Fastrawviewer For Mac
FastRawViewer is a useful tool for viewing and processing RAW images.
The program claims to support 'almost every single existing RAW format', 'including native out-of-camera DNG files as well as the files converted to DNG'. We didn't test that, but it had no problem at all with our Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Panasonic RAWs.
It's super-fast, too, rendering even our largest test images in a fraction of a second. Not bad, especially as FastRawViewer also displays the file name, resolution, key EXIF metadata, the actual RAW histogram, and more.
Crucially, the developer claims FastRawViewer is 'the only WYSIWYG RAW viewer that allows to see RAW exactly as a converter will 'see' it', giving you the most accurate look at the image.
RAW Power® has the best Finder, Photos and iCloud integration of any non-Apple photo app, plus advanced RAW editing, ratings and more. RAW Power is three tools in one: 1) A fast, non-destructive image editor app. No need to import - RAW Power can quickly browse any folder on your disk. FastRawViewer opens RAW files extremely quickly and renders them on-the-fly, instead of just displaying embedded JPEGs. It allows a photographer to see the RAW exactly as a converter will 'see' it, without any delays or waiting time, guaranteeing the possibility to sort and cull RAW images lightning fast and based on the quality of the RAW itself, not JPEG previews. FastRawViewer allows to see RAW exactly as a RAW converter will 'see' it, and to estimate what RAW converter will be able to squeeze from it. Windows and Mac OS X platforms Reading RAW files from. FastRawViewer is the first and the only dedicated tool specifically designed and developed for extremely fast display, visual and technical analysis, basic corrections, sorting and setting aside or directly transferring for further processing of RAW images. Full FastRawViewer functionality is provided for all Canon cameras listed below. Both Mac OS X (10.6+) and Windows (7-10.
There are tools to highlight under and overexposed areas of the image, and manually correct any issues. Exposure changes can be recorded in XMP files, ready for use by Adobe Bridge/ Camera Raw/ Lightroom.
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You also get features to highlight focus peaking (the sharpest areas of an image), check noise levels, adjust white balance, boost shadows, apply tone curves, assign an XMP rating or label.
Once you've finished, you can move the picture to defined 'accepted' or 'rejected' folders, pass it to other programs for further processing, or just click 'Next' to check the next image.
Version 1.10.3 changes include:
- Faster thumbnail reading, especially on slow media/WiFi
- Run program/Pass image in main menu/context menus has been reworked
- (Windows only) New Preferences setting: Interface - Set the main menubar colors to match the main window.
- New setting: Folders panel - gear menu - Show horizontal scrollbar
- (Windows only) A warning is issued if 'pass image to external program' requires privilege escalation.
Verdict:
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FastRawViewer's wide format support makes it a very useful RAW viewer for everyone. Experts can also use its more advanced evaluation tools to quickly sort through a stack of RAW shots and choose the ones they need.