VLC on Android Phone, Local Network, No thumbnails for video

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VLC on Android Phone, Local Network, No thumbnails for video

Postby Federico83 » 11 May 2021 03:10

Hello guys, I'm new here, thanks for your attention:

I have an app for android phone (xiaomi a2 lite), I learned how to share a folder on windows 10 and access to that folder via VLC -> Local Network, however when I access to that folder I can't see the thumbnail, no matter what type of file is, as far as i've tested; .mp4 and .ts wont show thumbnails.

Do you know if there is some solution? I would like to see thumbnails on my windows PC folder via VLC app on my phone!

Thank you for your time!

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Re: VLC on Android Phone, Local Network, No thumbnails for video

Postby Aza » 18 May 2021 06:50

This is indeed a limitation of the app. To get a thumbnail, the file has to be indexed (VLC determines the image at this time) and for now it's not possible to index network files.
The good news is it will probably be added in the next version (3.4).

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Re: VLC on Android Phone, Local Network, No thumbnails for video

Postby user456 » 19 Nov 2021 21:30

This is indeed a limitation of the app. To get a thumbnail, the file has to be indexed (VLC determines the image at this time) and for now it's not possible to index network files.
The good news is it will probably be added in the next version (3.4).
3.4.2 still not available - https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc- ... ssues/1663

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Re: VLC on Android Phone, Local Network, No thumbnails for video

Postby user456 » 19 Nov 2021 21:31

actually it showed one thumbnail but that's all, on Windows for this SMB server every videos have thumbnails

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Re: VLC on Android Phone, Local Network, No thumbnails for video

Postby Aza » 22 Nov 2021 10:47

3.4.2 still not available
It's still rolling out. You can update here: http://get.videolan.org/vlc-android/3.4.2/
actually it showed one thumbnail but that's all, on Windows for this SMB server every videos have thumbnails
When you play a media, a thumbnail is generated. So you can see the thumbnails for already played medias.


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