Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer at DVinfo.net

Alberto Sesana · June 20th, 2011, 06:48 AM

Hi, please could you help me ?
I dont' know why I cannot see the thumbnails of HD and HDV clips in Windows Explorer folder, I can see their thumbnails only in Media Manager or Project Media using Sony Vegas Pro 10.
In Explorer folder I can see the preview only for DV clips.
Which could be the problem ?
Please could you give me your suggestions ?
Many thanks in advance.

Alberto

Frans Meijer · June 25th, 2011, 02:19 AM

Which Windows version? Windows 7 has those, Windows XP doesn't.

Alberto Sesana · June 25th, 2011, 05:26 AM

many thanks for your reply.
I cannot see the thumbnails both in Windows XP Professional and Windows 7 64 bit.

Gordon Hoffman · June 25th, 2011, 08:23 AM

I don't see thumbnails on my window 7 64 bit either. There is a button on the upper right side of windows explorer that lets you open a preview window so you can see the clip when you click on it.

Gordon

Alan Craven · June 25th, 2011, 10:05 AM

Click on the Tools menu in a window. Select Folder Options. Select the View tab.

Deselect "Always show icons, never thumbnails".

This will slow things up on a slow computer, but will be OK for a capable system.

Note that you cannot display thumbnails for Matrox AVIs, and possibly other proprietory file types. It works for .mpg, .m2v, etc.

Alberto Sesana · June 26th, 2011, 01:37 AM

I tried your suggestions but it isstill impossible to see the thumbnails of HD and HDV clips.
There are no problems with DV clips.
This thing is very frustrating, I dont know what to do

Alan Craven · June 26th, 2011, 01:34 PM

For what kind of files are you trying to display thumbnails?

W7 will display thumbnails for .m2v, .avi (NOT Matrox!), and .mpeg.

You will not get a thumbnail with any flavour of .m4v.

As I said in my earlier post it is probable that windows cannot display thumbnails for other propretory file formats.

Alberto Sesana · June 27th, 2011, 12:31 AM

I'm trying to see the thumbnails of the clips:

HD : MXF - Mpeg 2 Long-Gop 4:2:2 50 Mbs - 1280x720 50p - from Canon XF100
HDV - 1440x1080 25p - from Canon HV40

Alan Craven · June 27th, 2011, 01:27 AM

OK, but what are the files on your hard drive? Are they .avi, or .mpeg?

The files I get when I capture HDV from a Canon HV30 using Premiere CS5 are .mpeg and they show thumbnails when I make the setting I describe.

I have no knowledge of Vegas, but it is possible that the captured files are in a proprietory wrapper format which Windows cannot display.

GSpot should tell you what the files are.

Alberto Sesana · June 27th, 2011, 05:34 AM

The files are Mpeg and I see their preview in Project Manager of Sony Vegas Pro.
What I cannot see is the preview of thumbnails in the folder of Windows explorer where they are

Matthew Stokes · October 6th, 2011, 06:49 AM

I'm having the same issue, and cant find a solution. Did you have any luck?

Graham Bernard · August 21st, 2012, 10:56 PM

This is completely maddening.

As has been stated, in Sony Vegas 11 I can see the Media Content in Vegas Project Manager in the Thumbnails; I can see the same in Vegas Media Manager but I can't see the Media content in a Thumbnail in Sony Vegas Explorer OR Microsoft Explorer.

I have applied the suggestion above and reapplied, but to no avail.

Bizarre,

Grazie

June 20th, 2011, 06:48 AM	#1
Alberto Sesana New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monza - Italy Posts: 6	Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer Hi, please could you help me ? I dont' know why I cannot see the thumbnails of HD and HDV clips in Windows Explorer folder, I can see their thumbnails only in Media Manager or Project Media using Sony Vegas Pro 10. In Explorer folder I can see the preview only for DV clips. Which could be the problem ? Please could you give me your suggestions ? Many thanks in advance. Alberto

June 25th, 2011, 02:19 AM	#2
Frans Meijer Regular Crew Join Date: May 2011 Location: Netherlands Posts: 37	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer Which Windows version? Windows 7 has those, Windows XP doesn't.

June 25th, 2011, 05:26 AM	#3
Alberto Sesana New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monza - Italy Posts: 6	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer many thanks for your reply. I cannot see the thumbnails both in Windows XP Professional and Windows 7 64 bit.

June 25th, 2011, 08:23 AM	#4
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer I don't see thumbnails on my window 7 64 bit either. There is a button on the upper right side of windows explorer that lets you open a preview window so you can see the clip when you click on it. Gordon

June 25th, 2011, 10:05 AM	#5
Alan Craven Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: York, England Posts: 518	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer Click on the Tools menu in a window. Select Folder Options. Select the View tab. Deselect "Always show icons, never thumbnails". This will slow things up on a slow computer, but will be OK for a capable system. Note that you cannot display thumbnails for Matrox AVIs, and possibly other proprietory file types. It works for .mpg, .m2v, etc.

June 26th, 2011, 01:37 AM	#6
Alberto Sesana New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monza - Italy Posts: 6	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer I tried your suggestions but it isstill impossible to see the thumbnails of HD and HDV clips. There are no problems with DV clips. This thing is very frustrating, I dont know what to do

June 26th, 2011, 01:34 PM	#7
Alan Craven Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: York, England Posts: 518	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer For what kind of files are you trying to display thumbnails? W7 will display thumbnails for .m2v, .avi (NOT Matrox!), and .mpeg. You will not get a thumbnail with any flavour of .m4v. As I said in my earlier post it is probable that windows cannot display thumbnails for other propretory file formats.

June 27th, 2011, 12:31 AM	#8
Alberto Sesana New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monza - Italy Posts: 6	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer I'm trying to see the thumbnails of the clips: HD : MXF - Mpeg 2 Long-Gop 4:2:2 50 Mbs - 1280x720 50p - from Canon XF100 HDV - 1440x1080 25p - from Canon HV40

June 27th, 2011, 01:27 AM	#9
Alan Craven Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: York, England Posts: 518	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer OK, but what are the files on your hard drive? Are they .avi, or .mpeg? The files I get when I capture HDV from a Canon HV30 using Premiere CS5 are .mpeg and they show thumbnails when I make the setting I describe. I have no knowledge of Vegas, but it is possible that the captured files are in a proprietory wrapper format which Windows cannot display. GSpot should tell you what the files are.

June 27th, 2011, 05:34 AM	#10
Alberto Sesana New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monza - Italy Posts: 6	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer The files are Mpeg and I see their preview in Project Manager of Sony Vegas Pro. What I cannot see is the preview of thumbnails in the folder of Windows explorer where they are

October 6th, 2011, 06:49 AM	#11
Matthew Stokes Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fleet, England Posts: 63	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer I'm having the same issue, and cant find a solution. Did you have any luck?

August 21st, 2012, 10:56 PM	#12
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Re: Thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer This is completely maddening. As has been stated, in Sony Vegas 11 I can see the Media Content in Vegas Project Manager in the Thumbnails; I can see the same in Vegas Media Manager but I can't see the Media content in a Thumbnail in Sony Vegas Explorer OR Microsoft Explorer. I have applied the suggestion above and reapplied, but to no avail. Bizarre, Grazie