previewing/thumbnails..

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

When I select a .psd image in Windows Explorer or when I’m in ‘open’ dialog in PS I don’t see a thumbnail of image, this is very annoying, and was wondering how I can change this, at work I’m using same version of Photoshop (CS) and same version of Windows (2000) and I do get thumbnails of .psd images in Windows Explorer.. how can I set it up so at home I also see the thumbnails? (I see thumbnails of .gif and .jpg files fine, but need to also them for .psd images..) thank you..
Frances

Folder options

at home I also see the thumbnails? (I see thumbnails of .gif and .jpg files fine, but need to also them for .psd images..) thank you..
Frances

Folder options

And? Where is the magic button that shows PSD thumnails in the explorer? Hmmmm?

MArtin Chiselwitt wrote:

at home I also see the thumbnails? (I see thumbnails of .gif and .jpg files fine, but need to also them for .psd images..) thank you..
Frances

Folder options

And? Where is the magic button that shows PSD thumnails in the explorer? Hmmmm?

thank you….. was about to ask same thing.. just looked at all folder options.. didn’t find it.. will try free util. ‘Picasa’ other poster suggested.. but still would like answer to this one.. ok.. thank you all.. Frances

Hi Frances

Try Picasa
it is free
it is wonderful
it is good
do a Google on Picasa

Arty

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

When I select a .psd image in Windows Explorer or when I’m in ‘open’ dialog in PS I don’t see a thumbnail of image, this is very annoying, and was wondering how I can change this, at work I’m using same version of Photoshop (CS) and same version of Windows (2000) and I do get thumbnails of .psd images in Windows Explorer.. how can I set it up so at home I also see the thumbnails? (I see thumbnails of .gif and .jpg files fine, but need to also them for .psd images..) thank you..
Frances

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try Picasa
it is free
it is wonderful
it is good
do a Google on Picasa

Arty,

Picasa is indeed wonderful, only problem I have with it is the way it lists folders on the left.. I have lots of folders called "images" and "PSDs" on my HD.. I would like to see something like a "tree" of where each folder is (like you see on left window in Windows Explorer) Instead of "2004", "2003" etc.. it should show the path (exact location) of folder.. but other than this it’s great.. thank you for telling me about it..

Frances

Hi Frances

Try XnView – it is free and has a directory tree too

My preference is for Picasa as it maintains a valid listing as part of the way it works

Google on XnView should return a url for downloads (I think the licence states "free for non-commercial use" – it may be a good idea to double check

Arty

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try Picasa
it is free
it is wonderful
it is good
do a Google on Picasa

Arty,

Picasa is indeed wonderful, only problem I have with it is the way it lists folders on the left.. I have lots of folders called "images" and "PSDs" on my HD.. I would like to see something like a "tree" of where each folder is (like you see on left window in Windows Explorer) Instead of "2004", "2003" etc.. it should show the path (exact location) of folder.. but other than this it’s great.. thank you for telling me about it..

Frances

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try XnView – it is free and has a directory tree too

My preference is for Picasa as it maintains a valid listing as part of the way it works

Google on XnView should return a url for downloads (I think the licence states "free for non-commercial use" – it may be a good idea to double check

thank you very much Arty, I will try this.. other thing that I have a bit of a problem with in Picasa (although it’s a great interface..) is that you don’t see name of imgs, don’t know if it can be configured to do that..) thanks again.. Frances

much better Arty, exactly what I needed, you can see the names of imgs and dir. structure is on the left.. (also on Picasa I could only see ..jpg’s..) again, thank you so much.. Frances 🙂

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try XnView – it is free and has a directory tree too

My preference is for Picasa as it maintains a valid listing as part of the way it works

Google on XnView should return a url for downloads (I think the licence states "free for non-commercial use" – it may be a good idea to double check
Arty

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try Picasa
it is free
it is wonderful
it is good
do a Google on Picasa

Arty,

Picasa is indeed wonderful, only problem I have with it is the way it lists folders on the left.. I have lots of folders called "images" and "PSDs" on my HD.. I would like to see something like a "tree" of where each folder is (like you see on left window in Windows Explorer) Instead of "2004", "2003" etc.. it should show the path (exact location) of folder.. but other than this it’s great.. thank you for telling me about it..

Frances

awh – shucks <blush>

Arty

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

much better Arty, exactly what I needed, you can see the names of imgs and dir. structure is on the left.. (also on Picasa I could only see .jpg’s..) again, thank you so much.. Frances 🙂

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try XnView – it is free and has a directory tree too

My preference is for Picasa as it maintains a valid listing as part of

the

way it works

Google on XnView should return a url for downloads (I think the licence states "free for non-commercial use" – it may be a good idea to double

check

Arty

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try Picasa
it is free
it is wonderful
it is good
do a Google on Picasa

Arty,

Picasa is indeed wonderful, only problem I have with it is the way it lists folders on the left.. I have lots of folders called "images" and "PSDs" on my HD.. I would like to see something like a "tree" of where each folder is (like you see on left window in Windows Explorer) Instead of "2004", "2003" etc.. it should show the path (exact location) of folder.. but other than this it’s great.. thank you for telling me about it..

Frances

Hi Frances

as an afterthought

why not try running both?

The beauty of Picasa becomes apparent after a few days or weeks

It does show most (if not all common) image files and runs the usual digicam video too

Unlike usual directory tree structured viewers (they usually start assuming zilch, zero, nada … that the umpteenth visit to a folder is exactly the same as the first visit) Picasa updates it’s thumbnails "on the fly" – well usually it is on the fly but at the first run things may seem to be sorta lumpy as it looks for all your images. Rest assured it speeds up dramatically once its buffers are filled

Arty

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

much better Arty, exactly what I needed, you can see the names of imgs and dir. structure is on the left.. (also on Picasa I could only see .jpg’s..) again, thank you so much.. Frances 🙂

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try XnView – it is free and has a directory tree too

My preference is for Picasa as it maintains a valid listing as part of

the

way it works

Google on XnView should return a url for downloads (I think the licence states "free for non-commercial use" – it may be a good idea to double

check

Arty

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

Try Picasa
it is free
it is wonderful
it is good
do a Google on Picasa

Arty,

Picasa is indeed wonderful, only problem I have with it is the way it lists folders on the left.. I have lots of folders called "images" and "PSDs" on my HD.. I would like to see something like a "tree" of where each folder is (like you see on left window in Windows Explorer) Instead of "2004", "2003" etc.. it should show the path (exact location) of folder.. but other than this it’s great.. thank you for telling me about it..

Frances

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

as an afterthought

why not try running both?

actually, I’ll probably do exactly that… I do love Picasa’s interface, it’s beautiful… one little problem I have w/XnView is that when I double-click a file it opens it right there in viewer, I have to tell it every time to open it w/P’shop.. I think I should be able to configure it so every time I double-click (well, one click in my case, the way I have Windows configured..) it opens imgs w/P’shop.. you know, I’m a web developer, I’m learning Java right now, they say with Java you can do anything, maybe one day I’ll be able to write my own img preview app… 😉 many thanks for yr help… (any other viewers out there you know of? just curious..)

The beauty of Picasa becomes apparent after a few days or weeks
It does show most (if not all common) image files and runs the usual digicam video too

Unlike usual directory tree structured viewers (they usually start assuming zilch, zero, nada … that the umpteenth visit to a folder is exactly the same as the first visit) Picasa updates it’s thumbnails "on the fly" – well usually it is on the fly but at the first run things may seem to be sorta lumpy as it looks for all your images. Rest assured it speeds up dramatically once its buffers are filled

Very groovio

XnView?

Try Tools -> Options and give it an hour

Man you may even change the skin on this thing
<rant>
I think it seems a question of "Rollover Windows Explorer – We’re all gonna have a bawl… " etc …

I mean what is the smartest file manager?

One that says (if it could speak) I ain’t been here before, nope dunno what’s in there mate. I’d better start from the beginning all over again…"

Or one that could say "Yeah I knew what was in there it was this ….. but here are some changes that I ought to run by you first. Just look down there <points to lower left hand corner of program window>"

Nope – all we poor consumers get is: here is a zillion bucks research project to make our software dead secure (and it usually has been compromise before it is released to the public <sweet?> Rather than: there are smerter ways to do this and our clients deserve the best without all the upgrade costs
</rant>

Go Go Artio

"Frances Del Rio" wrote in message

Arty Facting wrote:

Hi Frances

as an afterthought

why not try running both?

actually, I’ll probably do exactly that… I do love Picasa’s interface, it’s beautiful… one little problem I have w/XnView is that when I double-click a file it opens it right there in viewer, I have to tell it every time to open it w/P’shop.. I think I should be able to configure it so every time I double-click (well, one click in my case, the way I have Windows configured..) it opens imgs w/P’shop.. you know, I’m a web developer, I’m learning Java right now, they say with Java you can do anything, maybe one day I’ll be able to write my own img preview app… 😉 many thanks for yr help… (any other viewers out there you know of? just curious..)

The beauty of Picasa becomes apparent after a few days or weeks
It does show most (if not all common) image files and runs the usual

digicam

video too

Unlike usual directory tree structured viewers (they usually start

assuming

zilch, zero, nada … that the umpteenth visit to a folder is exactly

the

same as the first visit) Picasa updates it’s thumbnails "on the fly" –

well

usually it is on the fly but at the first run things may seem to be

sorta

lumpy as it looks for all your images. Rest assured it speeds up dramatically once its buffers are filled