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  • vinnywright
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    Originally posted by HalationEffect View Post
    In Dolphin's 'gear-wheel' menu -> Configure Dolphin -> General -> (Behaviour Tab) tick the box that says "Show tooltips".
    DOoooo OK feeling like a dummy now ...... thanks @HalationEffect

    VINNY

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  • HalationEffect
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    Originally posted by vinnywright View Post
    nice,,,works hear .... BUT how do you get that cool pop-up display on cursor hover with the file info ?

    VINNY
    In Dolphin's 'gear-wheel' menu -> Configure Dolphin -> General -> (Behaviour Tab) tick the box that says "Show tooltips".

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  • vinnywright
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    nice,,,works hear .... BUT how do you get that cool pop-up display on cursor hover with the file info ?

    VINNY

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  • OneLine
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    FFMpegThumbs-MattePaint

    http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=153902



    The ffmpegthumbs-mattepaint is an alternative version of the standard KDE ffmpegthumbs.

    Both ffmpegthums and ffmpefthumbs-mattpaint can be installed side by side.

    The user decides:

    * If the ~/.kde/share/apps/ffmpegthumbs-mattepaint/ directory exists but there are no ornament images: only the bare preview thumbnail is made. A flash clip: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtg...thumbnail_tech



    * If the ~/.kde/share/apps/ffmpegthumbs-mattepaint/ directory does not exists: the mimetype icon is blended over the preview thumbail (http://api.kde.org/4.x-api/kdelibs-a...mbCreator.html). A flash clip: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtg...thumbnail_tech



    * If the ~/.kde/share/apps/ffmpegthumbs-mattepaint/ directory exists and there are ornament images: the preview thumbnail is made with the wanted ornaments. A flash clip: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtg...thumbnail_tech



    The traditional filmstrip holes: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtg...thumbnail_tech




    Known issues / ToDo

    The ffmpegthumbs-mattepaint is using same ornaments for the normal(128x128 )/large(256x256) thumbnails. With the normal thumbnails the ornaments are too large. Addded to the ToDo list . More of the thumbnails: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications -> http://specifications.freedesktop.or...ec-latest.html

    Only guarantee: No harm intended...

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  • OneLine
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    MPlayerthumbs & ffmpegthumbs

    Linking to http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...ews-in-folders


    About

    As the names are suggesting:

    http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise-u.../mplayerthumbs
    video thumbnail generator using mplayer
    http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise-updates/ffmpegthumbs
    video thumbnail generator using ffmpeg
    Both thumbnailers are from the KDE: https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdemultimedia .

    The third option:kffmpegthumbnailer; http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/kffmpegthumbnailer .

    The KDE-Apps (http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=117562) is telling:
    by Jakarta on: May 14 2010

    Hallo i added kffmpegthumbnailer into kde. I think that kde sc 4.5 will ship it. Thanks for your great work!
    So ffmpegthumbs~kffmpegthumbnailer.


    There are differences:

    - the Dolphin is using the mplayerthumbs to make the video thumbnails on directory icons.
    More: http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...=mplayerthumbs

    - the mplayerthumbs is slower (but the thumbnails are better):

    Speed test

    Writing a small timing script (perl):
    Code:
    #!/usr/bin/perl
    
    use strict;
    use warnings;
    use Time::HiRes qw( usleep ualarm gettimeofday tv_interval nanosleep
    		      clock_gettime clock_getres clock_nanosleep clock
                          stat );
    
    # path to the thumbnail directory (large)
    my $dir = ("/home/oneline/.thumbnails/large/");
    # number of video files
    my $stopCount = (147);
    
    my $count = (0);
    my $timerSet = (0);
    my ($startTime); 
    
    while ($count < $stopCount) {
       if (($count > 0) && ($timerSet == 0)) { 
          $startTime = gettimeofday;
          $timerSet = 1;
       }
       my @files = <$dir/*>;
       $count = @files;
    }
    
    my $endTime=gettimeofday;
    print "Time: ", $endTime-$startTime, " s \n";

    Testing:

    1. Sweeping the thumbnails with the KDE sweeper (history and temporary file cleaner).
    2. Starting the timing script.
    3. Clicking the preview on.

    Results with the 147 video clips:

    ffmpegthumbs: 10.9209570884705 s, 10.8654680252075 s, 10.9800579547882 s.
    mplayerthumbs: 184.332983016968 s, 226.345067977905 s, 233.901187896729 s.




    With:

    Kubuntu 12.04, KDE 4.8.3, 64 bit.
    CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor.
    Last edited by OneLine; Jun 14, 2012, 05:18 AM.

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  • OneLine
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    Nepomuk TV Namer - A bit more than a video preview.

    Trueg's Blog: http://trueg.wordpress.com/

    -> Something Way Less Dry: TV Shows: http://trueg.wordpress.com/2012/01/2...-dry-tv-shows/
    --> More Fun With TV Shows: http://trueg.wordpress.com/2012/02/0...with-tv-shows/
    ---> TV Series KIO Slave Preview Issue Fixed: http://trueg.wordpress.com/2012/02/0...w-issue-fixed/
    ----> A Fun Release: Nepomuk TV Namer 0.2: http://trueg.wordpress.com/2012/02/1...-tv-namer-0-2/
    ----> KDE Apps: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=148910
    ------> Season Posters Anyone?: http://trueg.wordpress.com/2012/02/1...osters-anyone/


    Shortly:

    The Nepomuk TV Namer is an information and poster retriever for the TV shows. The information is retrieved from the http://thetvdb.com/ with the libtvdb: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libtvdb/.

    The posters are saved to the ~/.kde/share/apps/nepomuktvnamer/banners/<TV Show name>. The TV show information is saved to the Nepomuk database.

    The KIO tvshow will show the banners and the information for the indexed TV shows,




    Working with the KDE 4.8+. Tested with the Kubuntu 12.04 (alpha2), KDE 4.8.0; patched kdelibs.

    PPA package search: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas
    -> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?n...nepomuktvnamer

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  • OneLine
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    Nepomuk TV Renamer - A bit more than a video preview.

    Oops
    Last edited by OneLine; Feb 19, 2012, 11:05 AM.

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  • Rog131
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    Re: Video Previews

    "These are not really standards"

    > freedesktop.org - Specifications >> Thumbnail Managing Standard:

    Information of:
    • Thumbnail Directory
    • Thumbnail Attributes
    • Thumbnail Size
    • Thumbnail filename
    • Deleting Thumbnails
    • etc...


    The KDE and KDE programs are more or less using the freedesktop.org specifications.

    Misc Links:
    > KDE ThumbCreator Class Reference
    > KPhotoAlbum - Summer vacation means much faster thumbnail viewer.
    > Bug 79943 - it should be possible to limit the amount of disk space used by thumbnails (.thumbnails directory)
    > Bug 145301 - There is no (GUI?) way to limit thumbnail cache size or age


    “All animals are equal, But some animals are more equal than others.”

    > KDE ThumbCreator Class Reference:
    The following optional property can also be added to the .desktop file:
    ThumbnailerVersion=N

    where N is some nonnegative integer. If a cached thumbnail has been created with a previous version of the thumbnailer, then the cached thumbnail will be discarded and a new one will be regenerated. Increase (or define) the version number if and only if old thumbnails need to be regenerated. If no version number is provided, then the version is assumed to be <0.

    Looking the KDE 4.5 / Maverick video thumbnailers:

    "ffmpegthumbs"
    Code:
    cat /usr/share/kde4/services/ffmpegthumbs.desktop
    => ThumbnailerVersion=2

    "kffmpegthumbnailer"
    Code:
    cat /usr/share/kde4/services/kffmpegthumbnailer.desktop
    => ThumbnailerVersion=1

    "mplayerthumbs"
    Code:
    cat /usr/share/kde4/services/videopreview.desktop
    => The "ThumbnailerVersion" is not set


    Summary: Thumbnails made by the "mplayerthumbs" are replaced by the "kffmpegthumbnailer". And the "ffmpegthumbs" is replacing thumbnails made by the "mplayerthumbs" or the "kffmpegthumbnailer".


    Uniform appearance

    It is possible to mix the different thumnails made by the diffrent thumbnailers if the "ThumbnailerVersion" is same in the video thumbnailer desktop files.



    But the outlook is incoherent. The mplayerthumbs is using a stripe on the left edge.
    The ffmpegthumbs (~kffmpegthumbnailer) is using the crapes on the both edges.

    With small changes it is possible to set the thumbnailers to make uniform thumbnails.

    > mplayerthumbs-alternative

    - The filmstrip pattern has been disabled as default.
    - The mimetype icon is blended over the preview image.
    - Set the ThumbnailerVersion=1


    > ffmpegthumbs-alternative

    - The filmstrip pattern has been disabled.
    - The mimetype icon is blended over the preview image.
    - Set the ThumbnailerVersion=1


    Mixing thumbnailers - removing selected thumbnails

    The thumbnails are in the ~/.thumbnails/large/ and ~/.thumbnails/normal/. Thumbnail name is the MD5 hash for the file URI > Thumbnail Saving

    With the non "ASCII" directory/filenames the URI should be escaped/encoded (space is %20 etc...) before the MD5 hash.



    File is /media/sda6/Temp/MD5 test ÄÖÅÜ.mov

    The exif information of the thumbnail is telling:
    ...
    File Name : 83d57d464b3dacb4b26f785ac900415a.png
    Directory : /home/rog/.thumbnails/large
    ...
    Software : KDE Thumbnail Generator Video Files (MPlayerThumbs) (v2)
    Thumb M Time : 1280439443
    Thumb Mimetype : video/quicktime
    Thumb Size : 53076027
    Thumb URI : file:///media/sda6/Temp/MD5%20test%20%C3%84%C3%96%C3%85%C3%9C.mov
    ...

    A KDE service menu to remove selected video thumbnails > Removing selected video thumbnails
    Last edited by Rog131; May 20, 2012, 11:12 AM.

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  • vinnywright
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    Re: Video Previews

    OOOO those look good

    and I allready have XBMC installed so ................ you know I'm headed to your ppa right now

    VINNY

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  • Rog131
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    Re: Video Previews

    Xbmc Cover

    > XbmcCover (Video thumbnail plugin):
    Description:
    Plugin for KDE file managers (Dolphin and Konqueror) to view movies, with a cover, using the information you have stored Xbmc (.xbmc/userdata/Thumbnails/Video/). In a future version, will use \"Nepomuk\". You need to install Xbmc and get the covers of the movies.

    > XBMC:
    About

    XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, Windows, and the original Xbox. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to XBMC, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages.

    Installing: Xbmc Cover + Xbmc + Xbmc-standalone ...

    Dolphin/Konqueror > Settings > Configure Dolphin/Konqueror > General > Previews Movie Files (Xbmc Cover)

    [image dead]


    A binary can be found /1/ > Personal Package Archives for Ubuntu >> PPA for Rog131 >>> Package name contains: xbmc


    /1/ > FAQ: Repositories & > Using the PPA repositories
    Last edited by Rog131; Nov 10, 2013, 06:56 AM.

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  • vinnywright
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    Re: Video Previews

    OOPS my bad

    I had ......ummm.....left the K off that kffmpegthumbnailer and installed the ffmpegthumbnailer.

    .............well what do we expect from some one that spelles like me...............and stay's up to late

    upon installing the right package from you'r ppa(Lucid) it is working fine to

    [img width=400 height=300]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/vinnywright/kffmpegthumbnailer.png[/img]


    VINNY

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  • Rog131
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    Re: Video Previews

    strangley the kffmpegthumbnailer would not produse a option in...... Dolphin/Konqueror > Settings > Configure Dolphin/Konqueror > General > Show previews for.........

    wether installed from synaptic or with your ppa packages and Gdebi
    Hmm - strange

    A .desktop (> GtoK: .desktop files) file should be enough to show the option.




    A)
    Did you log out-log in after the installation ? - sometimes this is needed to get the KDE register new applications.

    B)
    With the kffmpegthumbnailer do you have ?
    /usr/share/kde4/services/kffmpegthumbnailer.desktop
    and
    /usr/lib/kde4/kffmpegthumbnailer.so

    C)
    Have you tried with the Lucid (KDE 4.4) package ?
    Last edited by Rog131; Jan 25, 2012, 04:54 AM.

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  • vinnywright
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    Re: Video Previews

    Thank you Rog131

    the mplayerthumbs and z166-kde4-ffmpeg-thumbnails are working just great.

    and yes the mplayerthumbs dose use the CPU .........but onley for a few moment's then it calms down

    strangley the kffmpegthumbnailer would not produse a option in...... Dolphin/Konqueror > Settings > Configure Dolphin/Konqueror > General > Show previews for.........

    wether installed from synaptic or with your ppa packages and Gdebi

    but the other 2 work a treat

    VINNY

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  • Rog131
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    Re: Video Previews

    but witch one (of the last 2)would YOU recomend for a Karmic 9.10 runing KDE-4.4.0 (I do have a working ffmpg and mplayer-mencoder )
    It depends (these are subjective things):


    What do you have ? (low/high end computer - here low end)

    - the mplayerthumbs needs lot of CPU power - it is slow at here.

    - the kffmpegthumbnailer and the z166-kde4-ffmpeg-thumbnails (1) are equally fast and light.


    What do you want ?

    - the mplayerthumbs (2) can show continous preview images when you hover the mouse pointer over the icon.

    - the mplayerthumbs can thumbnail everything the mplayer can play.

    - the z166 can thumbnail a bit more than the kffmpegthumbnailer.
    - the z166 is showing more black thumbnails than the kffmpegthumbnailer.


    It depends = you need to test.


    (1) z166-kde4-ffmpeg-thumbnails-0.1 later z166
    (2) mplayerthumbs-alternative (3) can't show continous preview images with the KDE 4.4.
    (3) mplayerthumbs-alternative:
    This is a recompile of the mplayerthumbs (1.2) from the Kubuntu 9.04.
    This version is faster than the mplayerthumbs (1.2-kde4.3.2-0ubuntu1) or mplayerthumbs (4:4.4.0-0ubuntu1).

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  • vinnywright
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    Re: Video Previews

    AAA Rog131 you never seace to amaze with the cool stuff you find and compile for us

    love ya man!

    but witch one (of the last 2)would YOU recomend for a Karmic 9.10 runing KDE-4.4.0 (I do have a working ffmpg and mplayer-mencoder )

    VINNY

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