potok Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I used to shot all my pictures in large size, but now switched to raw.The problem is i like to keep them all in my powerbook, and i dontknow do i need to import both types of files recorded, CRW and THM oronly one. Does anyone know is there simple software like ACDSee forOSX that will let me preview whole directory of images withoutimporting them into iPhoto, and making one more copy on my HD. CanPhotoshop CS prewiev cards from CF directly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 The simplest, and cheapest, solution are the ones that came with your camera: EOS Viewer Utility and Digital Photo Professional. Either one allows you to view thumbnails from the CF card or your harddrive. Of course you may click on any thumbnail for larger viewing and/ or processing to TIFF or JPEG. CRW is the main image file. I believe the THM are merely for camera LCD display. In any event, you may toss the THM files if you drag 'n drop to your HD. Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_carlson Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 If I recall the THM also contains your EIXF details as I had deleted all of those from my Drebel when I had it and lost that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_eppstein Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I think the EXIF data is somewhere in the CRW but it's easier to extract from the THM, and having the thumb around makes Canon's software run a little faster. The THM is just a very low resolution JPEG file. It's small, so there's no harm keeping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Actually I tossed my THM files and the EIXF data is still fully intact. Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonglass Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 <<Does anyone know is there simple software like ACDSee for OSX that will let me preview whole directory of images without importing them into iPhoto, and making one more copy on my HD.>> There is Graphic Converter by Thorsten Lemke <http://www.lemkesoft.com/>. It's something like $30, but it has folder browsing capability, as well as importing from cameras and basic image-editing capabilities. It's worth every penny of its price. I highly recommend it. Photoshop also has a file browsing utility, as does, I believe, Photoshop Elements. As others have mentioned, Canon's own software has the ability to browse folders, but I find it a bit slow. Graphic Converter is the fastest app I've found. It can also handle CRW files, but I prefer other options for converting. If you want something a bit more professionally oriented, there's FileView Media and FileView Media Pro. They are more cataloging applications, but they don't import images into a database like iPhoto, but leave your files where you put them, including on CD or DVDs. The non-pro version is something like $50, but the pro version is, I think, $150. However, if you deal with CRW files a lot, the non-pro version doesn't do them, while the pro version does. -Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Yeah, Graphic Converter is a gem of a program. I love the slide show feature and browser. It can convert RAW files but lacks parameter controls--the main reason to use RAW--so you'd need to use DPP, EVU, PSCS, etc. if you're shooting RAW. Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potok Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 strange, seems like the Graphic Converter came preinstaled on my PowerBook G4, hmm interesting i didnt even know that. it rotates JPGs automaticaly but not raw pictures, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike sisk Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Photo Mechanic from <a href="http://www.camerabits.com/">Camera Bits</a> is perhaps the best software to do this sort of thing on the Mac. <p>It's primarily designed for Photojournalists and supports RAW formats from most (perhaps all) DSLRs. I has all sorts of nifty features like automatically importing and renaming files and putting them in various locations (like sorted by date). It also has extensive captioning. Supports DNG, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_paul_samson Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I was searching for a similar application a year or so back. At the time iPhoto didn't even support RAW files, which made finding a good viewer even more important. A second criteria was that I didn't wish to spend much money. The one I picked was QPict (http://www.qpict.net/). Note that QPict acts solely as a viewer but doesn't supply any sophisticated image conversion facilities. It supports Canon RAW files (CRW) and thumbnails (THM). I use it in conjunction with my Canon Digital Rebel. You can drag a directory into the application, and it will generate thumbnails of the photos within onscreen for perusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potok Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 can you check that link again, the one you gave us doesnt work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_paul_samson Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 The link to QPict is: http://www.qpict.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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