vista avi question

Glaucus · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:07

is there anyway to get vista to display preview icons for avi, it does it for mpg files?

Where it uses the first frame as the icon.

modo77 · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:20

It works here for avi's. I've not changed anything for it.

Theguy · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:24

If you have the correct codecs for the avi, it will do a preview. otherwise it will just show the icon.
saying that, i had great problems trying to get thumbnails for x64. I bet your using that?

something daft already!! · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:30

Get yourselves Sharkys Vista codec pack and 64 bit tools. That way you can play your AVIs in Media Centre. Media Centre used 64 bit you see.

Glaucus · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:37

yeh it's 64 with vista codec pack. I'll try the sharky one.

Where can you get it from? googles failing me

modo77 · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:43

AcidHell2 said:
yeh it's 64 with vista codec pack.

Thats what i have and its fine. Strange its not previewing them

Glaucus · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:44

modo77 said:
Thats what i have and its fine. Strange its not previewing them

Just downloading it again, maybe I have an old version.

Glaucus · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:57

Didn't work, but it only has 32bit tools installed by the looks of it, where do I download the 64bit tools from?

something daft already!! · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:59

I am using version 4.5.0 plus the x64 tools. All of my AVIs give previews. x64 tools is only to get it to play in Media Centre of Media player x64 (located in program files and not used as default).

something daft already!! · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:02

x64 tools are further down the page

http://www.jtow.net/users/triess/

about half way ish, can be easy to miss

Direct link: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5326

Glaucus · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:09

Thanks guys, installed the x64 components and it know shows them.

something daft already!! · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:49

Moonpie2 · 1 Oct 2007 at 21:08

howiepoohs said:
Direct link: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5326

Just installed these and my AVIs still show as icons

WHat's all this about installing x64 components and stuff.
Isn't everything that runs on Vista64 64bit ?? :confused:

Glaucus · 1 Oct 2007 at 21:13

Moonpie2 said:
Just installed these and my AVIs still show as icons

WHat's all this about installing x64 components and stuff.
Isn't everything that runs on Vista64 64bit ??

if your using x64 you need this as well
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5535

Moonpie2 · 1 Oct 2007 at 23:17

Yay !!!
Sorted

Just so I know, whenever people mention x64 they just mean 64bit Vista right ?
Its not some fancy way of using 64bit vista ?

modo77 · 1 Oct 2007 at 23:20

Yeah they mean 64bit, be that XP or more likely Vista. x86 would be 32bit.

Moonpie2 · 2 Oct 2007 at 08:27

Hmmm..... I did wonder why in My Computer I have Program Files and Program Filesx86 !!
Guess it doesn't really matter when you install the stuff though, be it 32 or 64 bit !!