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Marginal / QLVideo

This package allows macOS Finder to display thumbnails, static QuickLook previews, cover art and metadata for most types of video files.
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MKV files have no extended properties - solved! #113

Closed ctismer closed 1 year ago

ctismer commented 1 year ago

Before moving to Monterey or now Ventura, some extra info about MKV files was listed, like duration, codec etc. This info seems to be completely gone, which again makes QLVideo less usable when working with video files. Can that be solved? I would like to have the same info as on MP4 files.

Cheers -- Chris

ctismer commented 1 year ago

Update: The above reported problem only exists when I use an external SSD or hard drive. Internally on the system drive, all attributed are shown. I would love to know if this is an QLVideo problem at all. May be some obscure settings problem? And as said, before Monterey everything worked.

ctismer commented 1 year ago

Hi friends, suddenly came the solution. MKV properties are recorded also in external drives, but you need the following: If you open the drive properties in Finder, by pressing Apple-I, there is a marker box at the very bottom of the info pane.

Ignore Ownership

You need to un-tick that marker box. It is possible that your name disappears now from Sharing & Permissions. Please add your name and allow read and write. Right to the + - buttons there is a drop-down menu. Select Apply to enclosed items.

From now on, newly added MKV files have the additional info.

Note: This additional info is only added to new files. Existing files don't get updated. I had to move them to another drive and back again for the info.

Marginal commented 1 year ago

Thanks. Documented this at https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo/wiki/Troubleshooting#finder-doesnt-show-metadata-for-non-native-video-files