Re: Thumbnails and NEF RAW format images.

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From: John James Pring (pring.john_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:34:59 +0100

Dear Michael,
Thank you for your kind response to my enquiry.
I have been in touch with Nikon Europe who informed me that Windows displays
a large tile instead of a picture thumbnail for the NEF RAW format.
As I edit my images in Photoshop from RAW, I was hoping, after processing
through the camera' s software, that I would be able to see RAW image
thumbnails in "My Pictures" for ease of recognition.
Alas this is not possible.
I was unaware that a windowsxp.photos newsgroup existed. This is useful
information for which I am most grateful.
Best Wishes and Kind Regards,
John

"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in
message news:Oyp$Wn2lEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Note, you really should post this to the windowsxp.photos newsgroup.
>
> Nonetheless, many digital cameras use a proprietary format for their raw
> images. When that is the case, the camera manufacturer usually includes
> the necessary software to display the raw images. Check the documentation
> and software package that came with your computer. That would explain why
> you are unable to display raw image file thumbs in the My Pictures folder,
> it may not be able to read the format.
>
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
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> "John James Pring" <pring.john@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:DrGdnQg3QLsPXdzcRVn-pw@giganews.com...
>> Dear Friends,
>> In Windows XP, I can' t get My Pictures to display picture thumbnails of
>> NEF RAW format images (from a Nikon D100 camera). The thumbs display like
>> a large tile with no picture.
>> Any clues?
>> With Kind Regards,
>> John
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