Pre-viewing CR2 files in widows explorer: I need some help. I've been shooting with the Canon 7d mk II for over a year and never had a problem pre-viewing photos in windows explorer. I...

krich1953 Loc: Omaha Ne

I need some help. I've been shooting with the Canon 7d mk II for over a year and never had a problem pre-viewing photos in windows explorer. I recently bought a 5d mk IV and started shooting photos with it. My problem is, ever since I've shot pics with the 5d mk iv, I can't view those files in windows explorer. I can still view the ones that I shot with the 7d mk ii. My system is windows 10 with 16 gig of memory, 4 gig of video mem, 2tb of hard disk. I've searched the internet and this sight, but haven't found a solution. Hoping someone has ran into this problem before and can offer help.

ejones0310 Loc: Tulsa, OK

You need the Microsoft Codec updated. I can't remember where I found it, perhaps a Google search might turn it up.

krich1953 Loc: Omaha Ne

ejones0310 wrote:

You need the Microsoft Codec updated. I can't remember where I found it, perhaps a Google search might turn it up.

Thanks, i'll give google a shot at Microsoft Codec.

ejones0310 Loc: Tulsa, OK

Try https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829, this is where I downloaded from.

Bill_de Loc: US

This should do it.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829

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krich1953 Loc: Omaha Ne

Hi all, I've tried the links you've given me, however, when I try to download the file, I get an error message stating that this file is not compatible with my current operating system. Thanks, for the suggestions, and I'll continue to search

ejones0310 Loc: Tulsa, OK

Sorry, I searched from a Windows 7 machine. Try starting from here to see if you can get there.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/detaiuls.aspx?id=507

Linary Loc: UK

krich1953 wrote:

Hi all, I've tried the links you've given me, however, when I try to download the file, I get an error message stating that this file is not compatible with my current operating system. Thanks, for the suggestions, and I'll continue to search

This site should answer the problem, a SMALL fee applies to purchase the codecs, but they do work. Microsoft, as far as I can tell, no longer will supply the codec packs.

http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

ggttc Loc: TN

Windows 10 does not come with windows photo viewer installed. You can download it and review RAW files.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Do you save only RAW files? You could save RAW+JPEG and view the JPEGs in Windows Explorer.
I peruse the JPEGs and if I want to modify an image, I start with the RAW editor.

krich1953 Loc: Omaha Ne

Linary wrote:

This site should answer the problem, a SMALL fee applies to purchase the codecs, but they do work. Microsoft, as far as I can tell, no longer will supply the codec packs.

http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

Thanks, that did it. Can't believe Microsoft doesn't support it's own file explorer?

Bill_de Loc: US

krich1953 wrote:

Thanks, that did it. Can't believe Microsoft doesn't support it's own file explorer?

It does so far for Nikon.

I also checked the Canon site, they apparently stopped providing them with Win 7

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Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

krich1953 wrote:

I need some help. I've been shooting with the Can... (show quote)

Go to this page:

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/

Enter your camera model number, and download DPP. Canon discontinued codecs for separate download in 2012, and now make them part of DPP.

Or you can download Faststone Image Viewer or Irfanview - both of which are free and have the ability to read any raw file.

Bill_de Loc: US

Gene51 wrote:

Go to this page:

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/

Enter your camera model number, and download DPP. Canon discontinued codecs for separate download in 2012, and now make them part of DPP.

Or you can download Faststone Image Viewer or Irfanview - both of which are free and have the ability to read any raw file.

I've been using Irfanview when somebody handed it to me on a floppy disk. I use it to preview full screen images ane for reading EXIF.

Great suggestion.

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amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

krich1953 wrote:

I need some help. I've been shooting with the Can... (show quote)

You probably need a "codec" update. If you were able to view the 7DII's CR2 files in Windows Explorer (as small, medium or large thumbnails) and in Windows Photo Viewer (enlarged), then you must have some codec already installed. But apparently it's not up to the task handling the CR2s from the newer camera.

I use FastPictureViewer codec. Only costs $10 and works well with a wide variety of RAW file types from many different manufacturers, as well as other file types that Windows normally can't display.

More info here: http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

AFAIK, Canon's own codecs (which only worked with Canon file types) were only ever written in 32-bit versions... They never provided one for use with 64-bit systems.

I've heard that M'soft themselves offers some codecs, but have never used them and don't know the details or how well they work.