# Nemo and music files ⋅ no pictures?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [April 29, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467 "2020-04-29T16:39:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/1 "2020-04-29T16:39:16Z")

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Hello,

Is Nemo able to show « art-cover » of music files, instead of their generic mime-icon type ?

Here is what I can see through Nautilus ( UbUnity 16.04 ) for a music folder :

 ![Capture du 2020-04-18 17-19-31](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/f/fb30fd0c844dbe15b966921edfe9ab9e0754ebf8.png)  
and that same folder in Nemo ( UBudgie 19.10 ) :  
 ![nemo_music](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/8/8b66f4a45787193d226ae6b3bdcf83e364b84f3f.png)

Yes, my music files almost all have « embedded » pictures ( thanks [Sayonara](https://gitlab.com/luciocarreras/sayonara-player) ) because I love my music to keep its face whatever devices I play it.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/2 "2020-04-29T16:43:53Z")

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Apparently upstream say that “ugly” package is needed

> <https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/203>
>
> I have installed cinnamon - nemo on ubuntu 12.10 through the ppa.
> AS the title says Nemo does not display the coverart...

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/3 "2020-04-29T17:56:57Z")

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_gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly_ was already installed on my system.

No such thing as _gstreamer1-plugins-ugly_ available.

Some things to do to « enable » thumbnails ?

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/4 "2020-06-06T12:02:40Z")

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> <https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/2280>
>
> \* nemo 4.4.2
> \* Distribution - Mint 19.3
> \* Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620
> \* 64 bit
> Issue
> After upgrading to Linux Mint...

  
But I have to admit i did not understand clearly what to do.

Use ffmpeg as a thumbnailer ? I think it’s already there :

```auto
django@ASGARD:~$ dpkg -l | grep thumbnail
ii ffmpegthumbnailer 2.1.1-0.2build2 amd64 fast and lightweight video thumbnailer
ii libffmpegthumbnailer4v5 2.1.1-0.2build2 amd64 shared library for ffmpegthumbnailer
ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin 2.40.0+dfsg-3 amd64 GDK Pixbuf library (thumbnailer)
django@ASGARD:~$ 

```

I edited as suggested the _ffmpegthumbnailer.thumbnailer_ file but still no face for my mp3.

> <https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/2280#issuecomment-640052937>
>
> \* nemo 4.4.2
> \* Distribution - Mint 19.3
> \* Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620
> \* 64 bit
> Issue
> After upgrading to Linux Mint...

Is a newer version of _ffmpeg_ needed ?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/5 "2020-06-07T09:46:45Z")

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Did you test what happens if you manually run ffmpegthumbnailer against one of your mp3 files that you definitely have an embedded coverart?

```auto
ffmpegthumbnailer -i 'path-to-mp3.mp3' -o test.png

```

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/6 "2020-06-07T15:39:41Z")

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```auto
django@ASGARD:/media/DATA/Bibliothèque Musicale/Bibliothèque/Abd Al Malik/Gibral
tar$ ffmpegthumbnailer -i 01\ Gibraltar.mp3 -o test.png
[mp3 @ 0x56303d9778c0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Error: decodeVideoFrame() failed: frame not finished
django@ASGARD:/media/DATA/Bibliothèque Musicale/Bibliothèque/Abd Al Malik/Gibral
tar$ 

```

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/7 "2020-06-07T22:38:54Z")

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That explains why no thumbnails. It cannot find the picture embedded in the mp3 file.

As to how and why that’s not something I am familiar with.

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/8 "2020-06-07T22:45:42Z")

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Remember : this exact same mp3 file shows its face on Ubuntu 16.04 / Nautilus. It was also true on Ubuntu Budgies 18.04. On the same hardware. And if I copy that file onto a window box or on my phone or tablet, it keeps its face.

So this file has an embedded picture.

_ffmpegthumbnailer_ may be unable to extract it but I almost sure it’s not a problem within the mp3 file.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/9 "2020-06-07T22:56:49Z")

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So that means the issue must be ffmpeg since the version of ffmpegthumbnailer is basically unchanged between 18.04 and 20.04

ffmpegthumbnailer utilises the ffmpeg library to do its work.

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/10 "2020-06-07T22:59:58Z")

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Is it possible configuration of ffmpeg has changed between 18.04 and 20.04

as ffmpegthumbnailer seems to depend on some internal flag of ffmpeg ?

I’m trying to target « where / to whom » report…

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/11 "2020-06-07T23:10:16Z")

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Its using a ffmpeg software library api call.

ffmpeg itself has an extensive command line so its possible todo something like the thumbnailer command line above. The exact syntax I don’t know … ffmpeg --help

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/12 "2020-06-08T00:29:48Z")

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[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpegthumbnailer/+bug/1882471](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpegthumbnailer/+bug/1882471)

If anyone is affected…

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/nemo-and-music-files-no-pictures/3467/13 "2020-06-11T17:55:32Z")

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Errr… a strange way to « solve » that issue : installing Nautilus.

 ![Capture d’écran du 2020-06-11 19-53-25](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/2/26cd7c4b1888807321844a4d56ec91f057432f60.jpeg)  
…then Nemo uses thumbnails for mp3 files.

Now I have removed Nautilus and thumbnails for mp3 files keep showing in Nemo - so Nautilus may not be of any help here finally ?

```auto
django@ASGARD:/usr/share/thumbnailers$ cat * | grep Exec
TryExec=evince-thumbnailer
Exec=evince-thumbnailer -s %s %u %o
TryExec=ffmpegthumbnailer
Exec=ffmpegthumbnailer -i %i -o %o -s %s -f
TryExec=/usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer
Exec=/usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer -s %s %u %o
TryExec=gnome-thumbnail-font
Exec=gnome-thumbnail-font --size %s %u %o
TryExec=/usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer
Exec=/usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer -s %s %u %o
TryExec=/usr/bin/totem-video-thumbnailer
Exec=/usr/bin/totem-video-thumbnailer -s %s %u %o
django@ASGARD:/usr/share/thumbnailers$ 

```

Totem maybe ? Seems it deals with mp3

```auto
django@ASGARD:/usr/share/thumbnailers$ cat totem.thumbnailer 
[Thumbnailer Entry]
TryExec=/usr/bin/totem-video-thumbnailer
Exec=/usr/bin/totem-video-thumbnailer -s %s %u %o
MimeType=application/mxf;application/ogg;application/ram;application/sdp;application/vnd.apple.mpegurl;application/vnd.ms-asf;application/vnd.ms-wpl;application/vnd.rn-realmedia;application/vnd.rn-realmedia-vbr;application/x-extension-m4a;application/x-extension-mp4;application/x-flash-video;application/x-matroska;application/x-netshow-channel;application/x-ogg;application/x-quicktimeplayer;application/x-shorten;image/vnd.rn-realpix;image/x-pict;misc/ultravox;text/x-google-video-pointer;video/3gp;video/3gpp;video/3gpp2;video/dv;video/divx;video/fli;video/flv;video/mp2t;video/mp4;video/mp4v-es;video/mpeg;video/mpeg-system;video/msvideo;video/ogg;video/quicktime;video/vivo;video/vnd.divx;video/vnd.mpegurl;video/vnd.rn-realvideo;video/vnd.vivo;video/webm;video/x-anim;video/x-avi;video/x-flc;video/x-fli;video/x-flic;video/x-flv;video/x-m4v;video/x-matroska;video/x-mjpeg;video/x-mpeg;video/x-mpeg2;video/x-ms-asf;video/x-ms-asf-plugin;video/x-ms-asx;video/x-msvideo;video/x-ms-wm;video/x-ms-wmv;video/x-ms-wmx;video/x-ms-wvx;video/x-nsv;video/x-ogm+ogg;video/x-theora;video/x-theora+ogg;video/x-totem-stream;audio/x-pn-realaudio;audio/3gpp;audio/3gpp2;audio/aac;audio/ac3;audio/AMR;audio/AMR-WB;audio/basic;audio/dv;audio/eac3;audio/flac;audio/m4a;audio/midi;audio/mp1;audio/mp2;audio/mp3;audio/mp4;audio/mpeg;audio/mpg;audio/ogg;audio/opus;audio/prs.sid;audio/scpls;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio;audio/wav;audio/webm;audio/x-aac;audio/x-aiff;audio/x-ape;audio/x-flac;audio/x-gsm;audio/x-it;audio/x-m4a;audio/x-m4b;audio/x-matroska;audio/x-mod;audio/x-mp1;audio/x-mp2;audio/x-mp3;audio/x-mpg;audio/x-mpeg;audio/x-ms-asf;audio/x-ms-asx;audio/x-ms-wax;audio/x-ms-wma;audio/x-musepack;audio/x-opus+ogg;audio/x-pn-aiff;audio/x-pn-au;audio/x-pn-wav;audio/x-pn-windows-acm;audio/x-realaudio;audio/x-real-audio;audio/x-s3m;audio/x-sbc;audio/x-shorten;audio/x-speex;audio/x-stm;audio/x-tta;audio/x-wav;audio/x-wavpack;audio/x-vorbis;audio/x-vorbis+ogg;audio/x-xm;application/x-flac;
django@ASGARD:/usr/share/thumbnailers$

```