Surfing the net this morning, I found this information on The Online Photographer (TOP).
A new free utility called Instant JPEG from RAW (IJFR) has just been released. It is not an application; it is a utility that attaches itself to the Windows or Mac operating systems. It also does not process or develop RAW files; it extracts the JPEG that's already in all your RAW files.
What are the benefits? No more shooting "RAW + JPEG" with most cameras. No more waiting for your converter to create JPEGs from large directories of RAW files. No more reason to shoot JPEG at all. The JPEG is there in the RAW file anyway, so when you shoot RAW you already have both. When you have the RAW file, it becomes easier to manipulate with Post processing.
More info:
Thanks for reading, and go ahead and shoot RAW files.Regards,
Yvon Bourque
UPDATE: Anyone tried this new Instant JPEG from RAW (IJFR) ? If so, share your results with all of us in the comment section. Thanks.
5 comments:
'...go ahead and shoot RAW files' - what for? To convert them to .jpg through IJFR?
This great utility is advertised as a non-application and the only recommended use is for quick .jpg previews. By no means it is intended to be a RAW converter. The beauty of shooting RAW is a photographer's COMPLETE control over a photo which is in contrast with leaving everything on (even if very useful and clever) utility. 'If you don't intend to work with RAW files properly, don't shoot RAW at all' would be my suggestion...
Peter Azor,
You are absolutely correct, but look at this on the point-of-view of people that shoot RAW + JPEG within the camera, usung more space on the memoty card. Also those are usually the people that are still afraid of shooting RAW. That new software, free for the download, presents a bridge for JPEG shooters to make the transition safely. I personnally only shoot RAW, but I too was a little skeptic before jumping to RAW files only.
Thanks for your comments
Yvon,
I totally like the idea of IJFR even though I won't be able to use it since there is no version for Linux OS (sadly). The reason I posted my comment was that I felt many people may get the impression 'This is a new RAW converter' from what you wrote. People who know what the advantages of shooting RAW are will understand the purpose of IJFR. Btw I would like to see comparisons of in-camera jpgs vs IJFR jpgs from RAW from various cameras. Might be very interesting comparison...
Yvon,
Oui, je suis allé visité ce site et je me rends compte que ce logiciel est "encastré" comme fichier .dll dans le registre Windows.
Alors, as-tu une idée de ce que cela peut faire lorsque tu ouvres un fichier RAW à partir de CS3 ?
Je serais prêt à l'essayer, mais il faudrait une âme charitable pour nous donner des résultats; je ne suis pas prêt à corrompre mon ordinateur, surtout dans le "Register" si cela peut devenir une possibilité.
J'aimerais bien avoir plus de renseignements, c'est à dire, que quelqu'un audacieux qui en a fait l'essai en l'utilisant avec Windows et CS3 et/ou Pentax PhotoLab (que j'utilise la plupart du temps au lieu de Camera Raw).
Si tu pouvais me montrer ce que ca occasionne, alors peut-être que plusieurs d'entre-nous aimerions l'installer.
Toi, en as-tu fait l'essai?
Ce serait quand même une bonne chose d'en donner tes impressions avant de l'annoncer ici, non?
Cheers!!
Jacques Pelletier
I haven't tried this program, but I thought the original description missed one point -- although you can extract JPG from the RAW, it surely is more compressed than a full-quality JPG saved by the camera. If you're like me and always shoot RAW+JPG but then process the JPG unless the image need the flexibility you get out of RAW, then this probably isn't a good idea. Very interest blog, BTW -- just found you from OK1000.
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