{"id":802,"date":"2008-12-30T12:21:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T06:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=802"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:08:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T08:38:19","slug":"add-drop-shadow-effect-thumbnail-adornment-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/add-drop-shadow-effect-thumbnail-adornment-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Drop Shadow Effect for Image Thumbnail Previews in Windows Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open a folder containing image files in Windows Vista, the thumbnail images have a photo border by default. You can remove the photo border and add a drop shadow effect using a registry edit.<\/p>\n

Add Drop Shadow Effect for Thumbnails<\/h2>\n

1. Click Start, type Regedit.exe<\/b> and press ENTER<\/p>\n

2. Navigate to the following branch:<\/p>\n

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT SystemFileAssociations image<\/div>\n

3. Double-click the value named Treatment<\/b><\/p>\n

4. Set its Value data accordingly. See table below for possible data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Value Data<\/b><\/td>\nMeaning<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0<\/td>\nNo Adornment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nDrop Shadow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPhoto Border<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nVideo Sprockets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(REF<\/b> MSDN – Thumbnail Providers<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/p>\n

Screenshots<\/h2>\n


\nFig 1: No Adornment<\/p>\n


\nFig 2: Drop Shadow<\/p>\n


\nFig 3: Photo Border<\/p>\n


\nFig 4: Video Sprockets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you open a folder containing image files in Windows Vista, the thumbnail images have a photo border by default. You can remove the photo border and add a drop shadow effect using a registry edit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[441],"class_list":["post-802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-vista","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1175,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/remove-film-strip-sprockets-video-files-windows-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":802,"position":0},"title":"How to Remove Film Strip (Video Sprockets) From Video Thumbnails in Windows 7","author":"Ramesh","date":"August 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Thumbnails for video files in Windows 7 contain a film strip overlay on the sides which consumes part of the thumbnail image. 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