[Bug 80758] video thumbnails no longer work

[Bogdan Butnaru]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nautilus

I used to have thumbnails for (most) video files shown in nautilus. A
while ago it stopped generating new thumbnails. (Video files that
already have thumbnails calculated still have their thumbnails shown
correctly.) When I look at a new video file, the "computing preview"
icon is shown for a while, then the normal video icon (just a roll of
film on my theme) is shown.

I couldn't figure out what's wrong -- I assume the thumbnailer crashes,
but I have no idea where to look for errors. I don't even know exactly
what package generates the thumbnails and how. Are there several
options? (As in, does it always use totem, or can I tell it to use
mplayer or vlc to generate the thumbnails?)

I can look for more info if someone directs me.

(A few other issues, perhaps someone can help me: how do I get nautilus
to rebuild the thumbnail for a file, other than deleting all thumbnails?
And how do I get it to build higher-resolution thumbnails?)

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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video thumbnails no longer work
https://launchpad.net/bugs/80758