• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Do you shoot RAW?

Ryan McGinnis

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I came across this yesterday -- I'd never heard of it before. It's possible that I've been living under a rock and that all the other RAW shooters out there found this some time ago.

Microsoft has released a Powertools utility that allows you to view RAW files in the file explorer the same way that you would view JPEGs... thumbnails and all. This has really simplified my life, as I now no longer have to fire up the Adobe Bridge to get a quick thumbnail overview of the files -- they're right there in the Windows file browser.

You can download the utility here:

Microsoft RAW Viewing Utility
 
That's a pretty nifty utility. I downloaded it last spring (I think), and it makes viewing RAW images considerably easier.
 
Wow, I've been living some big rock. Thanks for sharing.


Edit: Best to use IE not Firefox to download. Also, I'm only get the thumbnail previews, no full or medium sized previews.
 
Wow, I've been living some big rock. Thanks for sharing.
Edit: Best to use IE not Firefox to download. Also, I'm only get the thumbnail previews, no full or medium sized previews.
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I think that the RAW files will open up in a "Windows Fax & Picture Viewer" type program if, after installing this, you allow it to be the default opener of that file type. Then, by double-clicking the thumbnail, you get a larger (up to 100%) view of the image.
 
I came across this yesterday -- I'd never heard of it before. It's possible that I've been living under a rock and that all the other RAW shooters out there found this some time ago.

Microsoft has released a Powertools utility that allows you to view RAW files in the file explorer the same way that you would view JPEGs... thumbnails and all. This has really simplified my life, as I now no longer have to fire up the Adobe Bridge to get a quick thumbnail overview of the files -- they're right there in the Windows file browser.

You can download the utility here:

Microsoft RAW Viewing Utility
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Oh, very convenient. Nice when you just want to find something without having to fire up the Canon software. Thanks for posting this.
 
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