- #Microsoft raw image thumbnailer and viewer for windows xp how to#
- #Microsoft raw image thumbnailer and viewer for windows xp trial#
If I look at the same folder from another machine on my network I see:Īnd if I click on an image I start to see more information, like the dimensions, in the Details Pane:Īnd if I grab the border between the thumbnails and the Details pane and expand the Details pane, I really see lots of information: What I really want to see are Thumbnails. With MaxView as my default viewer, I now see these icons (but that's not really any better): Takes almost no extra time, and only one more keystroke. If I want to edit I then just press the letter E because I've set Photoshop to be MaxView's external editor. Saves starting up Photoshop when you click on a PSD file by accident. I now just open everything in MaxView because it's so fast.
In the settings for FastStone Image Viewer you'll find almost exactly the same associations tab as shown just above and below.) (Note: If you don't want to pay for MaxView I recommend making FastStone the default viewer for image files. Then if you still want PSD files to automatically open in Photoshop, uncheck that box. Go to the Association tab in Settings:Ĭlick on "Select All". To make MaxView the default viewer for ALL image files, start MaxView.
#Microsoft raw image thumbnailer and viewer for windows xp trial#
You can download a 45 day free trial version to see if you like it. Just beware, that since December 2008, MaxView is no longer free, the license fee is now $20. Two reasons: (1) It's much faster to open (almost instant because it's such a small quick program), and (2) if I'm already viewing images in FSIV I can view the image I selected in Windows Explorer at the same time, and without jumping out of the folder I was viewing in FSIV. I much prefer using FastStone MaxView as the default viewer for all my image files.
#Microsoft raw image thumbnailer and viewer for windows xp how to#
(Forget about icons and default programs, just show me how to get thumbnails.) They are FastStone Image Viewer icons, meaning these files will open in FSIV by default. Obviously this is a reason to browse your folders using FastStone, but it's also nice to be able to see thumbnails of your image files in Windows Explorer, or in an Open or Save As dialog box.īelow we'll learn how to make this happen, but the icons shown here remind me of something I want to change first. If you look at a folder of RAW files using Windows Explorer, and even though the view is "Large Icons", you might see something like this:Įven in the Details Pane at the bottom, there's very little useful information.
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