Why can't PSD thumbnails be displayed in Windows 7?

Anonymous
2009-10-27T08:16:58+00:00

I use Windows 7's File Explorer to upload or open graphics files in other apps. Thumbnails are very handy in seeing at a glance that I have the right picture. PNG,JPG,and even PDF thumbs are supported,but not PSD. I have to rely on a third party solution. A programmer from Adobe has answered that Microsoft has the PSD documentation and this implies that the ball is in their court.  I hope a Microsoft tech can pass this concern on or give me a reason why it can't happen at least in Windows 7.

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Anonymous
2011-03-02T18:29:35+00:00

Just install Pictus.  Free.

http://poppeman.se/pictus/

Associate with PSD files, done.

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Anonymous
2009-12-09T17:29:50+00:00

Check out Mystic Thumbs, donation-ware for now, 32 or 64 bit versions.  Works good for me on windows 7 pro:  http://mysticcoder.net/MysticThumbs/Default.aspx

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Anonymous
2010-02-01T20:51:16+00:00

PSD is as common as PDF and it has been around as long. The reason psicon.dll was dropped was over "file locking" issues with Windows.

I"pestered" Adobe,this is the answer I got:

Apple has been able to add support for PSDs in Quick Look without relying on Adobe, and MSFT has the PSD format documentation. That's not to say we shouldn't step up, too. We just haven't been able to find time yet.

I had hoped MSFT would have given some sort of direct statement on this issue,which is why I asked. Something other than the third party solutions have been given. Perhaps this is not the forum to bring this up.

I really won't say anything more about this. I think I have gone as far as I can.

psicon.dll for the free fix,Ardfrey if you can spare the $20.

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Anonymous
2011-02-05T00:13:21+00:00

The FREE Solution:

This is a FREE and open source PSD viewer for windows 7, 64-bit and 32-bit. Made for Vista, but I tested on Windows 7.

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vista/PhotoshopPreviewHandler.aspx

Download links are at the top of the article...

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-12-07T00:15:51+00:00

    Really, Mary Ann? I have been in the Computer Tuition biz for more than 11 years and a PC user since 1986. Occasionally I came across people who wanted help with iMac’s or MacBook’s and more recently with a MacBook Air and not because they are simpler to use just different.

    My observations are as follows:

    • PCs and Macs are just different. Not good or bad, cheap or expensive - although you are right in saying that Apple stuff is more expensive overall
    • ITunes (came out in 2001) until recently was a cow of a thing that tied all media, email management and other things into one complex program only for use on 5 apple devices. Over the years I have called them and ask that they improve the software and they never did
    • Now they have iCloud which is finally what iTunes was supposed to be but it has taken them 10 years to get it right
    • Apple did not have a file system that was as developed as Windows and hence the limitations
    • Windows PCs make up over a billion of the world’s computers but Macs are only in the tens of thousands so it should be easier for both companies to make changes
    • iMacs and MacBook’s fail from time to time (just like PCs) and a MacBook Air that a client has recently has a firmware problem after only 3 months
    • Compatibility of Macs with the rest of the PC world just does not go away and in my opinion is just as complex as anything you can find in the PC world.  Try moving files between Macs and PCs – yikes!
    • Apple build good hardware but their OS is somewhat primitive in some areas
    • You can spend a lot of $’s on PCs too and the brand, specs and after sales service are what matter. You do get what you pay for in the PC world too.
    • Apple users can be a little intense and often have an almost religious zeal about things see:

    http://www.winsupersite.com/article/mailbag/mailbag-for-may-9-2010#4

    My name is Peter and I am PC and an Aussie

    Now I must say that when you have a client base of more than a billion users it is important for you to know that the little rant here is not helpful. Send your concerns to Steven Sinofsky who is building Windows 8 at Building Windows 8 Blogger <******@live.com>. He can bring about change because he is in charge.

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