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crware
18th February 2006, 23:28
:confused:

Until yesterday my Windows XP Sp2 computer was helpfully creating thumbnails for my .avi files that I was capturing - very useful.

For some reason they no longer appear. Now, when I select thumbnail view I just get thumbnail sized icons instead with no helpful pictures.

I haven't changed any settings.

Can anyone help please?

Is there another utility out there for creating simple thumbnails of .avi files?

TIA.
setarip_old
19th February 2006, 08:30
In an Explorer Window that lists some .AVIs, try clicking on the "Edit" dropdown menu - and select "Thumbnails"...
CWR03
19th February 2006, 20:49
Wouldn't that be View > Thumbnails? :)

Only certain file types can generate a thumbnail image - I've never seen one on an .avi unless it was an uncompressed one.
crware
19th February 2006, 22:12
Wouldn't that be View > Thumbnails? :)

Only certain file types can generate a thumbnail image - I've never seen one on an .avi unless it was an uncompressed one.


Well they certainly existed on my computer and they were DivX compressed.
crware
19th February 2006, 22:14
In an Explorer Window that lists some .AVIs, try clicking on the "Edit" dropdown menu - and select "Thumbnails"...

I did say in my original post "when I select thumbnail view".
kurt
19th February 2006, 22:33
install haali splitter, tick support avi files during installation and enable thumbnails in settings of haali splitter (not sure if this is default).
crware
20th February 2006, 00:24
Wouldn't that be View > Thumbnails? :)

Only certain file types can generate a thumbnail image - I've never seen one on an .avi unless it was an uncompressed one.

Just checked on my other Windows XP computer and there are thumbnails for .avi and .mpg files.
setarip_old
20th February 2006, 01:06
Have you tried performing a "System Restore" back to the last date that things were working properly?
clsid
20th February 2006, 01:15
Start > Run > regsvr32 shmedia.dll
GrofLuigi
20th February 2006, 01:55
Start > Run > regsvr32 shmedia.dll

It registers some CLSIDs needed. :D

GL
crware
20th February 2006, 13:28
Start > Run > regsvr32 shmedia.dll

OK I'll give it a go thanks.
crware
20th February 2006, 13:37
Wouldn't that be View > Thumbnails? :)

Only certain file types can generate a thumbnail image - I've never seen one on an .avi unless it was an uncompressed one.


Weird things are happening.

I've checked uncompressed .avi files and they DO have thumbnails.

But, (it's true!) I did have thumbnails for my files that were as follows:

Captured from analogue thru WinFast VC100 PCI digitiser card
Video Compression: DivX Home Theatre profile, progressive scan, 120MB chunks
Audio: PCM

The thumbnails were there until I started using YAAI to adjust the audio sync and then they stopped appearing. Now all the thumbnails for those files, even ones I haven't tweaked have disappeared. Newly captured ones don't have thumbnails either.

The only thing I can think is that WindowsXP momentarily (British usage) forgot that it wasn't supposed to create thumbs for compressed files and then YAAI reminded it!
mike_lee
30th January 2007, 01:24
this little app might help. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/xp_thumbnail.exe the other way is to re-register the file type. Sometimes letting Windows take over the file association (so it starts opening with the Windows Media player) will fix it. I generally just swap codecs and eventually it starts working again.