finally: RAW thumbnail support in windows XP for the new canon cameras

somethingsimple wrote in post #5882194
is fastone a windows shell integration?

No, it's not integrated. But it is very fast, even with my huge 1Ds Mark III raws. I wanted something like this for quick pruning of photos not worth keeping (I like the tag option which the MS Windows thumbnailer didn't have). I'll be using it often instead of Explorer. There's a lot of extras also, a nice slideshow module and emailer. Works with raws and jpgs.

the microsoft thumbnailer doesn't work with any recent camera models - they stopped supporting the build updates sometimes after the canon 350D. thats why i switched to the arcsoft plugin.

THIS THREAD NEEDS A STICKY.

somethingsimple wrote in post #4734493
for full windows xp raw thumbnail support, download & install (in this order)

1) Canon RAW Codec update for Vista http://software.canon-europe.com/software/00​26049.asp (yes it is fine for xp too)

2) http://www.arcsoft.com​/products/rawviewer/ (free windows shell plugin)

totally works - (but not if you do it the other way around which i did at first)

i have 350D & 40D, both now display thumbs in windows explorer

EDIT: if it asks for windows imaging to be enabled or installed, then visit this link:
http://www.microsoft.c​om …5def45ddd8&disp​laylang=en

and install that first of all, the the other two as above

you don't need canon raw codec , it enough acrsoft(but install a service and a program that are every time in backround memory)

by the way , what 's is the purpose of carnon raw codec (it 's really useless, unnecessary)

no, it isnt. it is a necessary part of the process.

your post is confusing, what is "a service and a program that are every time in background memory" ?
this is not enough information to help people achieve a result. if you want to offer an alternative method you will have to explain it better than that.

It's a langauge barrier thing. He's in Rome. A service is a program that can start every time your computer starts, not in your user context, but in a system context. Therefore some of its functionality is available to the system at anytime. I haven't installed any of this yet, but looking at the arcsoft website it says that it supports Canon RAW, so installing a codec to support it in windows if you are going to use arcsoft's functions might be an unnecessary step. The codec may be useful for other processes, but if you call into a piece of code that already has a library to support the format, that codec may never be used. I'm not about the specifics of this app though.

BTW, thanks for the thread, I'll be installing something here in the next week.

FYI, the first link is throwing page not found for me: http://software.canon-europe.com/software/00​26049.asp

Another very fast viewer you may want to check out is FastPictureViewer. It's scary fast...

heldGaze wrote in post #6739607
FYI, the first link is throwing page not found for me:

The original post was about 10 months ago, so things may have changed in the time since.

ibdb wrote in post #6740329
The original post was about 10 months ago, so things may have changed in the time since.

Yep, just checked... for XP and Vista it's at:

http://www.usa.canon.c​om …&default_os=win​dows_vista

or

http://preview.****/6z​p4va

Worth mentioning still not for 64 bit operating systems. Canon (and adobe to an extent) are pretending 64 bit doesnt exist.

Just install the free Arcsoft RAW Thumbnail Viewer, people - instant "native" access to thumbnails in Windows Explorer.

somethingsimple wrote in post #6739406
no, it isnt. it is a necessary part of the process.

No, it really isn't - the Arcsoft viewer works perfectly without the separate installation of the Canon codec.

heldGaze wrote in post #6739607
It's a langauge barrier thing. He's in Rome. A service is a program that can start every time your computer starts, not in your user context, but in a system context. Therefore some of its functionality is available to the system at anytime. I haven't installed any of this yet, but looking at the arcsoft website it says that it supports Canon RAW, so installing a codec to support it in windows if you are going to use arcsoft's functions might be an unnecessary step. The codec may be useful for other processes, but if you call into a piece of code that already has a library to support the format, that codec may never be used. I'm not about the specifics of this app though.

BTW, thanks for the thread, I'll be installing something here in the next week.

FYI, the first link is throwing page not found for me: http://software.canon-europe.com/software/00​26049.asp

yes it's what i want to say
sorry for my poor english

overclicker wrote in post #6740451
Yep, just checked... for XP and Vista it's at:

http://www.usa.canon.c​om …&default_os=win​dows_vista

or

http://preview.****/6z​p4va

but what is the task of the canon raw codec?

because i installed it but i did not find how it works

in the canon website there is "

but again with the codec i can't see thumbs (thumbnails) , other programs like picasa can't use this codec

are these code released only for Windows Live Photo Gallery ?
i mean the only benefit is that i can use live photo gallery??

thanks
sorry for my english , i try to do my best

Keith R wrote in post #6741563
No, it really isn't - the Arcsoft viewer works perfectly without the separate installation of the Canon codec.

well, didnt for me - thats why i posted the sequence of installs in my OP
but if it works for others, then good-o

mantra wrote in post #6741940
yes it's what i want to say
sorry for my poor english

no problem, just didnt understand what you were saying
guarantee you speak english better than i speak your language!