Advantages of the ORF format obviously - storing the image in the original, highest possible quality. Disadvantages include:
- inability to edit without first importing into another format
- limited number of programs to watch
- problems with sharing and storage (files are too heavy)
How to open ORF files
Fortunately, Olympus took care of how to open ORF files. Native app Olympus Viewer 3 available for free. The application is surprisingly functional and concise, includes the following functions:
- ORF image viewer
- ORF to JPEG or TIFF converter, allowing you to convert files one by one or in batches
- built-in image editor with many graphic filters
Olympus Viewer is not the only solution if you need to view or convert ORF format to more common ones graphic types. ReaConverter supports batch conversion, has a built-in viewer and also allows you to edit images, like the free Olympus Viewer 3. But the paid ReaConverter has more options for exporting ORF. The standard version supports conversion to BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, ICO.
Another option for viewing, basic editing and ORF conversion is Total Image Converter. It is cheaper than ReaConverter and has a simplified graphics editor and supports more formats for conversion.
Shooting in ORF format no longer causes problems in the subsequent processing and use of photographs. Using one or more programs, you can ensure comfortable and full use of images of this type.
Let us now abstract from the fact that ORF files are larger in size (for the Olympus "a C-5050Z it is 7.2 MB). Indeed, for comfortable work with ORF files you need larger memory cards, however, ORF files can be considered an intermediate result, and after processing in Photoshop and converting to JPEG, erase ORFs so as not to overload the hard drive. However, nowadays recordable discs also cost little. Almost a hundred ORF files will fit on a disc that costs 15-20 rubles.
Please note that we will not compare JPEG (recorded by the camera) and TIFF (obtained from ORF), but JPEG with JPEG, that is, quite comparable things, and we will also try to ensure that the compression ratio of these two JPEGs is the same , that is, so that the files are almost the same size.
So which option is better?
You may have already come across arguments on the Internet, even on popular and respected resources, that although ORF supposedly provides some additional features for image correction, “still, probably, conversions inside the camera are better, because the data is saved there in 10-bit resolution, and not in 8-bit, like JPEG, and besides, inside is always better.”
At first, I was inclined to believe this idea, especially drawing a parallel with musical synthesizers, which are close to me - indeed, the formation and processing of the sound stream inside an iron instrument is carried out by specialized processors optimized for processing specifically sound, not burdened with multitasking operating systems, and the cost of such instruments is considerable, so software synthesizers based on a personal computer, I believe, will never catch up with them in terms of performance (not to mention reliability).
However, firstly: the resolution of current Photoshop is almost 16-bit, so the argument about the bit depth of the image is unconvincing.
And secondly, there have recently been reports that the processor in modern cameras is equivalent in power, and perhaps is simply nothing more than Intel processor 8086.
If any of the young people haven’t seen it and don’t know what it is, I’ll explain: before today’s Intel Pentium IV were Pentium III, and before that Pentium II, and in the last millennium even Pentium MMX, and before just Pentium, and quite a long time ago Intel 486, and before that 386, and even before that 286, and finally, in extreme antiquity, scary to say - Intel 8086, colloquially “eighty-six”, is practically the same age as dinosaurs.
It turns out that the internal processor of the camera is much weaker than those currently used in personal computers, and it also works in a hurry, unlike processing in an external editor... So serious doubts crept into my mind about the optimality of converting files inside the camera. So I decided to check...
It turned out that this is not true! That is, transformations inside the camera are no better! The quality of the ORF file imported into Photoshop and converted there to JPEG turned out to be noticeably higher than that of the JPEG immediately obtained inside the camera!
Now I will talk about myself simple method: import ORF files into Photoshop 7 using the “Photoshop Plug-in RAW Data Importer” plugin, which can be downloaded, for example, by visiting the Russian-language Olympus website, and we will use the simplest, automatic mode.
What kind of file is this - ORF?
Files with the .ORF extension contain raw, uncompressed images captured by an Olympus digital camera sensor. The form of the ORF file format may vary depending on the camera model, so not all software supports all ORF file types. Therefore, before installing the selected software You should always check whether the camera model is the correct one. , supported.
Because they contain raw images, ORF files allow for lazy "generation" of images, allowing the user to edit parameters such as exposure, white balance and temperature using suitable editing software for post-processing.
Program(s) that can open a file .ORF
Windows
MacOS
Linux
How to open ORF files
If a situation arises in which you cannot open the ORF file on your computer, there may be several reasons. The first and at the same time the most important (it occurs most often) is the absence of a corresponding application serving ORF among those installed on your computer.
The most in a simple way The solution to this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been completed - programs for servicing the ORF file can be found below. Now you just need to download and install the appropriate application.
In the further part of this page you will find other possible reasons causing problems with ORF files.
Possible problems with files in the ORF format
The inability to open and work with the ORF file should not mean at all that we do not have the appropriate software installed on our computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to work with the Olympus Digital file Camera Raw Image Format. Below is a list of possible problems.
- ORF file which is being opened has been corrupted.
- Incorrect ORF file associations in registry entries.
- Accidental removal of ORF extension description from Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ORF format
- The ORF file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- There is too little space on your computer to open the ORF file.
- Drivers of the equipment used by the computer to open an ORF file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of the above reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been excluded), the ORF file should work with your programs without any problems. If the problem with the ORF file is still not resolved, this may mean that in this case there is another, rare problem with the ORF file. In this case, the only thing left is the help of a specialist.
| .arw | Sony Digital Camera RAW Image Format |
| .bay | Kodak/Roper Bayer Picture Sequence Format |
| .cr2 | Canon Digital Camera RAW Image Format Version 2.0 |
| .crw | Canon Digital Camera RAW Image Format |
| .dcr | Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image Format |
| .dng | Adobe Digital Negative Format |
| Notatnik will allow us to see part of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to view the contents of many files, but not in the same form as the program designed to serve them. |
We hope that we helped you solve the problem with the ORF file. If you don't know where you can download an application from our list, click on the link (this is the name of the program) - you will find more detailed information regarding the place from where to download the safe installation version required application.
What else could cause problems?
There may be more reasons why you cannot open the ORF file (not just the lack of an appropriate application).
Firstly- ORF file may not be linked correctly (incompatible) with installed application for its maintenance. In this case, you need to change this connection yourself. For this purpose, click right button mouse over the ORF file you want to edit, click the option "To open with" and then select the program you installed from the list. After this action, problems with opening the ORF file should completely disappear.
Secondly- the file you want to open may simply be damaged. In this case, it would be best to find a new version of it, or download it again from the same source (perhaps for some reason in the previous session the download of the ORF file did not finish and it could not be opened correctly).
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- Extension (format) is the characters at the end of the file after the last dot.- The computer determines the file type by its extension.
- By Windows default does not show file name extensions.
- Some characters cannot be used in the file name and extension.
- Not all formats are related to the same program.
- Below are all the programs that can be used to open the ORF file.
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