downloading Icaros Shell Extensions 3.3.1

Therefore, things might slow down a bit while navigating directories with lots of media files, especially on computers with lower hardware capabilities.Apart from the codecs, the package also contains Media Player Classic - Home Cinema ( MPC–HC). Icaros Shell Extensions Portable can significantly enhance the media preview feature of Windows Explorer, allowing thumbnail creation for video and audio formats supported by FFmpeg.Ĭonfiguration is not difficult at all, but unfortunately, there are no options to help you adjust the quality of the generated thumbnails or at least find a balance between rendering speed and quality.

Improves media previewing in Windows Explorer Black and white frame detection is also available. In other words, you are free to choose the stream position where Icaros Shell Extensions Portable will extract the thumbnail from, so that all images become easily recognizable.Īdditionally, you can instruct Icaros Shell Extensions Portable to use the embedded cover art as a thumbnail when previewing audio or video files. Change the preview offset percentage to easily find videosĪs for the thumbnail itself, Icaros Shell Extensions Portable enables you to configure the offset percentage. Also, Icaros needs to be re-activated if the list is modified. However, please note that not any video or audio file is supported, so previewing might not work in some cases. Icaros Shell Extensions Portable comes with a list of suggestions that should be more than enough, but you are free to add new file types to enrich it even further.

The purpose of Icaros Shell Extensions Portable is to enable thumbnail previews for almost any video file, automatically registering all the audio and video formats that are compatible with FFmpeg (namely MKV, OGM, FLV, AVI, RM, FLAC, APE, MPC, TAK, and WV).Īside from the aforementioned media formats, you can also manually add other file types you want Windows Explorer to preview. Activate thumb preview for various media files Icaros Shell Extensions Portable aims to solve both these issues, enhancing the default media previewing capabilities of Windows Explorer. Another problem is related to the thumbnail itself Windows Explorer usually grabs the first frame, so if multiple videos start the same, you won't be able to quickly find the one you are looking for just by glancing at the thumb.

Windows Explorer is configured to show previews for media files you click on, but not all file formats are supported.

Downloading Icaros Shell Extensions 3.3.1