Viewing Canon RAW in Windows 10

JRJ · 2 Mar 2017 at 20:09

Since getting my M5 Canon RAW files no longer preview as thumbnails in Windows 10, previously on Vista I've had to download the codecs but Windows 10 appears to be fully up to date and the most recent codec is about 4yrs old.

Anyone have any ideas?

Columbo · 3 Mar 2017 at 13:56

Microsoft haven't released a codec since 2014 and Canon have not either so your more recent M5 won't be supported.
They only way I can think of is to try FastPictureVeiwer Codec Pack at the link below.

It $9.99 but has a 15 day trial for free.
http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

JRJ · 4 Mar 2017 at 11:15

Columbo said:
Microsoft haven't released a codec since 2014 and Canon have not either so your more recent M5 won't be supported.
They only way I can think of is to try FastPictureVeiwer Codec Pack at the link below.

It $9.99 but has a 15 day trial for free.
http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

Thanks for the link, just taken a look and they haven't updated since 2015 and don't list my camera either.

uv · 4 Mar 2017 at 12:50

This doesn't work for my Olympus ORF files, but it works for my Sony ARW files - give it a go

http://hmcafee.com/microsoft-camera-codec-pack-on-windows-10-technical-preview/

JRJ · 5 Mar 2017 at 13:56

Brilliant I'll give it a try thanks