A new plugin has been released which gives Directory Opus the ability to display thumbnails of Adobe Illustrator (.ai) and EPS files.
This is a third-party plugin made by Ardfry Imaging and it requires their PSD Codec to work.
(While the plugin itself is free, the codec it depends on is US$19.95. There is a trial version so you can test it out. It also adds AI, EPS and Photoshop (PSD) thumbnails to Explorer, File-Open dialogs, etc. If you're wondering why it doesn't add PSD thumbnails to Opus as well it's just because Opus already understands PSD by itself.)
The plugin supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Opus and Windows Vista/7. (The plugin doesn't support Windows XP.)
Head over to Ardfry's page for more information, download links, and some screenshots:
http://www.ardfry.com/psd-codec/view-eps-ai-thumbnails-in-Directory-Opus.html
It's great to see this plugin as I know several people on the Opus forum have requested something like it. Thanks to Ardfry!
11 November 2010
Thumbnail plugin for Adobe Illustrator and EPS files
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Since this is a commercial plugin, will it work with DO portable?
I haven't tested that but there's a free trial version of the codec so you can try yourself to see how well it works before buying.
I suspect it will need the codec to be installed on the machine but not sure.
Considering DO is the most expensive file manager on the market, this is shameful.
I purchased DirectoryOpus AND the Ardfly plugin... and I still can't get EPS files to show up in the preview window.
Meanwhile, the competitor file manager "Xplorer2" preview works just fine with EPS (and it's $50 CHEAPER!!).
Shameful... Diretory Opus has an inflated ego regarding it's functionality... really not worth $80 (+ Ardfry for another $20).
Shameful.
@Anonymous,
I am guessing you are using a 32-bit version of Xplorer2 but the 64-bit version of Opus, correct?
If so, presumably you also do not see EPS thumbnails within Windows Explorer (which is also 64-bit)?
If that's the case, the issue is that you only have a 32-bit EPS thumbnail provider installed on your machine. It would be the same in any 64-bit file manager, like Opus and Explorer.
As far as I know, *none* of the file managers have built-in EPS capabilities. They all depend on 3rd party components, via Adobe or Ardfry or other shell-extension providers.
Your system happens to have something installed that works in Xplorer2 (I'm guessing due 32-bit vs 64-bit, but it's only a guess), but there are EPS thumbnailers which work in Opus as well.
We do not have anything to do with the Ardfry component or its pricing. It was only mentioned here because it might be of interest to our users.
If you bought Opus and want help getting EPS thumbnails working, just create a thread on our support forum and we will be glad to help.
Why not ask for help before posting a complaint like this here?
It also seems strange to base your opinion of two different file managers on a single feature, although you are free to do so if you wish. But, please, at least give us a chance to show you that this feature can be made to work in Opus.
...Actually, re-reading your comment, I see you said the preview window rather than thumbnails.
The plugin this post is about does not affect the preview window. It is literally just for thumbnails.
It should be possible to get EPS files to display in the Opus preview window, but the exact steps for doing so will depend on the type of EPS viewer which you have installed.
Windows does not have an EPS viewer by default, so you must have a third-party one of some sort installed. If it provides an ActiveX control for Internet Explorer, or a Preview Handler for Windows Explorer, then Opus can use it with a trivial configuration change.
If it works in some other way then I'm sure we can get it to work as well, but we'll need to know what it is in order to look at it and advise you further.
Just start a thread on our support forum with the details and we'll help you get this working.
Slight correction, after looking into this a bit more: The later versions of the Ardfry plugin (released after this post was made) do provide a viewer as well as thumbnails, for some formats, although I do not know the exact details or which formats that includes.
It's best to ask Ardfry if you're having problems with their component.
If Ardfry's component is viewing EPS files outside of Opus -- or if you have another EPS viewer that is working outside of Opus -- and you need help getting it to work within Opus, then we can help with that, just let us know the details via our support forum and we'll take it from there.
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