1.6.3: video thumbnails "stuck": ignores settings for using embedded thumbnails or "extract frame at __ %"

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1.6.3: video thumbnails "stuck": ignores settings for using embedded thumbnails or "extract frame at __ %"

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XnView: MP 1.6.3 - 64 bit
OS: Windows 11 64bit

I noticed that starting with this version, thumbnails for video files default to using a frame at a random location within the file, usually at the very end of the video. Changing the thumbnail settings for "Use embedded thumbnail" or " For video files, extract frame at __ %" then rebuilding thumbnails does not change this: it still uses the end of the video and ignores any pictures I embed into the video file. (These embedded pictures correctly show up in Windows Explorer, however.)

Effect: The thumbnails for most of my video files only show a black screen instead of a recognizable part of the video

To reproduce:
1. Open a directory with a video file, and let XNView MP generate a thumbnail for it
2. Change the settings for "For video files, extract frame at __ %" to a number, i.e., 50%
3. [Optional] Set the "Use embedded thumbnail" option to checked (Assuming the video has an embedded cover image)
4. Rebuild thumbnails for the video file
Actual behaviour (bug): Thumbnail does not change and stays as a black screen / other random frame :bug:

Expected behaviour: Thumbnail changes to the frame at the 50% point of the video, or correctly displays the embedded thumbnail (if any).
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Re: 1.6.3: video thumbnails "stuck": ignores settings for using embedded thumbnails or "extract frame at __ %"

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:bugconfirmed: Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.
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Re: 1.6.3: video thumbnails "stuck": ignores settings for using embedded thumbnails or "extract frame at __ %"

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This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.6.4. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.
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Re: 1.6.3: video thumbnails "stuck": ignores settings for using embedded thumbnails or "extract frame at __ %"

Post by VioletVivianite »

I installed 1.6.4, and the bug is fixed for me: video thumbnails are behaving as expected now!
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