Image Thumbnails

andrewlondonandrewlondon
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
Hi,



I would like a script or program that will let me choose a folder and generate thumbnails of all the images contained inside.



I know i can open the image in photoshop and save it and have a thumbnail generated but for the amount of images i have this isn't really an option. I know i could make a photoshop action to do this but it seems similar to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.



Does anybody know of any scripts/small programs that will let me do this?



Thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 10
    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    Can't you make a script in photoshop to do that for you?



    Also you could use the Web Photo Gallery auto script and discard everything but the resized pictures.
  • Reply 2 of 10
    andrewlondonandrewlondon Posts: 83member
    Sorry i don't think i made my intention clear enough. I don't want to resize all my images, i want to have them show up instead of the jpg icon when i'm looking at files in icon view.



    I know i could use the column view but when you create a new folder it defaults to icon view.



    And yes i could use a photoshop action to open all the images and save them so it generates the thumbnail but this seems a bit much and really isn't an ideal solution because i would have to let the computer open all the images.



    Windows does this on the fly, surely there is something out there on the mac that will let me do it.



    Thanks
  • Reply 3 of 10
    piotpiot Posts: 1,346member
    Finder : View/Show View Options/Show icon preview.



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  • Reply 4 of 10
    andrewlondonandrewlondon Posts: 83member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by piot

    Finder : View/Show View Options/Show icon preview.



    (?)



    Brilliant. Thanks very much for that.
  • Reply 5 of 10
    lundylundy Posts: 4,466member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by AndrewLondon

    Sorry i don't think i made my intention clear enough. I don't want to resize all my images, i want to have them show up instead of the jpg icon when i'm looking at files in icon view.



    I know i could use the column view but when you create a new folder it defaults to icon view.



    And yes i could use a photoshop action to open all the images and save them so it generates the thumbnail but this seems a bit much and really isn't an ideal solution because i would have to let the computer open all the images.

    Thanks





    Use GraphicConverter's "Convert and Modify" menu item - set it to "Create Icon/Preview".



    http://www.lemkesoft.com
  • Reply 6 of 10
    tednditedndi Posts: 1,921member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by AndrewLondon

    Brilliant. Thanks very much for that.



    Way to go!!



    There is always something wonderful hidden in the OS.



    That had been a bit of a peeve of mine.



    I suppose that has been in the os since 10.0.





    Brilliant indeed.



  • Reply 7 of 10
    andrewlondonandrewlondon Posts: 83member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by TednDi



    Brilliant indeed.



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    I now have OSX working *exactly* how i like so i'm a very happy indeed.
  • Reply 8 of 10
    icibaquicibaqu Posts: 278member
    i want the same thing to happen when I have a jpeg on the desktop.



    any suggestions that are that magical?
  • Reply 9 of 10
    piotpiot Posts: 1,346member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by icibaqu

    i want the same thing to happen when I have a jpeg on the desktop.







    Come on guys. Let's see a little initiative here! Click on desktop. Check out your menus. (Clue:View)



    You do know that OS X has a 'Help" application?
  • Reply 10 of 10
    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    Oh! Woops. Was I off or what!

    What piot said.
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