Program to view RAW pics (ORF)

[ssra30]

So I play a bit with my new Oly C5050. Just wonder though if there is a good efficient program that will let me view Olympus Raw Format. Camedia Master 4.1 will but it takes a while to view a picture. My computer is not the fastest but still pretty good with plenty of RAM (512 mb). I know the file is > 7mb but in comparison to a JPEG 2.5mb file, it takes significantly longer to open a file. Photoshop with RAW plugin will load faster but I can't view thumbnail first before selecting a picture so it is not very convienient for screening pictures either.

Any suggestion?

 

[Scubaroo]

Try www.irfanview.com - never opened a RAW file in it, but it handles them. My favorite image tool, and it's free.

 

[khel]

Here you go

BreezeBrowser - very fast and convinient

http://www.breezesys.com/

khel

 

[ssra30]

Thanks both for the links. I tried irfanview and it is pretty good. However it does not let me preview thumpnail of each pic quickly.
I still have to go in an open each picture individually. However, since it is free, I can't complain
Unless I am doing something wrong, I don't think that BreezeBrowser support Olympus Raw Format. I just installed it and it does not recognize any ORF file. I think it only supports RAW file from Canon, Fuji and Nikon.

 

[Bob3]

irfanview should throw up a thumbnail if you mess with it a little bit.

 

[ssra30]

Thanks, just figure out how to see the thumbnail. Unfortunately it takes quite awhile to load all the thumbnail though.

 

[Scubaroo]

You get what you pay for

Overall not bad for freeware.

 

[ssra30]

I know I should not complain about a freeware
Oh well, I also found a shareware program call Imatch Image that also will show orf file and is significantly faster than camedia at loading pictures. The only complain is that it will not show thumbnail and picture on the same page so I can't just scroll and screen all the pictures quickly. Oh well, will keep looking...