RawDigger

RawDigger is a software application that can be used in order to aid individuals in viewing RAW images, generating a histogram and converting them to a TIFF format.

You are required to go through an uneventful installation process, which does not last more than a few seconds. After you complete it, you come face to face with a plain GUI, as it only encloses a menu bar, a few buttons and a pane in which to display the uploaded photo. Consequently, all types of users can learn how to handle it with ease, including those with little previous experience in the matter.

This tool offers support for quite a wide range of formats, such as ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, EIP, MOS, RAW, SRF and ORF. Moreover a large number of cameras are supported, and there is a complete list you can access, with just a click of the button.

After uploading an image, you can view information such as camera it was taken with, date, time and over and under exposure statistics. Its histogram can be generated and displayed in a new window, and you can save it to the hard drive as a CSV, TXT, PNG or JPG file.

Moreover, export as a TIF image is possible, while you can take a snapshot of the utility’s frame and save it to a custom location as a PNG or JPG.

To wrap it up, RawDigger proves to be an efficient piece of software with a user-friendly interface. It does not hinder the computer’s performance, the response time is good and there are sufficient options to keep you busy for quite a while.