Olympus OM Workspace: USB-RAW RAW developing on low spec computer 

The M1 works well with OM Workspace and the M2 moves the performance up another notch. It is a shame it has been historically so slow as I like using it. Thanks for checking out the video and taking the time to comment.

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Many thanks for watching the video!

Thanks for checking out the video Thomas! Workspace and Studio aren’t as full featured as other packages but they’re a good free platform with predictable output. Thanks for commenting.

Hi Susanna - thanks for the very kind comments!

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Thanks for checking out the video Fran - glad you found it helpful!

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I think so too!

Hey Dunk. Thanks for checking out the video. This process allows you to select JPEG settings/develop the RAW on your computer like other RAW development apps. But it hands off the processing back to the camera’s processor to speed up the RAW processing rather than relying on the computer’s processor. Does that better explain it? Best.

@@jonneave Thanks Jon, I think I missed the point. I understand that you would do this if the in-camera JPEG settings were not right at the time of capture and needed reprocessing from the RAW. If the RAW processor can recover highlights and shadows, you wonder why these tools are not present in the camera. I guess we will see in-camera RAW processing equivalent to what can be done of the PC at some stage - as computing power seems to be increasing every iteration

@MrDunk66 Well as it happens a few camera brands allow you to process a RAW file in camera as many times and in as many ways as you like using the picture styles/picture controls that you’d select when typically shooting JPEG, using the cameras JPEG engine and saving the files to the memory card. Obviously this isn’t as flexible as a standalone editor but being able to process a RAW file in the camera a few different ways (eg flat, vivid, monotone) can be helpful when you dont have access to a computer but dont want to initially capture a JPEG. And some brands allow picture-style bracketing - think exposure bracketing but instead of adjusting the exposure automatically, you’re applying every picture style to the RAW and saving all of those files to the memory card. This could be useful in say high contrast situations for instance when having a range of styles to chose from might be helpful. Thanks again for checking out the video.

​@@jonneave that take appeals to me as a ART bracketing devotee and ultrabook user. In camera bracketing is also punishing the SD cards whenever I skip raw development in post. The editor preview remains driven by the CPU/GPU, right? Hopefully a relatively modern machine can handle that and maybe the software is clever enough to proxy the preview to a down sampled jpg of sorts. Surface Pro with 3:2 aspect ratio is a great choice imo - last time I went shopping I ended up with a 2nd hand Surface Book 2 to my surprise, with a 2GB Nvidia GPU that may assist OM W some of the way. 3:2 displays are rather rare these days it seems.