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Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by MRBCCC, 2009/05/31.

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    MRBCCC

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    I have over 6000 photographs on my computer of a sailing cruise my wife and I did from 2004 to 2006. These have somehow, and I have no idea how, been converted from jpeg files to Zb Thumbnails.info files. As a result I am unable to open them.

    I have done a lot of research on the net but still have not found the answer. What I have found seems to go back to 2004, there is nothing recent.

    Can anyone help me convert them back to jpegs.

    My operating system is Vista Ultimate

    Thank you
     
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    MRBCCC

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    Thank you Whiskeyman,

    Yes I am sure they are there but any programme that handles photographs does not read them. Can I rename them (preferably all in one go) doing 6000+ changes could be painful.

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    First question - is Canon ZoomBrowser installed on your computer?

    If so .....

    Locate a ZB thumbnail.info file - these are hidden files

    Double click on the info file - a window will most likely popup 'Windows cannot open this file .......'

    Click on 'Select a program from a list' > OK

    In the Open with dialogue hit the browse button and browse to the location of ZoomBrowser.exe - path on my computer ....

    C:\Program Files\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Program\ZoomBrowser.exe

    Highlight zoombrowser.exe > Open

    Check 'Always use this program .... > OK

    Zoombrowser should open showing the image thumbnails with the location of the files in the window header.

    Double clicking on any ZB thumbnail.info file should open the thumbnails in Zoombrowser.
     
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    MRBCCC

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    Thank you PeterC

    This is why I am confused.

    I do not have Zoombrowser on my computer. I have Canon Scangear and Canoscan Toolbox Ver.4.9 for a scanner that I no longer use.

    Any other ideas

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    Zb Thumbnail

    No we have never had a Canon digital cameranor loaded any Canon software other than the ones I mentioned i.e. for the scanner.

    We have a Pentax Optima digital camera and loaded the software for that which is a pentax version of ACDSee.

    ACDSee does not read the files.

    I will try and do a search using *.jpeg as suggested by you and Whiskeyman and will, also, try and download the Canon ZoomBrowser from the link you have provided.

    Thank you. I will report back once I have tried that.
     
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    MRBCCC

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    Good morning PeterC and Whiskeyman,

    I have not yet done the jpeg search but I have downloaded Zoombrowser and when I attempt to open the thumbnails I get a message that advises me they are 0.0 format and should be upgraded to 8.0 format.

    Does anyone have any idea how to do this.

    I will contact Canon and see if they can help.

    Anyway some progress is being made thanks to your input.

    MRBCCC
     
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    PeteC

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    MRBCCC

    The most important advice that has been given in this thread is to search for jpeg files and so far you have sidestepped that :confused:

    Tips for finding files
    Probably because they are not thumbnails generated by ZoomBrowser and thus not recognised.
     

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