On 05/29/2007 06:20 AM, Dave Barton wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > From: James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue 29 May 2007 20:47:17 EST > >> JANE BARNES wrote: >>> Hello >>> >>> I'm having a bit of trouble with Open Office. >>> >>> I recently took some photos in RAW format with my Canon 300D >>> Digital camera, downloaded them using my HP Photosmart printer card >>> reader and found they had been stored on my computer with the file >>> extension .thm which is a configuration file format for Open >>> Office. >>> >>> 1. I don't understand why Open Office should be the default file >>> format for RAW digital photos, and 2. I am now unable to convert >>> these photos or edit them using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop as >>> neither recognises the file format .thm. >>> >>> I've tried to change the format using the properties option when I >>> right click but it makes no difference. >>> >>> Can you help please? >>> >>> >> >> OpenOffice is the default app for those files, because, as you >> mentioned, many OpenOffice files use that extension. > > I didn't realise OOo used this file extension. These files appear to be > in a binary format and seem to be related to the structure or contents > of the gallery. I wonder why OOo registers them as a file type, because > neither Windows or Linux recognises them as files to be automatically > opened with OOo and using the "Open with.." option simply loads them > into Writer as garbage. > >> However, you can open other apps, by right clicking on the file icon >> and then selecting the app you wish to use. There is also a check >> box that allows you to make it the default app for that file type. > > Just for information, Jane sent me one of her ".thm" files and as > expected, it was the jpeg thumbnail associated with the ".crw" (Canon > RaW) image. Strangely enough, Photoshop failed to recognise this file as > a standard jpeg, so changing the file associations would not resolve her > issue. I recommended that she either change the ".thm" extensions to > ".jpg" or use the Canon editing software that came with her camera. > > Dave > >
.thm is used in: Other .THM file extensions Micrographx Picture Publisher Thumbnail MS Clipart Gallery Database OpenOffice.org Configuration File [1] Serif DrawPlus Theme Theme (Various) Thumbnail Image Video Thumbnail Sony Ericsson Theme File Canon G3 Digital Camera Thumbnail [2] [1] See: http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/file_extensions.html [2] Identifying Characters for Canon G3 Digital Camera Thumbnail: Hex: FF D8 FF E1 07 FC 45 78 69 66 00 00 49 49 2A 00 08 00 00 00 09 00 0F 01 02 00 06 00 00 00 7A 00 00 00 10 01 02 00 13 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 12 01 03 00 01 00 00 00 For Canon thm: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=canon+%2B.thm&btnG=Search --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
