FastRawViewer 2.0.9 Beta
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This is a rolling update with new camera/new raw format support, bugfixes, and some features added.
Camera/RAW format support
- Nikon HE/HE* compression support (for Nikon Z8, Z9, Zf cameras)
- OM System 14-bit files (OM-1 Mark II HighRes/PixelShift shots)
Improvements/bug fixes
- HEIC files: support for file orientation via irot MP4 metadata.
New hidden settings scripts added: HEICOrientationPreferEXIF and HEICOrientationPreferMP4:
if both EXIF/Orientation and MP4/irot tags are present, which one is preferred.
Default: EXIF/Orientation tag - Multi-Window mode: added Menu items and assignable shortcuts for 'Clear Secondary Window N'
- Added the ability to adjust the number of lines in XMP Title field in XMP Metadata Panel
- Sorting by XMP Label
- Two new options in Preferences - File handling:
- Remember subfolders in last used copy/move lists - turns on the recording of the names of subfolders used in copy/move to subfolder operation to the list of folders in copy file to/move file to (if turned on: Ctrl-M will copy current file(s) to the last subfolder used via Alt-M).
- Remember subfolders in visited folder list - turns on the recording of the names of subfolders used in copy/move to subfolder operation to the list of visited folders accessible via Menu – File – Open folder.
- New option in Preferences - Image processing: Apply DNG OpcodeList2/3 tags
- No processing: do not process Opcodes 2/3
- JPEG/JPEG-XL compressed: process Opcodes mentioned only for files compressed via JPEG/JPEG-XL compression methods (default value)
- All DNG files: process these Opcodes for all DNG files with such tags present.
- New option in Preferences - Image processing: Display DNG Enhanced images: if set, Enhanced (high resolution/improved) frame will be
displayed for DNG files with such sub-image. If not set: source RAW will be displayed.
DNGShowEnhancedImage/DNGShowStandardImage hidden settings scripts are removed. - Minor bug fixed: focus peaking layer opacity change did not take effect immediately.
- Bug fixed: Menu - MultiWindow menu items were not enabled if file in secondary window was opened via drag-n-drop from Filmstrip.
Download Links
- PC/Windows 7-11/64bit: FastRawViewer-2.0.9.2016-x64-Setup.exe
Windows 7/8/8.1: if you're using Windows 7-8-8.1 and do not update it via Windows Update, you may need to install Windows KB2999226 update - macOS 10.13-14.x: FastRawViewer-2.0.9.2016.dmg
Comments
David Feindel (not verified)
Sun, 04/21/2024 - 08:08
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First impression of 2.0.9 Beta
Running both 2.0.7 and 2.0.9 simultaneously and occasionally flipping back and forth. Computer is a MBP with an M1Pro chip running MacOS 14.4.1 (current). All image processing is done through Lightroom Classic, with Topaz AI invoked for noise reduction and sharpening (both on current versions). Camera is a Nikon Z8, with v2 firmware (current).
The beta correctly displayed the ~20 NEF files I already have in the HE and HE* formats. (I went back to regular NEF files once I found out FRV didn't support those file types; I'll go shoot some more HE/HE* files today to give me a bigger sample size.). The histogram labels and curve shapes look like I expected them to look, although I have no way of actually verifying that. Both 2.0.7 and 2.0.9 histogram curves have lots of peaks and valleys and extend well past the 0-255 range as they ought to. No obvious difference between the two versions on regular NEF files.
A couple of observations that MIGHT be bugs...
1. Under "Help", "What's New in this release", both versions only show the release notes from the prior release, not the release itself (2.0.7 shows 2.0.6 as most recent; 2.0.9 shows 2.0.7). Both versions show the correct version number under "Fast Raw Viewer","About...".
2. Sort & Filter. FRV shows a lower number of files with numerical ratings than my Lightroom Classic shows for every file folder I examined. Also shows fewer files with color flags. I haven't yet been able to discern a pattern to why this is. All of my ratings and flags have been assigned in Lightroom Classic. Very few, if any, were written to separate xmp files. I need to look into this further.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to try out this beta. It allows me to use Nikon's HE and HE* formats now.
lexa
Sun, 04/21/2024 - 12:46
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1. Yes, we forgot to update
1. Yes, we forgot to update What's new, will fix it in the next beta.
2. Lighroom stores ratings/labels in the internal database (catalog), this data is not visible in XMP sidecars until exported. To export this data to be visible in FastRawViewer please do metadata export as described in documentation: https://updates.fastrawviewer.com/data/FastRawViewer2-Manual-ENG.pdf#pag... (and next page)
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Alex Tutubalin/FastRawViewer team
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