No video & pdf files preview in Dolphin 15.12.3

[BobTreat]

I can't even get it to show up as an option. My workaround is to use Nemo and forget Dolphin.

[Rog131]

Bug reports

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...s/+bug/1574037
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...s/+bug/1574049

[neroita]

ok , workaround works !

[Rog131]

Packaging bug

Looking packages (64 bit):

- kio-extras: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/kio-extras
- ffmpegthumbs: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ffmpegthumbs
- kdegraphics-thumbnailers: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/kd...s-thumbnailers


Ubuntu is using thumbnail plugin path (kio-extras): /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/
BUT
the ffmpegthumbs & kdegraphics-thumbnailers are using path: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plugins/

FIX

A Kubuntu user should file a bug report at Launchpad:
- Please add ffmpegthums.install and kdegraphics-thumbnailers.install files with correct thumbnailer plugin paths.

The kio-extras.install has:

usr/lib/*/qt5

A workaround

Copy / link the (64bit):

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plugins/ffmpegthumbs.so
to
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins//ffmpegthumbs.so

and

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plugins/gsthumbnail.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plugins/rawthumbnail.so
to
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/gsthumbnail.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/rawthumbnail.so


32 bit:

/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/plugins/ffmpegthumbs.so
to
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/ffmpegthumbs.so

and

/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/plugins/gsthumbnail.so
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/plugins/rawthumbnail.so
to
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/gsthumbnail.so
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/rawthumbnail.so

[neroita]

Same problem here , no preview of pdf and video files...

[Burner2k]

Hi folks,
I upgraded to Kubuntu 16.04 via Muon updater from Kubuntu 15.10.

I had an issue with the same topic with 15.10 as well as I resolved it via a workaround as posted in this thread

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...-Files-Preview

Anyways, now Dolphin 15.12.3 provides me an option to enable preview for PDF & Video files in the Settings options and I have enabled them but in the file manager, there are no previews for PDF & Video files.



As far as I know, I have all the required plugins installed. Any ideas on why the previews are not working in Dolphin?