to DNGs at all? I've just installed silkypix but photoshop won't open the PEFs still... any way I can get at them in photoshop?? As Ken stated, the later versions of PS should open them, however if you are having difficulty Adobe provide a free DNG convertor program at: link John "Before we invent Artificial Intelligence, shouldn't we eliminate natural stupidity?" My Flickr My PPG Entries |
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