Vimiv RawPrev

vimiv plugin for RAW images support

vimiv RawPrev enables support for RAW images by extracting the embedded thumbnail from the RAW image.

Supported Formats

The following RAW formats are currently supported:

Format	Extension	Dependency
Canon Raw 2	.cr2	dcraw
Canon Raw 3	.cr3	exiftool
Fujifilm RAF	.raf	dcraw
Olympus ORF	.orf	dcraw

Installation

• Depending on the RAW file format, different dependencies are required. Please see the list above and install the required dependencies.
• Clone this project into $XDG_DATA_HOME/vimiv/plugins/
• Activate vimiv RawPrev by adding rawprev = to the PLUGINS section of $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vimiv/vimiv.conf.

Usage

Everything is done automatically, simply enjoy viewing your RAW images.

Contribute

If you would like to add support for a new RAW file format feel free to open a PR with the appropriate additions. In case you do not know how to implement it, you are also welcome to open an issue and submit an adequate sample file.

Similar Plugins

• The imageformats enables support for RAW images too. However, it is based on qtraw which seems to be broken currently.