Now finally: ProRes thumbnails on Win7 64bit

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Now finally: ProRes thumbnails on Win7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 7:16 am

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Finally I managed to get thumbnails with that great freebie: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Icaros
FYI: I had to register the filetype at first (within the programme), then activate it to get them displayed.


Hi there,

would anyone please enlighten me how to view thumbnails of ProRes-files in a windows explorer?
My google-search didn't help meat first and I thought if there's a little trick I'll ask here before I spend half a day searching again.

Thank you!
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Re: NoProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 7:27 am

There is a freeware tool called "CodecTweakTool" that can tweak a lot of codec-related settings, among them are on/off switches for thumbnail-generation.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 7:30 am

Great, thanks Mac!

EDIT: this didn'tfix it.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 2:28 pm

Sorry to hear. Does it work with other quicktime files? Might be you are lacking a ProRes-Codec for Quicktime.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 4:41 pm

Mac Jaeger wrote:Sorry to hear. Does it work with other quicktime files? Might be you are lacking a ProRes-Codec for Quicktime.


Thx. Yes, it works with my Canon H.264-files. I wonder if I could lack a Prores-Codec, as I can play the files with VLC, edit them in Vegas etc. And this happens on both machines. Just tried to install ProRes Decoder für QuickTime, but it's already installed.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 6:31 pm

VLC is no indicator, it has a lot of codecs built in. Vegas probably the same. Did you use the tool as with admin rights? Did you restart Windows? I can't test it, my windows doesn't have ProRes codecs installed... yet.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 8:08 pm

Yes, when I try to run it as an admin, the installer says that there is already a newer version installed.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 9:04 pm

Then i'm lost here too. I tried to get it to work on my own system, and i now have thumbnails for almost any kind of video file - yet only the prores files won't work. Sorry pal, i'd really like to have this too, as i'm in the wait for the Pocket CC and will shoot ProRes a lot then... If you find a way to make it happen, let me know!
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSat Jun 08, 2013 10:47 pm

Thanks a lot Mac for trying!

I'll definately let the world know if I get it to work, I wonder how the rest of the folks around here do it.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSun Jun 09, 2013 1:35 am

Have you got QuickTime Player installed?
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSun Jun 09, 2013 8:35 am

gmf wrote:I'll definately let the world know if I get it to work, I wonder how the rest of the folks around here do it.

Do what? Sorting my clips? I think that could as easily be done in the media-management section of most NLEs. In the first place i searched for the tweaker tool to get rid (!) of the thumbnails, because they were slowing down my work: sometimes i couldn't move or rename files because windows' thumbnail handler still had a grip on them, and even "open file" dialogs would get stuck for a few seconds... Now i only enabled thumbnails for some filetypes, like my family clips (that's the one time i'm glad that consumer cameras usually use different filetypes than pro equip ;-) ).
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSun Jun 09, 2013 9:06 am

Chris Hocking wrote:Have you got QuickTime Player installed?


Yes, Chris, I have, doesn't help, always had it installed.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSun Jun 09, 2013 9:08 am

Mac Jaeger wrote:
gmf wrote:I'll definately let the world know if I get it to work, I wonder how the rest of the folks around here do it.

Do what? Sorting my clips?


:-)

No, just wondering if no one wants to delete ProRes-clips in Win-explorer by watching a thumbnail, it's the fastest way to get rid of unwanted clips, at least for me.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSun Jun 09, 2013 11:11 am

Well, that i understand. My workflow is a little different, as i never delete clips until a project is done - you never know, sometimes a bad take is still good for something (eg. i once had to use the audio from an ill-focused yet otherwise good shot). After finishing a project i conform it to my archive, copying only used media. Then i delete all source material.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostSun Jun 09, 2013 1:49 pm

That's what I do as well with serious projects, Mac, but these days I just take the camera and do some test shootings, so most of that stuff can be wiped off of the harddisk again after I had a close look.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostMon Jun 10, 2013 6:08 pm

If you have Adobe Bridge you can view thumbnails and play them on Win7,
I know it's not windows explorer but it can view all in one folder, Just a thought.
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Re: No ProRes thumbnails onWin7 64bit

PostMon Jun 10, 2013 8:16 pm

Darryl Gregory wrote:If you have Adobe Bridge you can view thumbnails and play them on Win7,
I know it's not windows explorer but it can view all in one folder, Just a thought.


Thanks, that's a good advice. It's only that my AdobeBridge CS2 can't handle it properly, for what reason ever, and the program keeps not reacting anymore. Aside from that it would be a great solution.
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Re: Now finally: ProRes thumbnails on Win7 64bit

PostMon Apr 07, 2014 5:05 am

Finally I managed to get thumbnails with that great freebie:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Icaros

FYI: I had to register the filetype at first (within the programme): deactivate it, type in the extension, then activate it to get them displayed:

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Re: Now finally: ProRes thumbnails on Win7 64bit

PostMon Apr 07, 2014 2:54 pm

I can't seem to get it to work in win7 64bit
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Re: Now finally: ProRes thumbnails on Win7 64bit

PostMon Apr 07, 2014 3:46 pm

Rob Ford wrote:I can't seem to get it to work in win7 64bit


Oh really? Maybe you have to run that "CodecTweakTool" Mac Jaeger has mentioned in this thread beforehand? At least that's what I did - tried that "CodecTweakTool" and that didn't help but there was a pop-up window with that programme suggesting Icaros.

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Re: Now finally: ProRes thumbnails on Win7 64bit

PostWed May 14, 2014 6:06 am

Rob Ford wrote:I can't seem to get it to work in win7 64bit



Hey Rob,

another thing to be aware of (had the same prob after a fresh install of win7):

make sure that 'Always show icons, never thumbnails' isn't checked in view settings for folders:
Open Windows Explorer (any folder)> Organize> Folder and search options> View tab> make sure Always show icons, never thumbnails isn't checked, if it is, uncheck it
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Re: Now finally: ProRes thumbnails on Win7 64bit

PostSun Mar 04, 2018 5:46 pm

It works for Windows 10 too! thanks for the tip!

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