up vote 0 down vote favorite
share [g+] share [fb]

How can I have thumbnails for Canon RAW (*.CR2) photos in Windows XP Explorer?
Which codec do I have to install?

(BTW, is there any nice tool to convert them to JPG? e.g. context menu on image or image folder)

link|improve this question
67% accept rate
feedback

1 Answer

up vote 0 down vote accepted

Hands down, it's got to be IrfanView. It's freeware and can handle most image types with the installation of additional plugins:

Get the app here: http://www.irfanview.com

..and the plugins here: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

One thing to note, from the readme:

CRW - (version 4.22): allows IrfanView to read Canon CRW/CR2 files (high resolution image version) Note: this PlugIn requires additional Canon DLLs. You can download these DLLs with the Canon ZoomBrowser program:

http://www.canon.com/ or try here: http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/plugins/canon_crw.zip

link|improve this answer
Tried this already. I can open the images, but I still don't have preview thumbnails in Explorer. This may be some other issue, as I don't have thumbnails for .png ang .jpg either. Any suggestions? – takeshin Nov 2 '11 at 14:33
Hmm, is this any good? suodenjoki.dk/us/productions/articles/raw_thumbnail.htm – Moif Murphy Nov 2 '11 at 14:57
crw_thumbnailer.zip download link does not work anymore. – takeshin Nov 2 '11 at 15:56
This is going well :) I've Googled for the file and came up with this: woolridge.ca/dpc - and obviously the usual recommendations hold true if you're going to take a look at the zip: scan the zip file with anti virus before opening. – Moif Murphy Nov 2 '11 at 16:11
I have been looking for mirrors as well, but without suceess. Your link does not work either. – takeshin Nov 3 '11 at 7:13
show 1 more comment
feedback

Your Answer

 
or
required, but never shown
discard

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.