Preview .EPS files from windows explorer

[kheebl]

This has been driving me crazy for awhile now, but is there any way to preview .EPS files directly from windows explorer the way a .jpeg or .png display? I know I can use Adobe Bridge but that's just one more program I need to open. I have tried setting the default program to different applications with no luck.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Look up mysticthumbs or sagethumbs...

Mystic thumbs is better but it is a pay app

 

[WildWestDesigns]

I checked my windows vm and my Linux host. Windows vm doesn't seem to want to do it natively. The Linux host does do a preview in Nautilus (gnome's version of Windows Explorer) natively, go figure.

Just out of curiosity, how come it looks like you have eps and other file types linked to Winrar?

 

[kheebl]

Look up mysticthumbs or sagethumbs... Mystic thumbs is better but it is a pay app

Thanks I will check them out.

 

[kheebl]

I checked my windows vm and my Linux host. Windows vm doesn't seem to want to do it natively. The Linux host does do a preview in Nautilus (gnome's version of Windows Explorer) natively, go figure. Just out of curiosity, how come it looks like you have eps and other file types linked to Winrar?

Those winrar files are where the eps came from it was like a texture pack I got somewhere. I just kept the compressed file.

 

[kheebl]

Just downloaded the trial for mysticthumbs and its exactly what I was looking for. Definitely gonna spend the $30 and buy it! Thanks again for the suggestion!

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

No problem... It's what we use too as its the only one that works right in win 10

 

[kheebl]

I still can't believe Microsoft can't incorporate this in their OS.

 

[DerbyCitySignGuy]

This might sound like a dumb question, but do you have the preview pane on? You should just be able to preview EPS files without having to do anything special. I haven't done anything special and they work just fine. In case you're not familiar with the preview pane, I attached an image that has the preview pane button marked. You can see that I have an EPS selected and am previewing the file.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

No go with preview on my end.

 

[DerbyCitySignGuy]

Are you using Illustrator CC or a previous version? It definitely works on all of our computers with CC. I think there's a computer here that still has Illustrator 6 on it, now I'm curious as to whether it will display EPS files in the preview pane.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

Are you using Illustrator CC or a previous version? It definitely works on all of our computers with CC. I think there's a computer here that still has Illustrator 6 on it, now I'm curious as to whether it will display EPS files in the preview pane.

CS6 is where I stopped with Adobe.

 

[niksagkram]

No go with preview on my end.

Same here. I am using Adobe CC, windows 7 pro.

Mark

 

[DerbyCitySignGuy]

CS6 is where I stopped with Adobe.

I just checked the CS6 computer here and the preview pane doesn't work, so it does look like it might be something they finally fixed with CC. Or maybe not, based on the previous post.

I have no idea then! All of the CC machines here work, Windows 7 Pro and Windows 10 both. The only one that doesn't work is the Pro machine with CS6. And computers that don't have any Adobe products on them.

 

[niksagkram]

OK, now I'm baffled. I did some more checking, and, on my computer, ai and pdf can be viewed in the preview pane, but also, SOME eps files can be viewed, but not all. No matter location (local or network) or size, Doesn't seem to be any reason why some will and some won't. I tried cdr also, and it said "no preview available". I does not say that when eps can't be viewed. Weird!

Mark

 

[DerbyCitySignGuy]

OK, now I'm baffled. I did some more checking, and, on my computer, ai and pdf can be viewed in the preview pane, but also, SOME eps files can be viewed, but not all. No matter location (local or network) or size, Doesn't seem to be any reason why some will and some won't. I tried cdr also, and it said "no preview available". I does not say that when eps can't be viewed. Weird!

Mark

I had to reinstall Illustrator a couple times to get everything to work on my computer. I had some weird font issues, then some were display errors, but the third time everything worked. Haha!

 

[eahicks]

Nothing related to Adobe previews for me... PDF, AI, PSD all show different icons. Always has been frustrating.

 

[tbutler]

Adobe Bridge

Not sure if it was mentioned here but we use adobe bridge here which is usually bundled with design (CS6). Just pick a folder and it renders all the previews.

EDIT :: LoL - Missed the top post, however, i have tried numerous other things over the years and never found anything reliable.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Just downloaded the trial for mysticthumbs and its exactly what I was looking for. Definitely gonna spend the $30 and buy it! Thanks again for the suggestion!

How is mysticthumbs treating you?

 

[WildWestDesigns]

Not sure if it was mentioned here but we use adobe bridge here which is usually bundled with design (CS6). Just pick a folder and it renders all the previews.

EDIT :: LoL - Missed the top post, however, i have tried numerous other things over the years and never found anything reliable.

Ironically, Nautilus (Gnome's version of Windows Explorer) natively renders EPS files. Now it won't do Ai, CDR (even with Inkscape installed) etc, but it does do EPS. But Windows Explorer won't display any of those even with those programs installed.

I don't know why Nautilus does EPS at all though. But it does have some nifty features that should be in Windows Explorer (and maybe they are in later versions), so who knows.