Debian 12: how do I get Gnome Files to display preview thumbnails/icons for large video files? Right now it just shows generic icons
Debian 12: how do I get Gnome Files to display preview thumbnails/icons for large video files? Right now it just shows generic icons
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On Arch, I use ffmpegthumbnailer to accomplish this.
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12 0 ReplyOn Arch, I use ffmpegthumbnailer to accomplish this.
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9 0 ReplyCheers!
3 0 ReplyGood idea
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Roughly how big are these files, and are they stored locally on your machine or mounted over the network (using FUSE, GVFS, or a kernel-based one like NFS?)
I've noticed a few linux file managers are quite cautious loading multimedia thumbnails for networked filesystems mounted with GVFS, not sure of a fix for that aside from looking for a command line utility to mount using FUSE instead
11 0 ReplyThese files are anywhere between 600 MB to 1.5 GB in size and thet are stored locally on my PC.
4 0 ReplyMake sure you have all the free and non-free video codecs installed
10 0 ReplyLook for preview size in the settings for your file manager and increase it.
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Something similar happened to me once and installing
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fixed it.4 0 ReplyThere should be an option in the setting to choose the max file size for which to generate the thumbnails.
3 0 ReplyThis is what I see when I open Gnome Files, click on the icon with three lines, and select Preferences (there's no option for choosing the max size):
1 0 ReplyI replaced Nautilus with Thunar for this, and other utilities. Thunar is straight up superior.
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classic gnome moment
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