Version: 1.0.0_beta4svn (using KDE 4.2.4) OS: Linux Installed from: Compiled From Sources It would be nice if digiKam can extract the ebmedded JPEG previews from RAW files during import from the camera/card reader. Some RAW files can have more embedded images, the import plugin should allow the user to select which one to extract. Reasoning: Some cameras (Canon EOS 300D, 5D Mark II, ...) store a full resolution JPEG image in the CR2 RAW file. Instead of "developing" from RAW file again, it is often sufficient to use this JPEG preview as a final image. FYI, exiv2 command line to extract the second embedded JPEG would be: $ exiv2 extract -ep2 image.cr2 I can provide CR2 files for testing.
We already use these embedded JPEG images to render RAW preview and thumbs... It's done internally in digiKam using Libraw. Gilles Caulier
We may want to add functionality that will allow to extract previews from set of RAWs instead of converting RAWs. Usually they are enough for previews / sharing and extracting process is much more faster.
*** Bug 303560 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Since 3.1.0 release, Batch Queue Manager is able to extract Raw preview in a processed queue. You can batch save it in your preferred format. It's not enough ? Gilles Caulier
I tried the raw extraction feature in 3.1.0 out today and it does exactly what I want. That's really awesome, thank you very much!