This package allows OSX Finder to display thumbnails, previews and metadata for most types of video files.
QuickLook and Spotlight on OSX 10.9 and later understand a limited number of media files - mostly only MPEG audio and video codecs within MPEG container files. This package adds support for wide range of other codecs and "non-native" media file types, including .asf, .avi, .flv, .mkv, .rm, .webm, .wmf etc.
- Download the
.pkgfile (the green button) of the latest release. - Double-click on it.
- The Installer app will walk you through the installation process.
- To see thumbnails of video files you may need to relaunch Finder (ctrl-⌥-click on the Finder icon in the Dock and choose Relaunch) or log out and back in again.
- You may experience high CPU and disk usage for a few minutes after installation while Spotlight re-indexes all of your "non-native" audio and video files.
- The QuickLook "Preview" function displays a static snapshot of "non-native" video files.
- Interlaced content is sometimes not de-interlaced in QuickLook thumbnails and previews.
- Requires OSX 10.9 or later. Use Perian for equivalent functionality under 10.8 and earlier.
- Run the Terminal app (found in Applications → Utilities).
- Copy the following and paste into the Terminal app:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/QLVideo /Library/QuickLook/Video.qlgenerator /Library/Spotlight/Video.mdimporter
- Press Enter.
- Type your password and press Enter.
Uses the FFmpeg libraries.
Packaged using Packages.
Copyright © 2014 Jonathan Harris.
Licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.