Re: Can't open .AVI files on USB device
Gilles Caulier <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:34:32 +0100
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Can you share a sample AVI file using cloud storage to test here ? Best regards Gilles Caulier Le ven. 13 mars 2026 à 15:18, <[email protected]> a écrit : > Yes, it plays in Album Icon View preview mode with the embedded video > player included in digiKam . > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:33 AM Gilles Caulier < > caulier.gilles_at_gmail.com_jsecho03-Goa9c58aVi4@public.gmane.org> wrote: > >> >> >> 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 >> >