You just saved my life while trying to upload for my clothing boutique! I was seconds away from paying for a batch converter subscription!!! Thank you so so much for your time and creating this video! Means a lot to me and my business! xo
Viewing and managing image files is just one of the reasons why I switched to Mac 14 years ago. Back then Windows was truly hopeless in many ways but it’s caught up a lot since then. Preview is a surprisingly powerful tool built into Macs. Even just merging and managing multiple PDF documents is a simple task that I don’t thing Windows can still do yet without an extra app (maybe Windows does now but didn’t last time I checked). Oh, and my old MacBook Pro from 2008 still runs just fine with an SSD update. One of my kids still uses it as his school laptop and he does creative work on it with Photoshop and iMovie.
I tried reviewing some raw photos from my girlfriends windows laptop it was hopeless to find a way to do that... hahaha I gave up surching for an app to help me with this after 5/10 minutes of searching right now I am doing the task that teaches me from this video in under 5 minutes of searching in youtube how to do it to actually doing it. just buy mac guys..🤣
From 2;15 in your video I couldn't even find a window on my iPad like this. And I couldn't find Preview after I did open the photos on my iPad. Finally, you ran through this so fast without explaining where these windows are, because you've done it a hundred times and it's easy for you.
Thank you so much for your videos!! You helped me a lot! A few month ago I was watching your videos about the FUJI Cameras using as a webcam. I´ve build my streaming room with your help! And today I found this video!!! Thank you and keep on going and inspiring!!
There's another type of image conversion that I do often on my Mac. I convert downloaded WebP files (for example, from the New York Times) to JPEG. I found a free app on the App Store called "WebP Converter - AnyWebP" that allows me to do this quickly. To make it work, I used the Mac's "Get Info" command on a WebP file to select the default app for opening the file to "WebP Converter," making sure to also click the "Change all" option so that every WebP file would open the same way. Then I am able to double-click on any WebP file and see a conversion window pop up. There are several options in the converter window, such as compression level. I use the same settings for all of these conversions. The app remembers what I set, so I just need to click the "Convert" button. The result comes immediately.
Thanks for the tip! I realized halfway through the video that I already use this technique with HEIC files from my iPhone when I airdrop pictures from there to edit them. Super handy! :)
This video was very helpful. Say goodby to having to open up in Photoshop CC or Lightroom CC (and have to be on the internet to verify!) Thanks you Thank You!
Fist i love your videos. Every time i learn something new. On Mac i think there is a faster way to convert them. Again highlight few or all photos on your folder , click on outside mouse (right) goto quick actions menu than choose convert files . Very fast and simple.
thank you so much. You were clear and easy to follow for an older person - 77- :). however, some of the words were different than what you said and showed. Maybe it depends on the year of the Mac. But I did it! Wrote it down to save it for the future!! Yay!!
I tried figuring this out on my own and got as far as opening it with Preview app but got stuck after that. Thank you for your video and for keeping this video short enough for me to get through it quickly and finish what I was doing.
Haven’t really looked at Preview for anything so thanks for the tip I will use this when I need to downsize individual images e.g. headshots/product shots for conference virtual booths which often require very small files
Oh My, Thank you, thank you, thank you, This is so wonderful I have so many photos in the Raw format. Now this is such a BIG HELP. Thank you again. This is now 02/14/2024
On windows I take it for granted however ironically you need a HeVc codec to view high efficiency videos or images . To get around this I just open them in gimp which is open source and free. I could buy the Microsoft plug-in I guess. Png is also a good format for Web images as they support transparency. Which in turn allows you to layer or add Web effects to the design of your page. Useful for partially preventing image theft . That's another topic for some other day.
One gotcha (adjusts nerd glasses): this doesn't work for Fujifilm Lossless\Compressed RAW files - the Mac can't read them. They have to be uncompressed RAW for preview to work with them. (PS: I apologize if you mentioned this in the video and I missed it...)
@@pal2tech I'm unable to view uncompressed .RAF files on my MacBook Pro mid 2012 running Catalina 10.15.7. Really excited when I saw your video but hopeful I will remedy the issue! Love your channel! You are my only source being new to Fuji with my Xt4. Thank you very much for your help!!
one question please, is there any benefit of exporting RAW files into HEIC instead of JPEG? Will HEIC (10 bit??) files contain more information than a JPEG file? Thanks
I just tried to convent a Fujifilm XT4 .RAF file using preview on my M1 Mac book like in your video, and it prompted me that it did not support this file format. I'm using OS x 12.2 Any thoughts Chris?
My file is originally in CYMK and had been set to CMYK in Preview but when I export it and open the exported file, it's in RGB. Do you know how I'd keep the CMYK color space even through the export process?
Hi, Mr. P2T, do you know of a way to batch minimize TIFFs in their current folder without exporting and thereby losing all the info I added to my humongous scanned TIIFs, like location, correct date, description, etc.? My Mac refuses any change to the original and insists on exporting. I looked at apps but they all seem to want to do that too. Thank you. Signed, long time Fuji user (since 1977)
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OMG. I have struggled with saving a IMG to JPEG for over an hour. THANK YOU for posting the video.
You just saved my life while trying to upload for my clothing boutique! I was seconds away from paying for a batch converter subscription!!! Thank you so so much for your time and creating this video! Means a lot to me and my business! xo
Not ONLY helpful, but cheerfully delivered as always. I really needed that.
Viewing and managing image files is just one of the reasons why I switched to Mac 14 years ago. Back then Windows was truly hopeless in many ways but it’s caught up a lot since then. Preview is a surprisingly powerful tool built into Macs. Even just merging and managing multiple PDF documents is a simple task that I don’t thing Windows can still do yet without an extra app (maybe Windows does now but didn’t last time I checked). Oh, and my old MacBook Pro from 2008 still runs just fine with an SSD update. One of my kids still uses it as his school laptop and he does creative work on it with Photoshop and iMovie.
Photoshop extended has an animation timeline that you can do miracles with.
I tried reviewing some raw photos from my girlfriends windows laptop it was hopeless to find a way to do that... hahaha I gave up surching for an app to help me with this after 5/10 minutes of searching right now I am doing the task that teaches me from this video in under 5 minutes of searching in youtube how to do it to actually doing it. just buy mac guys..🤣
I had no idea "Preview" could do that :)) thank you for a really useful tip and demo.
Same here ! Thank you Pal2Tech :D
From 2;15 in your video I couldn't even find a window on my iPad like this. And I couldn't find Preview after I did open the photos on my iPad. Finally, you ran through this so fast without explaining where these windows are, because you've done it a hundred times and it's easy for you.
You are the MAN ! Much better than my PS teacher who assume everyone is professional to Mac and PS ! 😅😅 Great job !! Thanks a lot !! 🥰🥰
This man is straight forward and honest.
you save me a bunch of time sr, you have a new subscriber
Great tip Chris - thanks for Tech Monday!
Nice start to, hopefully, an ongoing and well received addition to this channel. Thanks, Chris. Mondays have become something to look forward to,
You're a great teacher! I'm so glad I found you! 💛
Thank you so much for your videos!! You helped me a lot! A few month ago I was watching your videos about the FUJI Cameras using as a webcam. I´ve build my streaming room with your help! And today I found this video!!! Thank you and keep on going and inspiring!!
There's another type of image conversion that I do often on my Mac. I convert downloaded WebP files (for example, from the New York Times) to JPEG. I found a free app on the App Store called "WebP Converter - AnyWebP" that allows me to do this quickly. To make it work, I used the Mac's "Get Info" command on a WebP file to select the default app for opening the file to "WebP Converter," making sure to also click the "Change all" option so that every WebP file would open the same way. Then I am able to double-click on any WebP file and see a conversion window pop up. There are several options in the converter window, such as compression level. I use the same settings for all of these conversions. The app remembers what I set, so I just need to click the "Convert" button. The result comes immediately.
Nice tech Monday. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Kenneth! 👍
Very useful video, i was struggling with uploading my photos…but this video saved my time…🙏
Great tip, Chris! Loving tech Mondays so far!
Thanks for the tip! I realized halfway through the video that I already use this technique with HEIC files from my iPhone when I airdrop pictures from there to edit them. Super handy! :)
This video was very helpful. Say goodby to having to open up in Photoshop CC or Lightroom CC (and have to be on the internet to verify!) Thanks you Thank You!
This was very helpful! Thanks! mine I had to do one image at a time, that was the only way my computer would ask what format to change it to jpeg! 👍🏻
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! You saved me hours of work!
Fist i love your videos. Every time i learn something new. On Mac i think there is a faster way to convert them. Again highlight few or all photos on your folder , click on outside mouse (right) goto quick actions menu than choose convert files . Very fast and simple.
Thank youuu such a life saver this helped with my school work
Great quick way of converting these photos, thanks !
I knew the trick but I still watch to the end because, why not?
Fantastic help, thank you!
Thank you for this, you just saved me so much time and headaches with updating our website!!!
Outstanding information, very valuable, thank you
Thank you so much Alan!!!!
Im literally subscribing right now because of this amazingly helpful video. Thanks, you helped me tremendously
Thanks for your help sir! Helped me out in a pinch!
Thank you. Very straightforward presentation.
Thank you so much ! you saved me so much head ache
thank you so much. You were clear and easy to follow for an older person - 77- :). however, some of the words were different than what you said and showed. Maybe it depends on the year of the Mac. But I did it! Wrote it down to save it for the future!! Yay!!
I tried figuring this out on my own and got as far as opening it with Preview app but got stuck after that. Thank you for your video and for keeping this video short enough for me to get through it quickly and finish what I was doing.
I love this kind of tips!! Useful and easy to follow! Thanks!!
I love you so much!!! You just saved my life and a client!!! Your the best! Thank you for this
You can create an Automator script (absolutely easy) that will do the same without even opening the preview app.
Thank you Chris , your have helped and instructed me Tons !!!!!
Great tip! I'm sure this will come in handy at some point.
Haven’t really looked at Preview for anything so thanks for the tip I will use this when I need to downsize individual images e.g. headshots/product shots for conference virtual booths which often require very small files
As ever...brilliant! Thank you Chris!
What a relief....Thanks a lot.
MAN, YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!!!!
Can someone tell me why my "Convert Image" button in my right-click isn't working?! Same goes for "Create PDF" and "Remove Background"!
I’m in the same situation
Did you find out?
@@daniellara3014
No, I might just make an Apple appointment.
Oh My, Thank you, thank you, thank you, This is so wonderful I have so many photos in the Raw format. Now this is such a BIG HELP. Thank you again. This is now 02/14/2024
Very helpful. Thanks for sharing 👍
Life saver, thank you!
Learn something new thanks for sharing
Always Helpful and Entertaining 📷
Thank you this helped me so much!
Thank you sir, you just helped me get a job. 😊
Thank you so much for this information !!!
On windows I take it for granted however ironically you need a HeVc codec to view high efficiency videos or images .
To get around this I just open them in gimp which is open source and free. I could buy the Microsoft plug-in I guess.
Png is also a good format for Web images as they support transparency. Which in turn allows you to layer or add Web effects to the design of your page. Useful for partially preventing image theft .
That's another topic for some other day.
THANK YOU!! So helpful.
One gotcha (adjusts nerd glasses): this doesn't work for Fujifilm Lossless\Compressed RAW files - the Mac can't read them. They have to be uncompressed RAW for preview to work with them.
(PS: I apologize if you mentioned this in the video and I missed it...)
Good point!! I should have mentioned that. It drives me nuts w/o the thumbnail preview. Hahaha, I may do a follow up video on this!!
@@pal2tech I'm unable to view uncompressed .RAF files on my MacBook Pro mid 2012 running Catalina 10.15.7. Really excited when I saw your video but hopeful I will remedy the issue! Love your channel! You are my only source being new to Fuji with my Xt4. Thank you very much for your help!!
@@pal2tech Yes, drives me nuts too!
one question please, is there any benefit of exporting RAW files into HEIC instead of JPEG? Will HEIC (10 bit??) files contain more information than a JPEG file? Thanks
This is great! Thanks for posting this!
Does the conversion keep whatever color space the original files were in (sRGB, Adobe 1998)? And does it keep the same long edge dimension?
Thank you so much you just saved my time and storage. ❤
Thank you pal2 tech
Brilliant tip. Many thanks.
How can I view RAF files in thumbnails?(MAC)
Thank you. You make it so easy.
You saved my life thank you so much!
Great tip - boom! Thank you!
Wow! What a time saver.
Thanks so much, I got big help 🙏
Thanks for the really useful tip.
Major Help! Thank You!
How about Nef files from a Z8? I tried your suggestion but I couldn’t make it work. Thanks for putting out great content
Simple and useful, I love it.
Thank you so much! Big help.
Thank you, you saved me hours!
Thanks much, great video.
I just tried to convent a Fujifilm XT4 .RAF file using preview on my M1 Mac book like in your video, and it prompted me that it did not support this file format. I'm using OS x 12.2 Any thoughts Chris?
Very helpful thanks
My file is originally in CYMK and had been set to CMYK in Preview but when I export it and open the exported file, it's in RGB. Do you know how I'd keep the CMYK color space even through the export process?
omg you are a savior! Thanks a lot
very helpful thanks a lot sir..
Thank you. This is very helpfull.
Excellent, thank you!
What if they are already stored in your iphoto library? I've noticed that many of mine in my library are tif files
Do you know how to open a Canon RAW format .cr2? this format no longer seems to have any support in any tool I've tried including MAC Photos.
Hi, Mr. P2T, do you know of a way to batch minimize TIFFs in their current folder without exporting and thereby losing all the info I added to my humongous scanned TIIFs, like location, correct date, description, etc.? My Mac refuses any change to the original and insists on exporting. I looked at apps but they all seem to want to do that too. Thank you. Signed, long time Fuji user (since 1977)
Thank you Chris
Thank you a lot for the tip :) wonderful tip
Hello , I got a kind of an issue , while converting them in jpeg , the size of the files doubles , how is that even possibile ? Thank in advance
Great! Thank you so much.
Thank you so much!
THANK YOU!
Ahhh ♥️ thanks teach!
U da Man Chris 👍
my preview app doesn't open .aae files. i don't know why
This saves me money. And hassle.
Well, until I start wanting to print these huge tiffs I'll get from Raw files...
thank you so much!!!!
how do you get the RAF files to have thumbnail previews in finder? Thanks!
My Preview don't work :( I refer to RAW files from Fuji ... I don't know what I do wrong
good help!
Thanks
thanks it worked
I'm second :))) İt was really helpfull video. Thanks.
Thanks Haldun!!!! 🙏