If you’re a Windows 7 user, you can now grab a preview version of the DNG Codec, in both 32- and 64-bit versions. The codec lets you browse DNG files in Windows Explorer and Photo Gallery.
In other news, techie photographers can grab beta 3 of the Adobe Lens Profile Creator and beta 3 of the DNG Profile Editor. [Via]
Wow, excellent, that should be useful. Do you know if something equivalent exists for Photoshop files? (and in a lesser mesure Illustrator)
I just downloaded the codec. It works perfectly. The new codec makes using the DNG format a more attractive choice. (I am using Windows 7 x64.)
The x64 DNG codec is certainly good news but I’d really love Adobe to provide previews for PSD & AI/EPS files too on Windows. John, I know you’re a Mac user, otherwise you’d be lobbying for this… It used to be available in CS2, btw.
I know there are some 3rd party codecs (FastPictureViewer Codec Pack) for this but I’d prefer a nice, official and well-integrated way.
And since you like “radical” ideas, my idea of the “perfect” Bridge is something that integrates seamlessly in Windows Explorer / Mac Finder rather than something that sits on top of it.
Totally agree with @Armand. And to put the full list here, it would be ideal to have codecs for:
– PSD & PSB
– AI & EPS
– INDD
– PDF (thumbnails don’t currently work on x64)
Josh,
FWIW, there’s a unofficial PPF thumbnail fix for x64 available here:
http://www.pretentiousname.com/adobe_pdf_x64_fix/
I must recommed Mystic Thumbs which you can find here: http://mysticcoder.net/mysticthumbs.html
It supports EPS, AI, PSD and many others. They just implented a plugin function so that 3dparty plugins for other formats is doable.
I am using it at home and at work with great success.
As mentionned above the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack does 64-bit PSD, DNG, all RAWs and more, plus PDF, INDD, EPS and AI thumbnails (from XMP metadata), and works on *all* Windows platforms from XP SP3 to Vista, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 and beyond.
We do “perfect integration” with Windows by supporting Explorer thumbnails and ultra-fast previews, Photo Gallery, Media Center 7 and Media Player 12 in a professionally supported package:
http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/adobe-dng-codec/
Hello,
Why can’t we get PSD Codec for Win7 64 Bits from you?
I started with Photoshop 3 and continued with all the other versions until the last one:CS6, a real good tool!!
Why can’t we get PSD Codec for Win7 64 Bits from you?
Best regards,
Christian Colonna de Leca