donnahde Loc: Newark, DE

I'm very frustrated. I'm looking thru my folders of jpegs and want to choose the best files for a project but find no filenames on the enlarged images. So I see one I want and go back to the thumbnail page to see the filename which DOES have the file names but the highlighted thumbnail is NOT the one I was just looking at. It highlights the first image in the folder instead. Grrrrrrrrr. Is there a way to make the filename show up on the enlarged version of the image. Alternatively, is there a way to make the file I was just looking at be highlighted when I return to the thumbnail page. I don't recall ever having this problem in Windows 7.

I hope I've explained this so you can understand my issue. I appreciate anyone who has the solution for this - IF there is one.

Donna

donnahde Loc: Newark, DE

Ha! Who knew my s/o would have the solution! Using the Preview mode of viewing solves my problem. Not sure why they can't show the file name when I double click on an image but at least there is a way. Thanks anyway.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Donna, it's probable that I'm mis-understanding your problem, but as for 'file names', all photos are initially and automatically given 'number-name' preceding the format, i.e. jpg, cr2, etc. Then, after YOU rename that file and give it the name you want it to have, you can access it via that name from then on. Viewing it 'larger or smaller' makes no difference - the name remains the same just as it has in ALL previous operating systems. I guess we need more info from you. Sorry if I've misinterpreted your problem.

Cape Codder Loc: Cape Cod

Watching this to0pic. Thanks for bringing it up.

donnahde Loc: Newark, DE

You have misinterpreted, Papa Joe, but thanks. I did get the answer. I have to right click the file and choose preview to look at the jpegs. That way the file name is always at the top of the image.

Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA

Donna,

If using Windows Explorer (not IE), you should see something inside a folder that you know contains image files. It depends on how you have "Folders" set up to view.

Using the Windows Explorer to navigate your hard drive, go to a folder that you have saved images into, open that folder.
You should see something in the file panel. Names, icons, thumbnails, something to indicate a file exists in this folder.

When you find something in a folder that looks like it might be image files, right click in an empty space in the file panel, from the context menu select an option to view the file display. For image files you have thumbnails, and larger thumbnails.

If you are looking at JPG, BMP, TFF, PNG, or GIF files you will see icons, to thumbnail images with the file name and extension. If you are looking at RAW camera files (cr2) you will see the standard Windows icon in place of an image, you would need to install the Windows CODEC into your operating system to see those thumbnails.

The point is, if you know you have saved images in a popular format, and you know where on your hard drive you saved them; it is only a matter of how folder viewing is set up for your computer.

Windows Preview is a neat tool to review images in a larger frame, and it has many options.
A better option is to set Windows Explorer to view image files visually on screen, when you see a thumbnail you like right click the thumbnail and select Preview.

Michael G

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

I rename files with something very easy to remember.

donnahde Loc: Newark, DE

Thank you all for your input. Several of you did not understand the issue. The problem has been solved by using Preview. Thanks again.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Sorry Donna.... that sounds just about like me... always mis-intrepeting something. Oh well, sounds as if you got the problem solved and that's what counts.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Like many things... improvement is made and further improvement is to complicate and obscure and to please the upper-management that still uses film and calculates using their fingers!! Excuse my vitriolic hyperbole... I learned to hate MS Office 2007 (and above) especially the Excel portion. Like the Tower of Babel the charting functions once in a cluster are improved by scattering to the wind and automating!!! What was wrong with XP and W7 ??? .. nothing except like the bastard child... they are no longer supported by daddy MS.

My solution was to have multi hard drives and a swap door so that I can run different OP systems for different reasons. Also allows for a back up of hard drives. For photo backup, I use a SSD, fast and portable around $60 for 128 gig.

Donna... indeed I have a copy of W-8 and the more I hear, the more I am happy to have it stored safe and un-opened.

Dairygoat

I went to this address http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=26829 to download the Windows CODEC but I can't get it to download. It won't even start the download. Has any body been able to download the Windows CODEC?

Wallbanger Loc: Madison, WI

Click the "click here" link in the instruction that says if the download doesn't start in 30 seconds click here.

Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA

Yes. From the link you provided.

The file name is: MicrosoftCameraCodecPack-x64.msi

This is for the 64 bit windows operating system and will not work on a 32 bit OS.

This is a self installer file and may be blocked by your firewall or anti-virus application.

Michael G

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Yep, downloaded like a rocket. I also looked up the "why" the camera codecpack exists and was educated. Yes, I will admit I am a bit like a guy way back when who stuck by DOS for years... he thought Windows was a waste... I will admit 3.0 was eraaa 50% of the time a blue screen of death... but we have come a long way baby... not sure how far we need to go... W-8 was designed for touch screen work, pads, phones, of course also expensive big desktop touch screens.... but for our photo work... why???