RAW thumbnails

This is a file management issue.

I have a laptop and a desktop. When viewing the files in Computer on the laptop, and the view is set for icons (rather than List or Details), the icon is a thumbnail of the image, no matter the format (JPEG, RAW, etc.).

When I view these very same files from my desktop, the RAW images only show a generic NEF icon. JPEGS show the image thumbnail.

I would like to see the RAW thumbnails on the desktop.

All the settings seem to be identical. Both are VISTA PCs.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

JOn

 

Are the default applications the same for both of them?

 

There is a patch at Microsoft that lets you view the JPG thumbnail embedded in all RAW files on your screen. I do not have a link, but I had to do the same 2 years ago under XP... I was told that basically a similar patch was made for Vista.

(did I ever mention that I hate Vista with a passion?)

 

ArcSoft RAW Thumbnail Viewer

OR

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8E-B10D-4CE4-A141-5866FD4A3286&displaylang=en

 

Got it.

It works.

Thanks!

Jon

 

Like Jerry alluded to, there are no RAW thumbnails.

By the same token when you shoot RAW and look at a histogram on your camera LCD, that's not your RAW data either, but the histogram for that same, small, basic JPRG imbedded in every RAW data file.

 

You can still get a Thumbnail which represents your RAW in its current state (liek the link i provided does)

 

I am so sorry. Mods, please change my thread title to:

the histogram for that same, small, basic JPRG imbedded in every RAW data file.

:er:

 

That gave me a good laugh, Jon. :thumbup:

 

Thats the one that worked for me, thanks for finding it for the OP.

 

I actually found one directly from Nikon (and specific to Vista):

Nikon Imaging | Global Site | Nikon RAW Codec - NEF Codec Download

Works perfectly.

Jon