Thumbnail previews not showing in OS or Blender File Browser #30976

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Ivan Santic · 2012-04-16T20:12:14+02:00

Ivan Santic commented

2012-04-16 20:12:14 +02:00

%%%Had a problem with files not displaying thumbs under OS File browser or inside Blender File browser. I would like to use this feature exclusively for Asset management: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Doc/Quick_Hacks

File thumbnail previews of .blender files are currently working or broken on:

Linux: working on both OS and Blender Filer Browser w multiple scenes as well.
Mac Snow Leopard: broken in OS, Working in File browser but not with multiple scenes.
Windows 8: Broken in OS, Broken in Blender File Browser
Windows 7, Vista: Could not investigate
Windows XP: Could not investigate

I am currently on both, Mac (OSX Lion) and PC (Windows 8). Just for the record, I have not encountered any other problems whatsoever with Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Considering there is already a considerable number of people using it (BlenderArtists), I would appreciate if these incompatibilities with thumbs could be sorted out.

I was using BMesh, build r45655

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%%%Had a problem with files not displaying thumbs under OS File browser or inside Blender File browser. I would like to use this feature exclusively for Asset management: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Doc/Quick_Hacks File thumbnail previews of .blender files are currently working or broken on: Linux: working on both OS and Blender Filer Browser w multiple scenes as well. Mac Snow Leopard: broken in OS, Working in File browser but not with multiple scenes. Windows 8: Broken in OS, Broken in Blender File Browser Windows 7, Vista: Could not investigate Windows XP: Could not investigate I am currently on both, Mac (OSX Lion) and PC (Windows 8). Just for the record, I have not encountered any other problems whatsoever with Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Considering there is already a considerable number of people using it (BlenderArtists), I would appreciate if these incompatibilities with thumbs could be sorted out. I was using BMesh, build r45655 %%%

Ivan Santic commented

2012-04-16 20:12:14 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Campbell Barton commented

2012-04-17 04:28:36 +02:00

%%%note, comment about multiple scenes can be ignored, thumbnails work only when there is an active camera.

otherwise up to windows and OSX maintainers to see if this is a bug or an unsupported feature.%%%

%%%note, comment about multiple scenes can be ignored, thumbnails work only when there is an active camera. otherwise up to windows and OSX maintainers to see if this is a bug or an unsupported feature.%%%

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2012-04-17 11:12:44 +02:00

%%%Do thumbnails in the Blender file browser on Windows 8 work with files saved and loaded in the official 2.62 release? Does it give any error messages in the console (found in Help menu) after saving/loading with the recent build?

Seems similar to this bug, but that problem was supposed to be fixed?
http://projects.blender.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=498&aid=30794&group_id=9
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%%%Do thumbnails in the Blender file browser on Windows 8 work with files saved and loaded in the official 2.62 release? Does it give any error messages in the console (found in Help menu) after saving/loading with the recent build? Seems similar to this bug, but that problem was supposed to be fixed? http://projects.blender.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=498&aid=30794&group_id=9 %%%

Sergey Sharybin commented

2012-04-17 12:15:19 +02:00

%%%Thumbnails works fine here with current trunk and windows 7 64bit. It might woth double-checking issue with recent builds from http://builder.blender.org/download/%%%

Ivan Santic commented

2012-04-17 13:11:39 +02:00

%%%On MAC, OSX Lion 1.0.73 with BMesh buildbot r45704 I see thumbs inside Blender file browser. Still don't see any inside Finder (Mac's explorer window)
I have also managed to get thumb this file.

On PC, Windows 8 BMesh buildbot r45705, I cannot save file at all If I have file compression enabled. If file compression is disabled, I can save but the thumb is still not displayed.

I guess that's related gzip message which I am also getting when I save a file on my Windows machine.

Also, I see thumbs on Windows only if the file was generated or resaved on Mac and then copied back to the PC. There I can see a thumb inside Blender file browser but not via Windows Explorer.

Regarding that I don't think that my report is duplicate because I do not have thumbs visible in both Windows explorer and Mac finder. Even if the file was saved on Mac machine like.

Here is that file from my mac machine: http://www.pasteall.org/blend/13399%%%

%%%On MAC, OSX Lion 1.0.73 with BMesh buildbot r45704 I see thumbs inside Blender file browser. Still don't see any inside Finder (Mac's explorer window) I have also managed to get thumb this file. On PC, Windows 8 BMesh buildbot r45705, I cannot save file at all If I have file compression enabled. If file compression is disabled, I can save but the thumb is still not displayed. I guess that's related gzip message which I am also getting when I save a file on my Windows machine. Also, I see thumbs on Windows only if the file was generated or resaved on Mac and then copied back to the PC. There I can see a thumb inside Blender file browser but not via Windows Explorer. Regarding that I don't think that my report is duplicate because I do not have thumbs visible in both Windows explorer and Mac finder. Even if the file was saved on Mac machine like. Here is that file from my mac machine: http://www.pasteall.org/blend/13399%%%

Sergey Sharybin commented

2012-04-17 15:48:36 +02:00

%%%Talked to Ivan in IRC and seems it was something with user preferences. Loading factury startup resolved the issue. Looks like now everything is fixed.%%%

Sergey Sharybin commented

2012-04-17 15:48:36 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Sergey Sharybin closed this issue

2012-04-17 15:48:36 +02:00

Patrick Depoix commented

2014-09-02 10:29:21 +02:00

Added subscriber: @DepoixPatrick

Patrick Depoix commented

2014-09-02 10:29:21 +02:00

For me on windows Vista and Blender 2.71 hash:a19c1be official
I can't see the thumbnails with the checkbos activated on use prefs. Weird! No idea to correct this, please?
Even with factory startup: no thumbnails.

For me on windows Vista and Blender 2.71 hash:a19c1be official I can't see the thumbnails with the checkbos activated on use prefs. Weird! No idea to correct this, please? Even with factory startup: no thumbnails.

Campbell Barton commented

2014-09-02 16:03:37 +02:00

If this fails, best report a bug with details on OS configuration.

Patrick Depoix commented

2014-09-03 21:05:35 +02:00

Hi Campbel,
No problem now with thumbnails in Blender but Vista and my graphiccard don't display the thumbnails with this aero desktop. I don t know why but that's the answer of Microsoft with "Fix-it"...
I have understand the problem.
Thanks for your reply.
Best Regards.
Spirou4D

Hi Campbel, No problem now with thumbnails in Blender but Vista and my graphiccard don't display the thumbnails with this aero desktop. I don t know why but that's the answer of Microsoft with "Fix-it"... I have understand the problem. Thanks for your reply. Best Regards. Spirou4D

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Thumbnail previews not showing in OS or Blender File Browser #30976