Viewing RAW photos on external drive...

[lilfloydster]

How do I view my RAW photos on my external drive? Do I install Photoshop on my external?

[Digidave]

No, that would not be necessary. Anything you use to view them on your internal HD, can be used to view them on a external HD that is attached via USB port or any other method.

[lilfloydster]

So what could I do? I only see a RAW file not a photo. So when I want to edit a raw photo I cant tell what photo I am editing until I transfer it over to photoshop. Is there a viewer I can install on external drive?

[Digidave]

What operating system(Windows XP, Windows 7, etc...) are you using? Can you view your thumbnails of RAW files on your internal HD? What camera do the RAW files come from?

[lilfloydster]

I am using win xp. I cant view raw files on my internal. I can only view them in photoshop as far as I know. When I click thumbnails I can only view jpegs ( as that is the format I save with after editing). I am shooting with a canon 40d

[outamyway]

Do you mean you can't view thumbnails of RAW files in windows, but you can open the file in PS and view the photo?

[lilfloydster]

Yes. I only see a file for a raw photo when i click thumbnail. I can only see the actual photo when I open it in photoshop. Is that normal? Or is there a way I can set up windows to view RAW thumbnail images?

[BCampbell]

Windows Powertoys. Scroll down to RAW image thumbnailer. There are some other apps there that might be helpful too.

[lynnmm1961]

I had the same problem and downloaded a program called ViewNX. I googled my camera make/model and RAW viewing to find the appropriate program/version. You'll probably find info on the Adobe site as well.

[Digidave]

You can download the Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer & Viewer & then thumbnails will show up as images & when you click on them they will open with an interface similar to Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. You can get it here.


Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer & Viewer