Solved Windows 8.1 all thumbnails working, but the mp3's ones...

rambomhtri

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Hi, I'm facing a really annoying and incomprehensible issue. :mad:


I have a laptop with Windows 8.1 x64 bit. Just in case you need this information, I have installed:
1. VLC 2.1.5 x64 (default audio/video player)
2. MPC-HC 1.7.7 x64
3. AIMP3
4. K-Lite Mega Codec pack 10.8.0 (which includes Icaros thumbnail plug-in)
5. I turned off Windows Media Player 12 through "Control Panel/Programs and Features"


Facts:

A) Every single software is up to date, all drivers, all Windows updates... everything.


B) All the audio files (mp3 and FLAC) in my music library have embedded cover arts, which means, they all have their album art inlaid the file.


C) My music library is sorted this way: there's a folder for each different artist/band in the MUSIC folder. Inside an artist folder, there are album's folders, and inside album's folders, there are mp3's.


D) As all my audio files have embedded album arts, there's no need to put any kind of album art or image in the album folder, cause every single audio file has already embedded its cover.




Well, first of all, I WANTED to turn off Windows Media Player 12 because it creates thumbnails and a lot of useless pictures in each folder with an audio file there. That's just awful.


Everything was working fine until a month ago (I didn't have this issue a month ago). Suddenly, one day, mp3 thumbnails disappeared. If I set "View" to "Extra large icons" in a folder that contains mp3's, there are only giant VLC's icons, no thumbnails of the embedded album art at all.


Folder with mp3's, showing VLC icon instead embedded album arts:
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The big mystery is that this ONLY happens with mp3's. I have an album ripped in FLAC, and in that view, FLAC's icons show the beautiful album art embedded, with a small VLC icon in the lower-right corner of the image. Any other file/container shows its embedded album art/thumbnail: mp4's, mkv's, avi's... they all work, it's just mp3's.


Folder with FLAC's, showing embedded album arts, as it should be:
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A folder that contain a FLAC with and embedded album art, whill show an icon of a folder with an image of the album art inside. If it was an mp3, it would show an icon of a folder with a VLC image inside that folder.


Here you can compare a folder that contain flac vs a folder that contain mp3:
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I've re-installed VLC, reset its preferences, reinstalled MPC-HC and K-Lite Mega Codec pack, cleared thumbnail cache, run CCleaner, Windows disk cleanup... nothing.


It's like all mp3's didn't have any embedded album art. I don't know what to do... :(


By the way, when I open mp3's with VLC or any other player, that player shows the thumbnail, it's just Windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    Intel Quad-core i7-4700MQ, Intel HD 4600
    Motherboard
    Intel HM86 (Lynx Point)
    Memory
    x1 slot 8GB RAM DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GT 755M 2GB GDDR5
    Screen Resolution
    15.6" 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400rpm + 24GB SSD M.2 cache
    Other Info
    Intel Wireless-N 7260

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    Intel Quad-core i7-4700MQ, Intel HD 4600
    Motherboard
    Intel HM86 (Lynx Point)
    Memory
    x1 slot 8GB RAM DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GT 755M 2GB GDDR5
    Screen Resolution
    15.6" 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400rpm + 24GB SSD M.2 cache
    Other Info
    Intel Wireless-N 7260
Great, glad that helped.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
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