Canon T7i cr2 files and Win 10

I could be wrong, but I think Microsoft stopped updating their raw file codecs at around the time Windows 10 was released.  I have solved the problem by download FastPictureViewer's Codec pac, which costs about $9.99. You can download it then, you can see thumbnails and bring into photos taken in newer cameras.  Also, you can directly import your raw files into Lightroom or view them in Photoshop if you have either program once you update camera raw.

Thank you so much for the info on the codec pack.  I downloaded it and it does exactly what I want it to.  Thanks for your help!

I have the same problem

where did you download from? what file? can you send the link?

Everywhere I look it says not for windows 10, only for windows 8.1....etc...

thanks

Eial

EialBond wrote:

I have the same problem

where did you download from? what file? can you send the link?

https://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

Everywhere I look it says not for windows 10, only for windows 8.1....etc...

FastPictureViewer Codec Pack works fine on Windows 10.  I'm using it on several Win 10 laptops.

The only problem is that it was last updated on April 18, 2017.  It doesn't support the new .CR3 raw format (EOS M50, EOS R, and most likely any new cameras Canon releases.)

I have an M50 and it is a pain--I have resorted to shooting raw+JPEG solely to have some way of identifying images in Windows Explorer (I normally only shoot raw.)

But it works fine with .CR2.

Wayne

seri_art wrote:

guinness2 wrote:

What is the reason for opening the RAW file inside the Windows? Can you handle them any way in there? My approach is to work on it in the Lightroom or similar, including making selection and export them to jpg. I know it doesn’ t answer your question, just a hint for the workflow. i could use Irfanview or similar I have installed but I didn’t need it, yet. Tell me...

I don't "open" T7i CR2 files in Windows File Explorer, but I do like to be able to see the image there (as a large thumbnail).

I don't use Lightroom.  I use Photoshop.  I shoot 100% raw and I want to see the image as a thumbnail in Windows Explorer.  When I want to edit an image I can open it in ACR directly from Windows Explorer.

FastPictureViewer Codec Pack works for .CR2 but not for .CR3, so I am reduced to shooting raw+jpeg to have image thumbnails (the JPEG) I can see in Windows (then I open the .CR3 file that has no image thumbnail.)

I alternately use BreezeBrowser Pro to navigate folders of images.  BB doesn't support .CR3 either.

I know that many people use Lightroom but it doesn't work for me.  I have too many images (like scans that need a lot of cloning and content aware filling) that don't work with Lightroom.

I've heard that FastStone now supports .CR3.  I haven't tried that yet with .CR3.

Wayne

Do you know if this would work with Adobe Photoshop Elements 14, thanks?

Sandhurst wrote:

Thanks for the link to the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack I was lost without this.

I despair at Canon sometimes. They get so much right with their consumer products, but then fail massively when it comes to supporting customers on one of the worlds most common operating systems. I don't see the logic in some Canon exec thinking it would be a good idea to make viewing files so difficult.

Sorry for bringing back an old thread, but wondering if anyone has found a way of seeing thumbnails of CR3 files in Windows 10?

And, I do want to respond that this really isn't a Canon problem, maybe a Microsoft "problem" or just something that doesn't seem important enough to any of the big companies to address.  Basically, Windows 10 came out before a bunch of the new cameras came out.  I had the same problem with a Sony and my 5d mk iv when they first came out.  Before Windows 10, you could periodically download Codec updates, which solved the problem.  They are not doing it any more. FastPictureViewer Codec Pack solved the problem for me with multiple cameras and brands, but they haven't updated their package for a couple of years. Actually DPP4 works well as does importing the raws now into Lightroom, but it has caused me to change how I am working.