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Posted by Steve on 2023-12-16.
Wondering what app you all use to sift through your snaps, prior to importing the keepers into Ansel. I am currently giving FastRawViewer a trial. Any other app suggestions ?
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Alain C — 2023-12-18
I use XnviewXP, free and versatile
photux — 2024-01-01
Hi @steve,
Sometimes, I use XnViewMP when I need to show pictures to Win users… It’s more than a simple viewer.
I’m trying Fotoxx (recently discovered on my Debian PC). It’s fast and can even view old raw files such as 2011’s .cr2 files.
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