MTS Thumbnails in Vista

Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

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Oct 12, 2009 07:32

I just re-installed MediaShow and to answer your question Kevin, no you cannot drag the clips into PD8 media room.

One thing though when you go to import videos using the media room it will actually show you a preview of the actual video but the icon will not show an image. So the software is there to process the video it is a shame that the Media room cannot show you an image in the icon, especially if you are working in a folder with say 20 or 30 video clips. As it is you have to click on each individual icon which then shows up down the bottom of the dialogue box.

I know it is just a small thing, but it would be nice if the actual Media room icons showed up as an image.

EDIT====Dafydd I just noticed you must have been typing at the same time as me. Is there a difference between MediaShow 5 and MediaShow Expresso as I cannot drag and drop from MediaShow Expresso to the Media room in PD8

Double EDIT=====I just noticed that I would have to pay out another $25 to upgrade to MediaShow5. Sorry at this stage I don't see the value it that. Face tagging would be nice for my photos but Picassa does that now for free.

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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Oct 12, 2009 07:57

Hi Robert,
You had me perplexed when I read your post ha ha

Although I have MSExpresso build somewhere on my hard drive I didn't get around to using it.

MS5 is a delight. I'm just careful which directories I open with it at one time.

Dafydd
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Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Oct 12, 2009 08:10

Hi Dafydd,

Yes as soon as I hit submit I saw your post and thought huh did I miss something.

It looks as though MediaShow Expresso is just for converting videos and I can use PD8 for converting any videos I need. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

FredB

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 15, 2008 21:14 Messages: 1317 Offline

Nov 30, 2009 22:19

I installed Windows 7 and Splash 1.05. Then I associated my MTS and M2TS files with the splash viewer...now I have MTS and M2TS THUMBNAILS IN WINDOWS EXPLORER!!

Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Nov 30, 2009 22:58

In think it must have more to do with Windows 7 as I am using Vista and I just set Splashlite to open by default my m2ts videos and my explorer still does not show thumbnails of the videos only a default icon. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

FredB

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 15, 2008 21:14 Messages: 1317 Offline

Nov 30, 2009 23:00

I agree..I had splashlite installed on VISTA, too and no thumbnails.
Windows 7 was a fairly painless upgrade.

Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Nov 30, 2009 23:26

My only problem is I want to upgrade to a 64 bit version of Windows 7, which means a clean install and re-installing all of my programs.

I am looking at doing this next year when some of the bugs are worked out of Windows 7. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

FredB

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 15, 2008 21:14 Messages: 1317 Offline

Dec 01, 2009 00:02

Yeah;
Gotta love Microsoft...after all this time, they still can't figure out how to help the users move to a new version without a root canal. Luckily, I was already in Vista 64bit

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