Re: Can't open .AVI files on USB device

Gilles Caulier <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:32:57 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.digikam.user
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Le jeu. 12 mars 2026 à 17:40, Gilles Caulier <[email protected]> a
écrit :

> The original thread come from Reddit :
>
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/digiKam/comments/1rqhtbo/debugging_failed_to_load_image_problem/
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le jeu. 12 mars 2026 à 12:50, John Schmidt <[email protected]> a écrit :
>
>> Longtime digikam user on Linux...I have a new installation of LinuxMint
>> 22.3 and digikam 8.2.0. I've made no changes to the default Linux
>> installation, nor to digikam.
>>
>> When I attempt to view photos & videos on an SD card (from a trail
>> camera), using the Import function, it pulls up a preview window that
>> shows all photos and videos on the SD card. All JPG photos look fine,
>> and all .MP4 play fine. But the .AVI files just have a blank thumbnail
>> with a "Failed to load image" message.
>>
>> If I download the .AVI videos into my photo albums, they will play just
>> fine in digikam. So the problem seems limited to previewing .AVI files
>> on a USB-mounted SD card before Importing. Any thoughts on what I might
>> need to do?
>>
>> This worked perfectly prior to the upgrades I made.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
It plays in Album Icon View preview mode with the embedded video player
included in digiKam or in an external video player as VLC ?

Gilles Caulier