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  • Faststone editor/viewer

    I really like Faststone, as it views and does good edits to RAW's.

    They have now released version 7.7, which are OM-1 enabled....

    I did make a donation to them, and they replied with the 7.7 link....:-)
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/133688957@N08/
    Mark Johnson Retired.

  • #2
    I have it on the PC just wish it would work on the Mac
    Edward

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    • griffljg
      griffljg commented
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      digiKam works fine on Macs….. and on Linux too.

  • #3
    It’s my default viewer and for simple editing (crop, alignment ​​​, size, etc.) it works really well.
    Graham

    We often repeat the mistakes we most enjoy...

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    • #4
      Why does mine still reads 7.6 Site still the same 7.6
      * Henry
      * Location: Subang Jaya, Selangor
      * Malaysia


      All my garbage so far.

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      • Bruce Clarke
        Bruce Clarke commented
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        Yes, not sure where Mark got 7.7 from, 7.6 is still that latest on https://www.faststone.org/index.htm dating from end March.

      • MJ224
        MJ224 commented
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        After making a donation, I received an email with the new version link...

      • Steambuff
        Steambuff commented
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        I made a donation (Last Night) and they sent me a link for 7.6 I have emailed them! :-(

    • #5
      It would be unfair of me to pass on the 7.7 link, but from their email, the 7.7 version will shortly be released...

      Dear mark,

      "Comments: Thanks for great software. Looking for OMD OM-1 compatibility.:-) "
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      ---It is really nice of you to have sent us a donation. Thank you very much for your support! Here is the latest update(stable, but not released to public yet) that opens ORF OM-1 on Windows 10/11: Faststone reply

      So I guess it will come soon. Unsure why they allowed me to use it, maybe just a nice comment along with a donation...

      Edit:

      It is a free bit of software that really hits the spot. So hopefully this thread will make several/many donations for the people that write it. Making it worthwhile for their efforts...Just to add, I have no association with this company, I am JUST a user, and have no problem with paying money for their time and effort...


      Last edited by MJ224; 9 August 2022, 10:18 AM.
      https://www.flickr.com/photos/133688957@N08/
      Mark Johnson Retired.

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      • Bruce Clarke
        Bruce Clarke commented
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        Thanks Mark, sounds like 7.7 will be out soon, I've had several notifications from Watch That Page which usually indicates imminent changes. It took years for them to add full colour management, but they finally did it a few versions ago, so I gave them another donation then. So much better when using wide gamut monitors. It's not the prettiest of UIs, but extremely functional and quick.

    • #6
      Hi Mark, I followed your advice, made a small donation of $10 and I asked for the 7.7 version and got it by return.
      It's a relief to be able to open my favourite viewing software and view my orf files without having to convert to DNG.
      Thanks for the heads-up.
      Cheers
      Bill

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      • #7
        FastStone 7.7 now officially released https://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

        Apart from OM-1 support, looks like there are some useful changes to viewing and managing Raw files, like deleting JPG+Raw as one. Just need an OM-1 now 🤣
        Version 7.7 (August 24, 2022)
        • Loads HEIC/HEIF faster by 40% to 100%
        • Added "Show Dimension" option to Settings -> Thumbnail tab
        • Added "25%" and "75%" options to the Quick Resize menu
        • Added an option to Settings -> Programs tab to open external programs using Alt key instead of Ctrl key
        • In Draw Board, you can now draw objects continuously without having to select the drawing tool repeatedly
        • For Batch Convert/Rename:
          • You can now customize the template list for filenames
          • Added "Keep Screen On" option to the batch processing dialogs
        • For GPS:
          • Added a new GPS format DDD° MM.MMMM'
          • Added "Show in Open Street Map" option
        • For RAW files:
          • Supports OM-1 ORF format
          • Added "RAW Filter" option to Settings -> RAW tab. This option puts a filter on toolbar to show or hide RAW files with a single click
          • When RAW files are hidden by disabling "View RAW files in" option in Settings -> RAW tab, you will have the following new options:
            • Handle (rename, delete, copy, move) RAW+JPEG together
            • Open RAW in external programs
        • Improved text rendering quality in slideshow
        • You can now rotate all pages in a multi-page tiff file with a single click
        • Other minor improvements and bug fixes
        Bruce

        https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce-clarke/

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        • MJ224
          MJ224 commented
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          Thanks for the info..:-)

        • Bruce Clarke
          Bruce Clarke commented
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          I've been using FastPictureViewer to cull JPG+Raw pairs as one up till now, but will try with Fast Stone. FPV is handy with the quick rollover histogram and details though. In FastStone, you have to mess around with tabs to toggle between histogram and details.

      • #8
        Hmmm, I installed FastStone 7.7, and it seems to be screwing up display of portrait Raw shots. I always shoot Raw+JPG, and the thumbs and full size Raws aren't rotated correctly. I re-installed 7.6 over it, which seems to have sorted it, apart from resetting my prefs! Anyone else have this problem? I've written to FastStone.
        Bruce

        https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce-clarke/

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        • MJ224
          MJ224 commented
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          Not had any problems at all..:-)

        • Bruce Clarke
          Bruce Clarke commented
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          Thanks Mark, I'll give it another try. It could have been an SD card. I've reformatted them.

        • Bruce Clarke
          Bruce Clarke commented
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          Tried again, and 7.7 shows portrait thumbs correctly, but rotated full size Raws. This is using the default Embedded Preview Image. I've reverted to a clean install of 7.6 for now, and saved my prefs which is fine.
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