Dolphin does not show thumbnails
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Solution 1
Thumbnailer
To show thumbnails the Dolphin will need the thumbnail plug in.
Video thumbnailers for the Dolphin:
:~$ apt-cache show ffmpegthumbs
Package: ffmpegthumbs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kde
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Description: video thumbnail generator using ffmpeg
FFMpegThumbs is a video thumbnail generator for KDE file managers
like Dolphin and Konqueror. It enables them to show preview images
of video files using FFMpeg.
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This package is part of the KDE multimedia module.
Homepage: http://www.kde.org/
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:~$ apt-cache show mplayerthumbs
Package: mplayerthumbs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kde
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Description: video thumbnail generator using mplayer
MPlayerThumbs is a video thumbnail generator for KDE file managers
like Dolphin and Konqueror. It enables them to show preview images
of video files using MPlayer.
.
This package is part of the KDE multimedia module.
Homepage: http://www.kde.org/
.
:~$ apt-cache show kffmpegthumbnailer
Package: kffmpegthumbnailer
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kde
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Description: video thumbnailer for KDE
kffmpegthumbnailer is a video thumbnailer based on ffmpegthumbnailer.
The thumbnailer uses ffmpeg to decode frames from the video files.
Homepage: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/kffmpegthumbnailer?content=117562
Settings
To use the thumbnail you need to enable the thumbnailer from the Dolphin settings.
Solution 2
In a terminal run
sudo apt install ffmpegthumbs mplayerthumbs kffmpegthumbnailer
then... change in dolphin settings as says in user26687's answer... works for me kubuntu 14.04lts in laptop n4010 dell
Solution 3
- Install the following packages:
ffmpegthumbs mplayerthumbs kffmpegthumbnailer kio-extras
- Restart Dolphin
- Settings > Configure Dolphin > General > Behavior > View > Use common properties for all folders, OK
- Press the "Preview" button
Solution 4
Now in Ubuntu 15.10 I needed another package for thumbnails to show:
sudo apt-get install kio-extras
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Author by
rofiquzzaki
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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rofiquzzaki over 1 year
I have changed my Unity default file manager to Dolphin.
Problem: video thumbnails don't show up anymore.
In Nautilus the thumbnails are shown correctly.How to make Dolphin show thumbnails?
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Star OS over 8 years@rofiquzzaki If this question helped you, please make it as the correct answer by clicking the icon under the ^ 0 v in this question.
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Admin over 6 yearskio-extras did the trick for me, otherwise I couldn't see anything under General > Previews
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user3804598 over 5 yearsInstalled as suggested. A new menu item in dolphin appeared (Video Files (ffmpegthumbs)). However, thumbnails are still not generated :(
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mm-crj over 3 years@user26687 even with all that dolphin 15.12.3 on ubuntu 16.04 lts doesn't show thumbnails for files with spaces in their adddress.