Windows 7 was introduced to the RAW format

Microsoft has released a codec package for working with RAW files in Windows 7 and Vista, according to the website The Windows Blog.

The package of codecs called. Microsoft Camera Codec Pack. you can free download from the Microsoft website. After installing the codecs on your computer in ' Explorer ' Windows will display the ' preview ' pictures in the RAW. In addition, support for RAW appears in the program Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011.

Edit photos in RAW using Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 will be. If the user wants to make changes in the image, the program will create a copy of your photo in JPEG format.

The package contains information about the codec files RAW, cameras created more than 120 models, including the digital ' SLR ' Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony and Olympus. A full list of models is on the Microsoft site.

RAW format is understood by ' wet ' ( ie not subjected to processing) image from the CCD camera. Cameras from different manufacturers record RAW files in various formats: Canon - in the CRW and CR2, Nikon - NEF and in NRW, Pentax - in the PTX and PEF and so on. Function Shooting in RAW is more common in the mirror, not in compact cameras.

In belonging to Apple Mac OS X, support for RAW appeared in Version 10. 4 Tiger, which was released in 2005. Windows users to work with RAW files have to install third party software.