Viewing DDS Files in Thumbnail view in TC

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Spiderkeys
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Viewing DDS Files in Thumbnail view in TC

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Ok, what's the secret behind this?

On my Windows 10 Machine, TC views my DDS Files in thumbnail view nicely, yet my Windows Vista machine does not, or neither does my Windows 7 machine.

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Under Windows 10 and 8.1, the Exporer method (OLE2) generates thumbnails for .dds files. Under previous Windows versions you need a plugin (like Imagine) of IrfanView viewer to generate thumbnails for .dds files.

Check "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Thumbnails" -> "Loading Thumbnails"

To use IrfanView for .dds files you have to add: IviewAdditionalTypes=*.dds to the [Lister] section of your wincmd.ini file
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Post by *Spiderkeys »

Thanks for clearing it up, just as well I have Intraview installed on my machines, now I better setup the plugins.
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