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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 187642" data-attributes="member: 12496">The Irfanview &quot;Open Files&quot; dialog does use Windows to show that Open box and view.There is a Nikon NEF codex for Windows, see the links a couple of messages up from here.With that Nikon NEF codex installed, then the Irfanview Open Files dialog can see the image (technically, the codex knows how to see a small embedded JPG in the NEF file, which is also what the camera rear LCD is showing... because, we have no tools to view Raw files, and RGB LCD cannot show Raw).&nbsp; But regardless, Irfanview can only show the original file, it cannot show any ACR edits to that file.&nbsp; I am saying (a test of this), in ACR, crop it to tiny size and edit it to be all black.&nbsp; Irfanview will still only show the original image, full size and not black.Raw is lossless edits, so you can always easily put it back (in this extreme case, start with selecting Camera Raw Defaults)&nbsp;So... what you really want to do is to batch convert (in Adobe, not in Irfanview) all the finished edited Raw files to be temporary JPG, for viewing. View them. Then when no longer useful, discard those, and create others, when you have other goals, edits or resample size or whatever. The Raw is always the source, plus the ACR edits, and then output any JPG you need for current goals.&nbsp; Raw is mighty convenient and powerful, but it is a new philosophy, a life change.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 187642, member: 12496"] The Irfanview "Open Files" dialog does use Windows to show that Open box and view. There is a Nikon NEF codex for Windows, see the links a couple of messages up from here. With that Nikon NEF codex installed, then the Irfanview Open Files dialog can see the image (technically, the codex knows how to see a small embedded JPG in the NEF file, which is also what the camera rear LCD is showing... because, we have no tools to view Raw files, and RGB LCD cannot show Raw). But regardless, Irfanview can only show the original file, it cannot show any ACR edits to that file. I am saying (a test of this), in ACR, crop it to tiny size and edit it to be all black. Irfanview will still only show the original image, full size and not black. Raw is lossless edits, so you can always easily put it back (in this extreme case, start with selecting Camera Raw Defaults) So... what you really want to do is to batch convert (in Adobe, not in Irfanview) all the finished edited Raw files to be temporary JPG, for viewing. View them. Then when no longer useful, discard those, and create others, when you have other goals, edits or resample size or whatever. The Raw is always the source, plus the ACR edits, and then output any JPG you need for current goals. Raw is mighty convenient and powerful, but it is a new philosophy, a life change. ;) [/QUOTE]

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