This package allows OSX Finder to display thumbnails, previews and metadata for most types of video files.

QuickLook and Spotlight on OSX 10.9 and later understand a limited number of media files - mostly only MPEG audio and video codecs within MPEG container files. This package adds support for wide range of other codecs and "non-native" media file types, including .asf, .avi, .flv, .mkv, .rm, .webm, .wmf etc.

• Download the .pkg file (the green button) of the latest release.
• Double-click on it.
• The Installer app will walk you through the installation process.

• You may experience high CPU and disk usage for a few minutes after installation while Spotlight re-indexes all of your "non-native" audio and video files.
• The QuickLook "Preview" function displays a static snapshot of "non-native" video files.
• Anamorphic content is always squished in QuickLook thumbnails and previews of "non-native" video files.
• Interlaced content is sometimes not de-interlaced in QuickLook thumbnails and previews of "non-native" video files.
• Depending on which media player app(s) you have installed Spotlight may not index the metadata in some "non-native" audio and video files.
• Ogg audio and video files are not supported.
• Requires OSX 10.9 or later. Use Perian for equivalent functionality under 10.8 and earlier.

• Run the Terminal app (found in Applications -> Utilities).
• Copy the following and paste into the Terminal app:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/QLVideo /Library/QuickLook/Video.qlgenerator /Library/Spotlight/Video.mdimporter

• Press Enter.
• Type your password and press Enter.

Uses the VLCKit framework from the VideoLAN organization.

Packaged using Packages.

Copyright © 2014 Jonathan Harris.

Licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.