Windows 10: Explorer Thumbnails not displaying movie icon for MP4 files

Discus and support Explorer Thumbnails not displaying movie icon for MP4 files in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I'm using Windows 10 and have noticed for a while that a lot of my MP4 files do not display show that a file is an MP4 file in Explorer. I view the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by bel-p, Nov 25, 2018.

  1. bel-p Win User

    Explorer Thumbnails not displaying movie icon for MP4 files


    I'm using Windows 10 and have noticed for a while that a lot of my MP4 files do not display show that a file is an MP4 file in Explorer.


    I view the files using Thumbnails, not icons, and usually view as Large Icons or Extra Large icons.

    Some MP4 files clearly show that they're a film as they display the movie style thumbnail, but others just display a plain thumbnail so don't look any different from JPG files.

    I've now realised that films that I've taken horizontally with my phone show as movie style thumbnails, but films taken vertically with my phone show as ordinary thumbnails. Here's a screenshot of what I mean.

    Can anyone help please?

    Thanks.


    Explorer Thumbnails not displaying movie icon for MP4 files 22af6731-511b-4796-919c-ce22254bafbe?upload=true.png

    :)
     
    bel-p, Nov 25, 2018
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  2. Jules1955 Win User

    Some MP4 Files Are Not Displaying Icons in File Explorer

    I've ripped several DVDs to MP4s. In Windows (7 or 10 - 64bit) file explorer, some of the icons for the MP4 files display as the movie poster and some of the icons appear as a snapshot of the 1st still
    (e.g. opening credits vs. movie poster). Is there a way to get all the MP4 icons to display as movie posters? Note: All movies play as expected.

    Thanks for your help.

    • Are you referring to a particular file or the folder?

      Files: some .mp4 files are not displaying an icon like the others...see details in the attached example.

      Folder: Video Folder
    • Have you converted these files using third party converter?

      Yes, I converted these files to .mp4 using Handbrake. Note: I used Handbrake on all the files I converted. Some of the icons display correctly as movie posters and some do not. I cannot find the root cause.

    • Is the issue specific to a particular file format or you cannot see the thumbnails of all formats?

      As I mentioned in my original post, I can see the movie poster icon for some of the .mp4 files, but not all of them. Not clear why the display is inconsistent.


    Explorer Thumbnails not displaying movie icon for MP4 files 59e71f5c-5a69-4845-91bf-4b31a2d0bace.png
     
    Jules1955, Nov 25, 2018
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  3. JULES1955 Win User
    Some MP4 Files Are Not Displaying Icons in File Explorer


    I've ripped several DVDs to MP4s. In Windows 10 - 64-bit file explorer, some of the icons for the MP4 files display as the movie poster and some of the icons appear as a snapshot of the 1st still (e.g. opening credits vs. movie poster). Is there a way to get all the MP4 icons to display as movie posters? Note: All movies play as expected.
    Thanks for your help.
     
    JULES1955, Nov 25, 2018
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  4. Explorer Thumbnails not displaying movie icon for MP4 files

    USB doesn't display MP4 file!


    I have a 300kb mix of .png, .jpg, .pdf files on a 4Gb USB drive. I added a 2Gb MP4 movie but it doesn't display in the drive files. I used CCleaner to check the drive F files .. it only shows up as 2Gb of OTHER FILES, but not in the listed files.

    Any (constructive) suggestions welcome. I can't remove it as it doesn't show in the file list.
     
    GregNeedsHelp, Nov 25, 2018
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