Adding icons to folder previews

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  1. faithfulhd

    faithfulhd Tomorrow, tomorrow! I love you, tomorrow ...

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    I saw something in another thread about making kit previews the icon you see on your files instead of the generic file folder. How do you do this?? I have a mac and I've been playing around trying to do this and can't seem to figure it out. Anyone out there know what I'm talking about and how to do it? Thanks :)
     
  2. AnneofAlamo

    AnneofAlamo Slippers IN sunshine? Even better!

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    no mac, but my pc (stands a bit taller, cause mac always make me look bad) already automatically shows the jpg as the icon for the kit?
    my mom is a mac girl, but she is one of those...well, i can never ask her...bhwaoaohaha
     
  3. Li Li Wee

    Li Li Wee I create my imagination

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    I use an app called Img2icns. It's free
     
  4. mollyc

    mollyc PrettyPinkPicturesPlease

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    oh I did this! It's so delightful to see all my folder previews in Bridge.

    So, say your kit name is Sunshine. Go to the SunshinePreview.jpg file (most kits give you a Preview image). Open it in Preview. Cmmd-A to select all, Cmmd-C to copy. This copies the image. Close the preview, then go to Finder and cmmd-I or Get Info on the Folder Name. At the very top of the Info screen is the name of the folder and a picture of a little blue folder. Click on that folder so it looks highlighted and Cmmd-V to paste the image in lieu of the generic folder.
     
  5. lorryfach

    lorryfach Likes to be chauffeured

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    Yeah, that! It sounds complicated, but it goes fast when you get used to it. Double click, cmd A, cmd C, cmd Q, click, cmd I, click, cmd V.
     
  6. Trista

    Trista I'm Working On It

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    Love it Lorry. I am such a shortcut lover! :heartslub
    Not a mac user though.
     
  7. faithfulhd

    faithfulhd Tomorrow, tomorrow! I love you, tomorrow ...

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    OMG!! Thank you so much!! :heartslub:yesss
     
  8. lorryfach

    lorryfach Likes to be chauffeured

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    :woot Get ready to cover flow through your stash! Best ever! :woot
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  9. faithfulhd

    faithfulhd Tomorrow, tomorrow! I love you, tomorrow ...

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    :wootoooh - hadn't even thought of that!! Woohoo!!
     
  10. Li Li Wee

    Li Li Wee I create my imagination

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    The one that I use is like this:

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    Drag a kit's preview onto the large box , then you drag the folder onto it.. viola!! the folder will have the preview of the kit...
     
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  11. bcgal00

    bcgal00 Say, "birdseed!"

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    Gee...thx... I think....now one more thing to do....set preview icons for a million kits. Oh...it'll be so cool though...so off I go to give it a try!
     
  12. SmallMoments

    SmallMoments Are you ready for some football??

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    This is the one I use, too. I love that I can now see my kits!
     
  13. Trista

    Trista I'm Working On It

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    This would be a dream. I need to see if there is something compatible for PC.

     

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