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Canon T7i cr2 files and Win 10

Started Mar 11, 2018 | Discussions thread
Wayne Larmon Forum Pro • Posts: 10,698
CR3 too.

seri_art wrote:

guinness2 wrote:

What is the reason for opening the RAW file inside the Windows? Can you handle them any way in there? My approach is to work on it in the Lightroom or similar, including making selection and export them to jpg. I know it doesn’ t answer your question, just a hint for the workflow. i could use Irfanview or similar I have installed but I didn’t need it, yet. Tell me...

I don't "open" T7i CR2 files in Windows File Explorer, but I do like to be able to see the image there (as a large thumbnail).

I don't use Lightroom.  I use Photoshop.  I shoot 100% raw and I want to see the image as a thumbnail in Windows Explorer.  When I want to edit an image I can open it in ACR directly from Windows Explorer.

FastPictureViewer Codec Pack works for .CR2 but not for .CR3, so I am reduced to shooting raw+jpeg to have image thumbnails (the JPEG) I can see in Windows (then I open the .CR3 file that has no image thumbnail.)

I alternately use BreezeBrowser Pro to navigate folders of images.  BB doesn't support .CR3 either.

I know that many people use Lightroom but it doesn't work for me.  I have too many images (like scans that need a lot of cloning and content aware filling) that don't work with Lightroom.

I've heard that FastStone now supports .CR3.  I haven't tried that yet with .CR3.

Wayne

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