Questions tagged [thumbnails]
Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures/videos/PDF's, Used to help in recognizing and organizing them.
266
questions
0
votes
0
answers
27
views
Is there any way to debug gnome-epub-thumbnailer?
I have been trying to use gnome-epub-thumbnailer in Ubuntu 23.04. The program installs & I am able to run gnome-epub-thumbnailer -s 1024 test.epub out.png successfully, but even after rm -r ~/....
- 101
3
votes
2
answers
138
views
Enabling thumbnails for AVIF, JXL, HEIF, HEIC images
Sometimes I download .avif images from the Internet. I would like the thumbnails of these images to appear in Files (nautilus). How do I enable thumbnails for AVIF images? Also, can I enable ...
- 40.5k
0
votes
0
answers
31
views
A Program Reports Maximum Thread Count Reached RLIMIT_NPROC, Despite Actual Thread Count Being Way Below Limit
I encountered a strange problem with thumbnail generation in Nautilus. I noticed that the totem-video-thumbnailer was not working correctly and it was consuming so much CPU, so I attempted to manually ...
- 111
1
vote
2
answers
128
views
Unique values separated by semicolons (thumbnailers)
The file /usr/share/thumbnailers/totem.thumbnailer contains:
[Thumbnailer Entry]
TryExec=/usr/bin/totem-video-thumbnailer
Exec=/usr/bin/totem-video-thumbnailer -s %s %u %o
MimeType=application/mxf;...
- 157
0
votes
0
answers
103
views
How to make ubuntu show image previews for image icons
I updated my Ubuntu Mate 20.04 to 22.04, and my settings, themes and general appearances all changed. My pictures, formerly would show the image as a preview. now its some icon which makes things ...
- 14.6k
2
votes
0
answers
133
views
PCManFM Regenerates Thumbnails every time I open a folder
I am running Xubuntu 22.04.1 with PCManFM 1.3.2. Whenever I enter a folder with some images, one of my CPU cores spikes up to 100% for a few seconds as the thumbnails slowly roll in. This makes me ...
- 153
0
votes
0
answers
88
views
Nautilus not showing song's cover art of .m4a files
I have some songs in .m4a format. These songs have a cover art, but on Nautilus I can't see it. If I open it with VLC or If I put these songs on my Android phone, I can see the cover art, so I think ...
1
vote
0
answers
349
views
Website thumbnail/image/icons not loading properly
On youtube, the video thumbnails are greyed but the hover previews works. I can click to play a video but the thumbnails would also be grey. On Reddit, the icons appear as square boxes with ...
0
votes
0
answers
185
views
Dolphin: show previews rather than icons in folder view
I'm using Dolphin in Kubuntu 22.04. I have a folder containing some JPEGs. Each one shows up as an icon. I want to see them as thumbnails (previews) instead. I've gone to Configure Dolphin / General /...
- 2,093
0
votes
0
answers
39
views
PCManFM - Thumbnailer working for .kra files but not .ora
I have the following thumbnailer to create thumbnails for .ora files under /usr/share/thumbnailers/ora.thumbnailer
[Thumbnailer Entry]
TryExec=unzip
Exec=sh -c "unzip -p %i Thumbnails/thumbnail....
- 153
0
votes
0
answers
51
views
How to generate thumbnails in Nautilus on remote locations?
Is it possible to do it for like VirtualBox shared folder or USB drive ?
0
votes
0
answers
43
views
Nautilus doesn't generate thumbnails when account is admin on Ubuntu 22.4.1
When I browse this folder:
admin:////usr/share/backgrounds/
I can't see any thumbnail for .png/.jpg files there, but when using my normal acc it works ok.
Also how to generate thumbnails on remote ...
0
votes
0
answers
20
views
Unable to scroll through multiple items on a dock application preview window
I am using Ubuntu 20.04. This question pertains to the application 'dock.' In the past, if I had, say, multiple LibreOffice Writer docs open, and clicked on the Writer icon on the dock, I would get a ...
0
votes
0
answers
247
views
Thumbnails in Files are too small (22.04)
When I open a folder in Files, I can choose between a file list or thumbnails. In the case of images - a miniature of the image. Then I can zoom, but I can only zoom up to '133%', which still gives me ...
- 971
2
votes
0
answers
221
views
Video Thumbnails are not generating [duplicate]
I upgraded to Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.1 from 20.04.1 a few months ago, I recently noticed that MP4 and MKV video files are not generating thumbnails for Nautilus anymore. WEBM files are working fine ...
- 3,297
1
vote
1
answer
959
views
problems about images after upgrade to UBUNTU 22.04 LTS (jammy)
After upgrading Ubuntu to 22.04 I experienced the following problems:
-No more thumbnails except old ones
-Nautilus doesn't show the "image properties" tap in the properties window
-Image ...
- 13
1
vote
1
answer
45
views
Thumbnails of images larger then 4096px are not displayed in file selection dialog
In file selection dialog (for instance, in Firefox when trying to upload an image), thumbnail of images larger than 4096px are not displayed (on the right of the windows). I would like to known if a ...
9
votes
2
answers
3k
views
No file preview while opening an image in 22.04
In 21.10, when I try open a file, I could see a thumbnail preview on the right. This was true with Firefox, GIMP and Inkscape.
Sadly, after upgrading to 22.04, all I got are file names and an image ...
- 3,947
5
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How to increase the maximal thumbnail size in Ubuntu 20+ nautilus file manager?
The maximum available thumbnail size (~165px) in Ubuntu 20.04 is too small for my liking and I would like to increase it above this limit:
I have tried nautilus, nemo and thunar and in all of them ...
- 430
1
vote
0
answers
406
views
Gnome's Files application in Ubuntu 20.04 does not properly show the thumbnail of raster image files at times
I noticed that the Files application in Ubuntu 20.04 does not properly show the thumbnail of raster image files at times. Instead of showing the thumbnail of the image, either a white icon with a ...
- 2,090
2
votes
0
answers
301
views
Can anybody help me do a deep dive into how Dolphin under KDE generates text file thumbnails?
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, with KDE installed on top.
Problem: When using a dark theme, text file thumbnails in dolphin use a light color for the text, but do not change the background, leading to white-on-...
- 81
2
votes
0
answers
22
views
How to reset thumbnail cache in XFCE? [duplicate]
I had a lot of plots (in pdf format) in a directory. Recently, I had regenerated all the plots (retaining their previous names).
Now, Thunar shows distorted thumbnails for many of these regenerated ...
- 25.8k
4
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Thumbnail view in 'Files' can't see .webp images
In the ubuntu files browser 'Files' I can set the default viewer for a given filetype (right-click->properties->open with) - but is there a way to get Files itself to show thumbnails for .webp ...
- 193
3
votes
0
answers
32
views
18.04 LTS vs 20.04.3 LTS: Stretchable Desktop Icons (Photos on the Desktop)
I lasted a year to upgrade ubuntu from 18.04 LTS to 20.04.3 LTS, this because upgrading there was a loss of functionality. In fact, before I had photos on the desktop made with the thumbnails or icons ...
- 31
0
votes
0
answers
246
views
Getting thumbnails of cbz comics with images formatted in webp
So, I have a bunch of digital comics that are in cbz format (just a renamed .zip, for those who are less familiar) in which all the images inside the comics are in .webp format.
I am running Budgie 21....
5
votes
1
answer
5k
views
How to create custom thumbnailers for Nautilus, Nemo, and Caja?
Nautilus (GNOME Files) and Nautilus-based file managers, namely Nemo and Caja, already create previews for many common file types with their default thumbnailers. There are also a number of other ...
- 1,166
2
votes
1
answer
895
views
How to preview JP2 and J2K images on Nautilus and Nemo?
I have a number of JPEG-2000 .jp2 and .j2k images that I want to preview on Nautilus or Nemo. How can I tell the file managers to create thumbnails for those files?
- 1,166
1
vote
0
answers
88
views
Starred files function became broken, can you help me fix it?
I have a problem where I can not STAR any new files or folders in Ubuntu 21.04 until after I reboot.
Additionally, any files shown in a 'symlink folder window' cannot be starred, nor do they show as '...
- 395
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
RAW Thumbnails in Nautilus (Sony .ARW)
I am struggling to have RAW Thumbnails show in Nautilus.
I am using Ubuntu 21.04 & specifically Sony ARW from Sony A6000, Nex 6 & Nex 3 cameras.
All of these use the same arw with embedded jpg ...
- 395
2
votes
1
answer
409
views
gnome-shell: Error while loading thumbnail
I was checking the output from journalctl and I see a large number of the following entries:
gnome-shell[5944]: Error while loading thumbnail: Error: Argument width: value is out of range for gfloat
...
- 158
0
votes
1
answer
739
views
How to fix tumbler: random image thumbnail sizes in Thunar
Premise
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2
DE: Gnome 3
gnome-shell --version: 3.36.7
In normal circumstances, I prefer not to re-generate thumbnails too often, in order to spare some lifespan for my SSD.
org.gnome....
- 3,702
0
votes
0
answers
123
views
How to review thumbnails for photos on file browser?
On Ubuntu 20.04, I can't see thumbnails for photos on the file browser. Appears only an image icon for each file. How to get thumbnails instead of icons?
2
votes
1
answer
525
views
F11 has suddenly become my screenshot key
I'm new to using Ubuntu on a PC (but many many years ago, worked developing shell scripts in Unix for several years), and am going through the pain of setting up my first Ubuntu PC from scratch. The ...
- 41
2
votes
2
answers
2k
views
What are my options to replace Gnome 3's Nautilus in the least intrusive way?
I use stock Ubuntu 20.04.2 with the Gnome 3.36.8 desktop (according to gnome-control-center's About tab).
Nautilus version: 3.36.3
Dismay:
I have a hard time organizing my photos in Nautilus, because ...
- 3,702
17
votes
2
answers
3k
views
show thumbnails in file chooser dialog
is there any way to show thumbnails in file chooser dialog in ubuntu or in any other distro ?
- 183
0
votes
1
answer
168
views
foder an file, thumnails, for all types of files. Ubuntu 20.04.2 [duplicate]
20.04.2. I just uninstalled my windows 10 and I'm feeling much better already. I would like to have thumbnail preview icons for all types of picture formats and video formats. I would also like to see ...
2
votes
0
answers
125
views
How can I view images smaller than the typical thumbnail size at their original size?
I'm using 20.04 and I've noticed something that I really don't like about it: in Pictures, small images such as pixel art or icons are scaled-up as thumbnails. This is annoying because I remember ...
- 121
0
votes
1
answer
370
views
DigiKam update not showing thumbnails after upgrade
Upgraded Ubuntu to 20.04.02 and digiKam (upgraded to 6.4.0) now shows only handful of thumbnails (out of about 12,000 in the db). db location (Settings, Configure Digikam, etc) is correct. Digikam ...
- 161
0
votes
1
answer
832
views
there a way or setting for better and bigger thumbnails in the file manager? especially when not showing
is there a way in ubuntu 20.10 to see bigger and or better thumbnails of pictures in the file manager? Especially if your're uploading pictures as a photographer.
in the picture you'll see what I ...
- 535
7
votes
3
answers
9k
views
File manager in Ubuntu 20.04 not showing thumbnails
The file manager that came with my installation ("Simple file manager for Gnome") doesn't show thumbnails for jpg, png, and videos. I've gone to /Preferences/Search & Preview and made ...
- 339
1
vote
0
answers
283
views
Android phone connected via usb - thumbnails not showing
Galaxy s1oe phone connected via usb to ubuntu 20.04
Folders show up just fine, I just don't see the thumbnails. It must be a permission thing.
How to fix this ?
Thanks.
- 73
6
votes
1
answer
3k
views
HEIF/HEIC Thumbnail issue
I have an issue with HEIC thumbnails.
I can open heic files via the image viewer, however, I can't get the thumbnails showing.
when I try installing heif-thumbnailer by running
sudo apt-get install ...
- 73
2
votes
1
answer
4k
views
video thumbnails not showing in 20.10, HattinGokbori87 solution doesnt work
How to get video thumbnails to show in Ubuntu 20.10?
I tried this solution Thumbnails not showing in video in Ubuntu 18.04 but
does not work for 20.10
I currenty can see pdf and jpg thumbnails but not ...
2
votes
1
answer
266
views
Nautilus in Ubuntu 16.04 can't show pdf thumbnail
I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 on two machines. One can show pdf thumbnail, another can't. I tried to install and reinstall evince, but still, it is not shown.
Anyone knows what am I missing?
Here is ...
- 4,337
1
vote
1
answer
356
views
3GP video thumbnails not displayed
3GP/3GPP (.3gp) videos have no thumbnails in Nautilus or Nemo.
How can this be fixed?
- 123
3
votes
0
answers
604
views
.xcf thumbnails on the desktop with xfce
I use Xubuntu 20.04.
To enable thumbnails for my .xcf (GIMP) and .kra (Krita) files, I followed this guide, and with this I get the correct thumbnails in Thunar. However, for a .xfc-file on my desktop ...
- 1,799
3
votes
0
answers
1k
views
Viewing Thumbnails Over USB (MTP)
When managing files on an Android device over USB (MTP), and in particular photos & videos, it's essential to be able to see thumbnails. They appear painlessly & automatically on Windows, but ...
- 331
1
vote
0
answers
409
views
Generate preview thumbnails of all images in a directory for nemo
I would like to be able to force nemo to create preview thumbnails for all images in a directory, not just the ones for the currently visible icons. The reason is I have some folders with thousands of ...
- 61
1
vote
1
answer
830
views
Nautilus - Thumbnailer for Ms Office documents in Ubuntu 20?
Under Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS, I used the method described here (http://www.bernaerts-nicolas.fr/linux/76-gnome/325-gnome-shell-generate-msoffice-thumbnail-nautilus) ...
0
votes
0
answers
88
views
thumbnails of videos in LUKS partition not getting generated
i encrypted a partitions using LUKS but now video thumbnails are not generating (in that particular partition) although image thumbnails are there, i tried with the ffmpegthumbnailer command but not ...
