Anyway I can view Vector files in Thumbnails Mode?


  1. won
    Posts : 18
    Windows 7 build 7201 x64
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    Anyway I can view Vector files in Thumbnails Mode?


    ...I do have quite a number of vector files (AI, EPS) and would be great to be able to view them in thumbnail mode either on Explorer or any Image Viewing application. I'm now running Win 7 (7201) x64. I can get by with EPS on ACDSee but not the AI files, ofcourse I don't want to run Illusrator everytime I need to make any selection of any of my big number of vector files.

    ...Any suggestion would be highly appreciate.
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  2. won
    Posts : 18
    Windows 7 build 7201 x64
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Oop! My apology, guess I'd posted at the wrong place. Still desperately need advice.
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  3. Posts : 25
    windows 7 Ultimate Professional 6.01.7100
       #3

    vector previews


    I use Adobe Bridge for browsing my Graphics Files - this is the only way I know of "previewing" Ai files...
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  4. won
    Posts : 18
    Windows 7 build 7201 x64
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    ...Thanks a lot theCount, I should have though about that. I have just migrated to Win 7 and still familiar with the thumbnails view that can easily be done with XP explorer.
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  5.    #5

    won said:
    ...Thanks a lot theCount, I should have though about that. I have just migrated to Win 7 and still familiar with the thumbnails view that can easily be done with XP explorer.
    I did have a reg hack for Vista , but it was for showing PSD'S in explorer. let me see if i can find it for you...but I'm not sure if it works of AI or EPS to to be honest but its worth a try

    I'll post back when i find the site i saw it on ( was about a year ago , but i got my old bookmarks backed up somewhere ).

    Bridge is cool for viewing your graphics, but it become a pain sometimes.
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  6. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    won said:
    ...I do have quite a number of vector files (AI, EPS) and would be great to be able to view them in thumbnail mode either on Explorer or any Image Viewing application. I'm now running Win 7 (7201) x64. I can get by with EPS on ACDSee but not the AI files, ofcourse I don't want to run Illusrator everytime I need to make any selection of any of my big number of vector files.

    ...Any suggestion would be highly appreciate.
    Did you do a google for AI, eps?
    he is two and there are a bunch more

    With which programs I can open a .EPS format file? - Yahoo! Answers

    Opening Adobe Illustrator (AI) files when you don't have Adobe Illustrator - Jon Galloway

    Ken
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    Ive not tested this in W7 as i haven't got CS4 installed on this drive , just on Vista but its worth a try.

    I hope it works for you Won.

    Place the DLL in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Shell\

    Thumbnail previews of PSD files should be back in explorer , You can try the AI dll as well , obviously change the drive letter if needed
    Anyway I can view Vector files in Thumbnails Mode? Attached Files
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  8. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
       #8

    EPS thumbnails in Explorer on Windows 7 x64


    won said:
    ...I do have quite a number of vector files (AI, EPS) and would be great to be able to view them in thumbnail mode either on Explorer [...]. I'm now running Win 7 (7201) x64. [...]
    We recently updated our PSD codec to provide thumbnails for the most common EPS files in Windows Explorer on 64 bit and 32 bit versions of Windows 7.

    A free trial is available.

    View Photoshop PSD files in Windows - x64 PSD CODEC for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

    Support for AI files is planned for a future update.

    David Blake (Ardfry Imaging, LLC)
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  9. Posts : 2
    Winx XP
       #9

    Or just use this free, open source utility here: https://code.google.com/p/sagethumbs/

    It works just fine to display thumbs of PS, AI, EPS, etc.
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