Here is a preview of what the the RAW files look like in JRiver Media Center 19 and Adobe Bridge - the RAW images (thumbnails) in these screenshots have all been adjusted in Adobe Camera RAW to correct the white balance.
RAW image previews (from Cache) in
MC19 - this is after the RAW files have been adjusted in Adobe Camera RAW:
Note: for the purpose of this demostration, I took photographs of the same subject, but with different light settings - which required a color correction white balance adjustment before the images could be viewed.
Unforunately MC19 does not update the thumbnails and images previews to match the adjustment that was made to the images - as you will see the color balance is not consistent for the photos.
The color palette that you see in the photographs is the Datacolor SpyderCheckr and SpyderCube - these are color correction tools for photography.
RAW image previews (from Cache) in
Abobe Bridge - this is after the RAW files have been adjusted in Adobe Camera RAW
Adobe Bridge does update the thumbnails and images previews to match the adjustment that was made to the images.
RAW images folder - as you will see, Adobe Camera RAW editor creates an XMP file once the images have been edited.
It would be great if MC19 could interpret these xmp files! But I am guessing this will be a challenge for the MC19 development team.
If anyone is interested in learning more about RAW file photography and the benefits, here are some videos that I think explain the concept quite well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsi71MEFPB8 - Introduction to RAW photography
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0j8QMmglvw - Benefits of RAW photographs - JPEG vs. RAW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weDIeSeRkZo - Using Camera RAW (lynda.com course chapter) - video shows how an image is adjusted and then the image preview is updated in Bridge after editing
JRiver MC19 vs. Adobe Bridge
I prefer using JRiver MC19 for organising my photos - but I need to have the RAW image previews update if the RAW images are adjusted. For now, I will have to continue to use Bridge for managing my RAW photos. I've got nothing against Bridge, but I would prefer to just use MC19 instead of having to rely on both programs.
There are also other RAW photo management tools available (mentioned in the first video above).