clippings and other things

[Snowcap1]

Have a two question that hopefully I will get response to.
1. When going to my external hard drive to open an image all it shows is IMG_ CR2. Why doesnt it provide me an image so I know what I'm opening? And second, every time I open a RAW file now the sky is completely blown out even though I had never edited the image. The sky in a bright red and yellow.  I'm guessing on the sky that somewhere along the line I changed a setting but I have been unable to find anything.

[walt.farrell]

45 minutes ago, Snowcap1 said:

1. When going to my external hard drive to open an image all it shows is IMG_ CR2. Why doesnt it provide me an image so I know what I'm opening?

Does that happen only with files on that drive? Does it happen only with your CR2 files?

What OS do you use?

For #2, sorry, no thoughts at this time.

[MEB]

Hi Snowcap1,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
1. I believe you are referring to the thumbnails? What OS are you using? macOS or Windows?
2. Check if you have Show Clipped Highlights, Shadows and Tones buttons/toggles enabled in the top right of the interface in Develop Persona (this is the default Persona interface shown when you open a RAW file). Click on them again to turn them off.

[Snowcap1]

Thank  you on the clipped highlights.  Figured I did something on a setting.  As to the thumbnails, I am using Windows 10.  Thank you again and thank for you upcoming response to the thumbnail issue.