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# Calibrated QuickLook plugin (Windows)

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The Calibrated QuickLook Plugin is a free Windows extension that enables Windows Explorer to play previews and display thumbnails for MXF, professional camera RAW and video formats.

Calibrated QuickLook is powered by a streamlined version of the Tin Man Decoding Engine for high-quality playback and accurate color reproduction.

* **Playback Preview & Thumbnail support:**
  * Blackmagic RAW (BRAW)
  * RED RAW (R3D)
  * ARRIRAW (ARX/MXF)
  * Sony RAW (MXF)
  * Nikon RAW (NEV)
  * Canon RAW (CRM)
  * DPX (single frames)
  * MOV, MP4 and M4V (including ProRes and ProRes RAW)
  * MKV and WebM (VP9, AV1, FFV1, H264, H265)
  * MXF files supported by Tin Man
* **Playback Preview features:**
  * Plays in the Windows Explorer preview pane and in the file dialogs of supported apps
  * Real-time color space conversions for RAW and Log media
  * Metadata and timecode overlay
  * Scrub bar
  * Frame-by-frame stepping (with hold-to-repeat)
  * Resolution selection for RAW decode quality
  * Playback speed selection
  * Audio scrubbing
  * Audio playback with volume control
  * GPU decoding with CUDA (NVIDIA) or OpenCL (AMD and Intel)