Can't see RAF files in Windows 10? I'm hoping someone can help me here. Not a big deal, and I've searched various forums for an answer, but can't seem to find one. I shoot fine + RAW...

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

I'm hoping someone can help me here. Not a big deal, and I've searched various forums for an answer, but can't seem to find one.

I shoot fine + RAW with a Fuji X-T2 and Fuji X100F camera. When I import the files into my Pictures folder on Windows 10 Home, the thumbnail for the the RAW file, which Fuji creates with a RAF extension, does NOT show the image. The jpeg image is fine. When I import the RAF file into Luminar 3, I can see it and everything is fine.

However, I've heard some of you saying that you shoot RAW only. If I did that, I couldn't see the RAF images until I imported them into some program, like Lightroom, or in my case Luminar 3.

I'm hoping there's some way I can have the RAF images simply show up in my Pictures folder when I import them from my SD card? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

alx Loc: NJ

You will need to find/download/install a CODEC to enable Windows to know and read RAF as a picture. Check with Fuji.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

OK, thanks.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

You could do that. Fuji probably offers it for free and it will work well with the RAF files I'm sure... But RAF files only.

Or, spend $10 for Fast Picture Viewer codec which works with every type of RAW file, as well as some others that Windows can't usually display such as Adobe PSD, TIFFs, etc.

https://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Fredrick wrote:

I'm hoping someone can help me here. Not a big de... (show quote)

Download and install the free Faststone Image Viewer - and use it to browse and manage your files and folders with the raf images (or any other raw files) in it.

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

Read this link, it could help you:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4266617

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I ran into the same problem using LR6. I got a free copy of Capture One, and that reads the files.

Boy, it took me a long time to find this. It's called Capture One Express Fujifilm, and it's free.
https://www.captureone.com/en/download/express-fujifilm

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Gene51 wrote:

Download and install the free Faststone Image Viewer - and use it to browse and manage your files and folders with the raf images (or any other raw files) in it.

I use it too! It works easily and flawlessly.
https://www.faststone.org/

Mark

fetzler Loc: North West PA

Gene51 wrote:

Download and install the free Faststone Image Viewer - and use it to browse and manage your files and folders with the raf images (or any other raw files) in it.

I agree. Fastone will solve your problem,

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

amfoto1 wrote:

You could do that. Fuji probably offers it for free and it will work well with the RAF files I'm sure... But RAF files only.

Or, spend $10 for Fast Picture Viewer codec which works with every type of RAW file, as well as some others that Windows can't usually display such as Adobe PSD, TIFFs, etc.

https://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

Thanks, I’ll check it out.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

Gene51 wrote:

Download and install the free Faststone Image Viewer - and use it to browse and manage your files and folders with the raf images (or any other raw files) in it.

Thanks, Gene, I will look into that. I am hearing good things about Fastone on this forum.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Fredrick wrote:

Thanks, I’ll check it out.

It's easy and seems to be updated for almost all newer files. My Sony RX10 IV RAW files were immediately recognized.
Mark

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

johneccles wrote:

Read this link, it could help you:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4266617

Thanks!

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

jerryc41 wrote:

I ran into the same problem using LR6. I got a free copy of Capture One, and that reads the files.

Boy, it took me a long time to find this. It's called Capture One Express Fujifilm, and it's free.
https://www.captureone.com/en/download/express-fujifilm

Interesting. I’ll definitely look into this. I am reading in a number of places that Capture One does a better job than LR/PS and Luminar in processing Fuji Raw files. Maybe I’ll play around with it for a bit. Thanks.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

markngolf wrote:

I use it too! It works easily and flawlessly.
https://www.faststone.org/

Mark

Good to hear, Mark. Thanks.