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Icaros can provide Windows Explorer thumbnails, for essentially any video media format supported by FFmpeg, this includes popular filetypes such as: Mkv, Flv, Avi, Mp4, Mov, Rmvb, M2ts, Ogm etc. Besides the FFmpeg supported filetypes, Icaros also contains custom parsers, which can produce Cover Art thumbnails for Mkv, Flac, Ape, and Mpc files. Icaros also provides Windows Explorer properties for the following popular filetypes: Mkv, Flv, Ogm, Ogv, Ogg, Flac, Ape, and Mpc. Requires .NET.
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File size: 11MB
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[Icaros v.3.3.1 Final]
- Added MKV tag parser - MKV tags can now be viewed in File Explorer
- Added ID3v2 tag support in WAV parser
- Added PSD property support
- Added TGA property support
- Added DDS property support
- Added and improved several properties in most audio property filetypes (BPM, Rating, Initial Key, Bitrate and more)
- Added support for AVIF files in CBX files
- Added M4V as a valid property filetype
- Added missing properties in File Explorer for Matroska and MOV/MP4
- Improved parsing of huge values in Property Handler
- Fixed the Icaros Cache being locked by File Explorer and IcarosConfig
- Fixed rare bug where the Icaros Cache locked itself
- Fixed several drag 'n drop issues in IcarosConfig
- Fixed thumbnail rotation of files with a displaymatrix property
- Fixed the Cache Indexer not working on Active Directory systems (Thank you Funky D! ^__^)
- Fixed WEBP not working in Firefox (Requires deactivating, then reactivating the Properties in Icaros)
- Fixed cover parsing in MKV files with WEBP or GIF covers embedded
- Fixed Icaros setting an invalid default Cache location on some systems
- Fixed Rating property not being read correctly from ID3v2 tags
- Updated .NET Framework to 4.6
- Added German installer localization (Thank you Klaus Luppert! ^__^)
- Updated German localization (Thank you Klaus Luppert! ^__^)
- Updated Greek localization (Thank you Thunderstrike116! ^__^)
- Updated Italian localization (Thank you bovirus! ^__^)
- Updated Russian localization (Thank you Ligre! ^__^)
- Updated FFmpeg
- Lots of small fixes and improvements
- Added MKV tag parser - MKV tags can now be viewed in File Explorer
- Added ID3v2 tag support in WAV parser
- Added PSD property support
- Added TGA property support
- Added DDS property support
- Added and improved several properties in most audio property filetypes (BPM, Rating, Initial Key, Bitrate and more)
- Added support for AVIF files in CBX files
- Added M4V as a valid property filetype
- Added missing properties in File Explorer for Matroska and MOV/MP4
- Improved parsing of huge values in Property Handler
- Fixed the Icaros Cache being locked by File Explorer and IcarosConfig
- Fixed rare bug where the Icaros Cache locked itself
- Fixed several drag 'n drop issues in IcarosConfig
- Fixed thumbnail rotation of files with a displaymatrix property
- Fixed the Cache Indexer not working on Active Directory systems (Thank you Funky D! ^__^)
- Fixed WEBP not working in Firefox (Requires deactivating, then reactivating the Properties in Icaros)
- Fixed cover parsing in MKV files with WEBP or GIF covers embedded
- Fixed Icaros setting an invalid default Cache location on some systems
- Fixed Rating property not being read correctly from ID3v2 tags
- Updated .NET Framework to 4.6
- Added German installer localization (Thank you Klaus Luppert! ^__^)
- Updated German localization (Thank you Klaus Luppert! ^__^)
- Updated Greek localization (Thank you Thunderstrike116! ^__^)
- Updated Italian localization (Thank you bovirus! ^__^)
- Updated Russian localization (Thank you Ligre! ^__^)
- Updated FFmpeg
- Lots of small fixes and improvements
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Great, but for some reason, in the last version there's a weird white line at the bottom of the thumbnail.
Review by Raphael on
Jun 23, 2023 Version: 3.3.0.301
OS: Windows 11 Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Works brilliantly! Not sure why Windows doesn't support this by default.
I would suggest adding the feature to fix unchanging embedded video previews in the Preview Pane as well for the next version!
I would suggest adding the feature to fix unchanging embedded video previews in the Preview Pane as well for the next version!
Review by John on
Jun 5, 2023 Version: 3.3.1 Beta
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
HEVC/h265 is supported.
Make sure to add the filetype to Icaros.
You can try to drag and drop the file onto the Thumbnailing page in IcarosConfig.
If it still doesn't work, please contact me at Xanashi[at]gmail[dot]com, or on the Icaros github issue tracker.
Make sure to add the filetype to Icaros.
You can try to drag and drop the file onto the Thumbnailing page in IcarosConfig.
If it still doesn't work, please contact me at Xanashi[at]gmail[dot]com, or on the Icaros github issue tracker.
Review by Xanashi on
May 28, 2023 Version: 3.3.1 Beta
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
It works for HEVC coded files in mkv container. Just install "HEVC Video Extensions" from Microsoft and it works:
https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9nmzlz57r3t7
https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9nmzlz57r3t7
Review by flashandpan007 on
May 24, 2023 Version: 3.3.1 Beta
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
doesn't work with hevc x265
Review by r1 on
May 23, 2023 Version: 3.3
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 4/10
Functionality: 4/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 4/10
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