Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? at DVinfo.net

Stephen Henderson · January 15th, 2016, 10:57 AM

There are so many good photo browsing apps out there for PC, that allow you to quickly click on a folder and visually see what photos are in it, then clip on one and view it full size.

Is there any software out there that does the same for video files?

I need to comb through many months/years of footage to find certain b-roll for a project, there's got to be a better way than windows explorer + VLC player!

Dave Baker · January 15th, 2016, 11:20 AM

Good question! Never been there, but I'm sure I will one day. Off the top of my head, how about importing a folder full of clips into your NLE and browsing through them in the bin?

Dave

Noa Put · January 15th, 2016, 12:35 PM

I use adobe bridge a lot to browse through my music files but it also works well with videofiles.

Richard Gooderick · January 22nd, 2016, 07:49 AM

The latest version of Edius comes with a piece of software called Grass Valley Browser.

You can use this to catalogue the video, audio and stills on all your hard drives. It seems to allow real time playback and scrubbing of anything you can throw at it, on internal drives, of course, and even external drives connected by FireWire.

The interface comprises of resizeable thumbnails of the media and a playback window plus information about hard drives and files.

It will save pictograms and file info for internal and external drives, whether attached or offline, and will create a windows-type file structure for all the drives.

Brian Drysdale · January 22nd, 2016, 10:09 AM

There are specialist programs that you can buy for this. Editshare make some.

Brian Dollemore · January 28th, 2016, 09:00 AM

Google's 'Picasa' displays openable thumbnails of the whole or selected bits of the file tree. I've used it (currently V3.9) for some time, very helpful tracking down pics and clips.

Omar Nabulsi · April 29th, 2016, 10:22 AM

Have you tried Sony Catalyst Browse? It is free and does exactly what you are asking. Give it a shot!

January 15th, 2016, 10:57 AM	#1
Stephen Henderson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 45	Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? There are so many good photo browsing apps out there for PC, that allow you to quickly click on a folder and visually see what photos are in it, then clip on one and view it full size. Is there any software out there that does the same for video files? I need to comb through many months/years of footage to find certain b-roll for a project, there's got to be a better way than windows explorer + VLC player! __________________ http://www.thehabitofseeing.com/

January 15th, 2016, 11:20 AM	#2
Dave Baker Major Player Join Date: May 2014 Location: Brandon, England Posts: 480	Re: Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? Good question! Never been there, but I'm sure I will one day. Off the top of my head, how about importing a folder full of clips into your NLE and browsing through them in the bin? Dave

January 15th, 2016, 12:35 PM	#3
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,512	Re: Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? I use adobe bridge a lot to browse through my music files but it also works well with videofiles.

January 22nd, 2016, 07:49 AM	#4
Richard Gooderick Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 795	Re: Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? The latest version of Edius comes with a piece of software called Grass Valley Browser. You can use this to catalogue the video, audio and stills on all your hard drives. It seems to allow real time playback and scrubbing of anything you can throw at it, on internal drives, of course, and even external drives connected by FireWire. The interface comprises of resizeable thumbnails of the media and a playback window plus information about hard drives and files. It will save pictograms and file info for internal and external drives, whether attached or offline, and will create a windows-type file structure for all the drives. __________________ http://www.gooderick.com

January 22nd, 2016, 10:09 AM	#5
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,158	Re: Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? There are specialist programs that you can buy for this. Editshare make some.

January 28th, 2016, 09:00 AM	#6
Brian Dollemore Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: England Posts: 38	Re: Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? Google's 'Picasa' displays openable thumbnails of the whole or selected bits of the file tree. I've used it (currently V3.9) for some time, very helpful tracking down pics and clips.

April 29th, 2016, 10:22 AM	#7
Omar Nabulsi Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 74	Re: Quick way to browse/view many folders of video files on PC? Have you tried Sony Catalyst Browse? It is free and does exactly what you are asking. Give it a shot!