Nickji Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 When I want to open raw files Windows Explorer cannot display the image, just showing an icon for it. Is there a built in image browser in Affinity Photo that will show the images? If not it means that I have to use something like ZoomBrowser to identify the file I want to open, which is a pain. I'm on Windows 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 What type of RAW file is it, what camera is it from? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltieuk Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Looks like the problem could be with your raw file, Windows Explorer has no problem displaying Nikon nef raw files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickji Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 They're .cr2 files created by a Canon D600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted August 11, 2018 Staff Share Posted August 11, 2018 Hi Nickji, Welcome to the forums If you download the following codec file for windows then you'll be able to view your RAW files in Windows Explorer! https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=26829 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnobelix Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Not all RAW files are showing in Windows. I have had very good experiences with FastStone. Click here. There are still some alternatives eg irfanview. Cheers Quote Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3447) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickji Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 I've just doena search and come across a Microsioft codec pack that hopefully will solve the problem: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829. I'll try it and post here. Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickji Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 25 minutes ago, Dan C said: Hi Nickji, Welcome to the forums If you download the following codec file for windows then you'll be able to view your RAW files in Windows Explorer! https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=26829 Our messages must have crossed! I just did that and it's all working now. The link you posted is a better one than the default one I posted, at least if you want UK English it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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