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kidwizz
Sep 30 2007, 04:07
Hey i just thought i'd post this, i created some reg files to enable vista to generate thumbnails for FLV's and MKV/MKA.

They were lacking on my system, so i just whipped them up.

smile.gif

MKV/MKA

CODE
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv]
"PerceivedType"="video"
"Content Type"="video/x-matroska"
@="mkvfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv\OpenWithProgIds]
"mkvfile"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mka]
"PerceivedType"="audio"
"Content Type"="audio/x-matroska"
@="mkvfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mka\OpenWithProgIds]
"mkvfile"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mka\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mka\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mka\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile]
@="Matroska Media Clip"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,01,00
"PreferExecuteOnMismatch"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,127"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shell]
@="play"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shell\open]
"LegacyDisable"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\
  00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
  22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,38,\
  00,20,00,2f,00,4f,00,70,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shell\open\DropTarget]
"CLSID"="{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shell\play]
@="&Play"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
  00,75,00,6e,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,6d,00,70,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
  2c,00,2d,00,39,00,39,00,39,00,31,00,00,00
"LegacyDisable"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shell\play\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\
  00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
  22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,38,\
  00,20,00,2f,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shell\play\DropTarget]
"CLSID"="{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist]
@="{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPPlayAsPlaylist]
@="{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MKVFile\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mka]
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"Extension.MIME"="audio/x-matroska"
"Extension.Handler"="mkvfile"
"MCIHandler"="MPEGVideo"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media Clip"
"MediaType.Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,125"
"Shell.Open"="/prefetch:8 /Open \"%L\""
"PerceivedType"="audio"
"MediaType.DescriptionID"="9905"
"Shell.AltVerb.Cmd"="/prefetch:8 /Play \"%L\""
"ReplaceApps"="wmplayer.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mkv]
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"Extension.MIME"="video/x-matroska"
"Extension.Handler"="mkvfile"
"MCIHandler"="MPEGVideo"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media Clip"
"MediaType.Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,127"
"Shell.Open"="/prefetch:8 /Open \"%L\""
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MediaType.DescriptionID"="9905"
"Shell.AltVerb.Cmd"="/prefetch:8 /Play \"%L\""
"ReplaceApps"="wmplayer.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mka]
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"Extension.MIME"="audio/x-matroska"
"Extension.Handler"="mkvfile"
"MCIHandler"="MPEGVideo"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media Clip"
"MediaType.Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,125"
"Shell.Open"="/prefetch:8 /Open \"%L\""
"PerceivedType"="audio"
"MediaType.DescriptionID"="9905"
"Shell.AltVerb.Cmd"="/prefetch:8 /Play \"%L\""
"ReplaceApps"="wmplayer.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mkv]
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"Extension.MIME"="video/x-matroska"
"Extension.Handler"="mkvfile"
"MCIHandler"="MPEGVideo"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media Clip"
"MediaType.Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,127"
"Shell.Open"="/prefetch:8 /Open \"%L\""
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MediaType.DescriptionID"="9905"
"Shell.AltVerb.Cmd"="/prefetch:8 /Play \"%L\""
"ReplaceApps"="wmplayer.exe"


FLV

CODE
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv]
"PerceivedType"="video"
"Content Type"="video/x-flv"
@="flvfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv\OpenWithProgIds]
"mkvfile"=hex(0):

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.flv\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile]
@="Flash Video Media Clip"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,01,00
"PreferExecuteOnMismatch"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,127"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shell]
@="play"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shell\open]
"LegacyDisable"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\
  00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
  22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,38,\
  00,20,00,2f,00,4f,00,70,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shell\open\DropTarget]
"CLSID"="{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shell\play]
@="&Play"
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
  00,75,00,6e,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,6d,00,70,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
  2c,00,2d,00,39,00,39,00,39,00,31,00,00,00
"LegacyDisable"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shell\play\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
  00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
  4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,\
  00,77,00,6d,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
  22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,66,00,65,00,74,00,63,00,68,00,3a,00,38,\
  00,20,00,2f,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,4c,00,22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shell\play\DropTarget]
"CLSID"="{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist]
@="{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPPlayAsPlaylist]
@="{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FLVFile\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.flv]
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"Extension.MIME"="video/x-flv"
"Extension.Handler"="flvfile"
"MCIHandler"="MPEGVideo"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"MediaType.Description"="Flash Video Media Clip"
"MediaType.Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,127"
"Shell.Open"="/prefetch:8 /Open \"%L\""
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MediaType.DescriptionID"="9905"
"Shell.AltVerb.Cmd"="/prefetch:8 /Play \"%L\""
"ReplaceApps"="wmplayer.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.flv]
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"Extension.MIME"="video/x-flv"
"Extension.Handler"="flvfile"
"MCIHandler"="MPEGVideo"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"MediaType.Description"="Flash Video Media Clip"
"MediaType.Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\imageres.dll,127"
"Shell.Open"="/prefetch:8 /Open \"%L\""
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MediaType.DescriptionID"="9905"
"Shell.AltVerb.Cmd"="/prefetch:8 /Play \"%L\""
"ReplaceApps"="wmplayer.exe"


Just copy and paste them into notepad and save them as .reg files. smile.gif.
cpl183
Sep 30 2007, 09:00
doesn't work for me with ffdshow. which codecs do you use?
Lt-DavidW
Sep 30 2007, 09:05
Thanks! Does this slow down the folder loading any more than .avi .wmv, etc.?
kidwizz
Sep 30 2007, 09:55
Quote - (cpl183 @ Sep 30 2007, 09:00) *
doesn't work for me with ffdshow. which codecs do you use?



FFDSHOW tryout the latest, what one doesnot work for you? you might have to set it to open with WMP.

Quote - (Lt-DavidW @ Sep 30 2007, 09:05) *
Thanks! Does this slow down the folder loading any more than .avi .wmv, etc.?


I don't experience any slow down normally, so i cannot say. but i assume it would only take a bit to load the thumbnails
cpl183
Sep 30 2007, 10:14
Quote - (kidwizz @ Sep 30 2007, 09:55) *
FFDSHOW tryout the latest, what one doesnot work for you? you might have to set it to open with WMP.

my ffdshow is about a month old, it is set to open with wmp and it plays fine in wmp, but i don't get the thumbnail. weird.
kidwizz
Sep 30 2007, 11:02
Quote - (cpl183 @ Sep 30 2007, 10:14) *
my ffdshow is about a month old, it is set to open with wmp and it plays fine in wmp, but i don't get the thumbnail. weird.


weird. what one is it for? MKV or FLV
Lt-DavidW
Sep 30 2007, 17:47
Doesn't work, is there anything I need to do to put my system back to how it was?
kidwizz
Sep 30 2007, 23:37
Quote - (Lt-DavidW @ Sep 30 2007, 17:47) *
Doesn't work, is there anything I need to do to put my system back to how it was?



thats really odd. I just remembered i have the K-lite codec pack installed. But thats it.

You might wanna check if you can play the flv/mkv in WMP first.

But to answer your question nope, if it's not affecting your pc. then theres nothing to be done. smile.gif
Rascally
Oct 6 2007, 06:15
I'd been looking for something like this everywhere for like a month! Thanks man, you made my day!! tongue.gif
Pettor
Oct 6 2007, 16:42
I actually worked for me! Thx!

One thing thought, the preview snapshot seems to be taken at the very beginning of the movies, i want it to at least take a snapshot ~5-10 second into a movie like the normal avi, wmv snapshots. Can i change some parameters to do this?
pixelat3d
Jan 5 2008, 03:17
Quote - (Pettor @ Oct 6 2007, 09:42) *
I actually worked for me! Thx!

One thing thought, the preview snapshot seems to be taken at the very beginning of the movies, i want it to at least take a snapshot ~5-10 second into a movie like the normal avi, wmv snapshots. Can i change some parameters to do this?


bump looking for an answer ... done a lot of internet searching and i've found most people have just given up and are using folder.jpg as a solution .. this doesn't cut it for me. Anyone have a better solution?
BilliShere
Jan 5 2008, 21:59
while installing klite mega codec pack there is an option if you scroll down to enable thumbnails for a whole slew of formats...these are included i think.
deadman36g
Mar 25 2008, 08:39
Quote - (BilliShere @ Jan 5 2008, 15:59) *
while installing klite mega codec pack there is an option if you scroll down to enable thumbnails for a whole slew of formats...these are included i think.


I am curious about this as well, as most of mine have just black previews
bobsobol
Apr 13 2008, 02:36
After clearing thumbs.db files and shifting folders a few times to clean memory cache, this worked for mkv files for me... but not flv.

I'm also keen to know if it's possible to do this for .mp4 .3gp .mov .qt .ogm files... all of which play fine in WMP on my system?

What are the key features of these reg files? Can we get commented versions which might enable us to develop more?
bobsobol
Apr 13 2008, 19:00
Quote - (bobsobol @ Apr 13 2008, 02:36) *
After clearing thumbs.db files and shifting folders a few times to clean memory cache, this worked for mkv files for me... but not flv.


Additional... It has actually given me thumbnails for both mkv and flv in Media Center. So it's only Explorer that isn't now showing flv thumbs.

BTW I am running Vista Home Premium x64, with ffdshow x64 and XviD x64. (In case you didn't know, x64 OS will not show thumbs with x86 codecs, because explorer and Media Center are x64 apps, they can't call x86 libraries... read codex. But you can play files in WMP with x86 codecs, provided you start the x86 version which comes with the OS.)

I'm using the flv, mkv, mp4, ogg etc splitters from MPC HomeCinema... also the x64 versions, obviously.
3vian
Jun 4 2008, 22:43
Quote -
One thing thought, the preview snapshot seems to be taken at the very beginning of the movies, i want it to at least take a snapshot ~5-10 second into a movie like the normal avi, wmv snapshots. Can i change some parameters to do this?


Did anyone figure out how to change the offset time? I'm running Vista x64, so I can't and don't want to use haali, which has the ability to change the offset time.
funciona
Jun 4 2008, 22:54
Isnt there something that adds thumbnails for ALL video types?
3vian
Jun 4 2008, 23:04
Quote - (funciona @ Jun 4 2008, 18:54) *
Isnt there something that adds thumbnails for ALL video types?


If there is then please tell me! I setup the mkv file extension to act as an .avi file (i.e. video clip), but there is no preview for them. The reg edit posted works, but it seems to grab the first frame, which is often black.
kidwizz
Jul 6 2008, 06:26
Hey all, sorry for the lack of posting about this.

But i did notice the first frame thing, but i cant seem to fix it. SO i'm now using haali media splitter for the MKV thumbs, and i'm trying to make a reg patch for OGM ones now... so far.... not working at all lol.

BTW i think the CCCP enables thumbnails for a few formats, including OGM and MP4. but i would have to get my hands on some exports of someone that uses them. I cant stand codec packs.
rpger81
Jul 6 2008, 06:54
MKV/MKA thumbnails: http://www.matroska.org/downloads/shellextension/

Wonderful extension.
kidwizz
Jul 6 2008, 09:11
Quote - (rpger81 @ Jul 6 2008, 06:54) *
MKV/MKA thumbnails: http://www.matroska.org/downloads/shellextension/

Wonderful extension.



Hmmm, yet again it only works for MKV. i'm after a fix for OGM and others.
Sightez
Jul 21 2008, 05:50
Can you do this for RMVB also am using real player alternative and its got a option for thum but it only take the first frame and mostly its black can you do something like 30% or 50% in the video and take a picture ??? thanks
marty87
Jul 24 2008, 15:19
i can confirm that k lite codec pack does have an option that allows MKV thumbnails and it did work for me back when i was using vista.
CarlosMiguel
Jul 31 2008, 15:24
I installed Vista Codec Pack and it displays all those FILES in thumbnails views
strop4
Nov 18 2008, 07:26
For video files you can use Thumbnailer from CapTrue. It is a WMP plugin, and when you using it you can assign ANY frame of your video as a thumbnail. Works with .mov either.
More info http://captrue.com/news/thumbnailer-1.5-release.html
Actually this is shareware program, but the thumbnails generation is not limited.
Ryan2g
Nov 18 2008, 10:59
Just install VistaCodecsPack.
mclaren2
Nov 18 2008, 16:40
nice topic, gonna try this out, i dont care so much about possibly slighly longer loading times, since the nice-look outweights everything 4 me.

i have divx installed on my vista os, so far if i installed one of these codec packs additionally i got often errors and system crashes, does the latest ver of the vista codec pack have the same probs or is it stable and advanced ennough?
Kralik
Feb 17 2009, 12:08
Thanks.. was looking for that.. http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...view=getnewpost

Will let you know if it works..
Wolfin2010
Jul 19 2009, 17:10
I found there is no need to add anything to the registry.

Install http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=announce&f=12&id=11 Codec
I installed version 5.0.0

and when u will on the Additional Tasks Screen under the Windows Explorer option click thumbnail you want (I seleted all)
Comic Book Guy
Jul 19 2009, 17:21
That still adds stuff to the registry.
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