Preview: Images, movies and soundfiles

Show picture previews
If a file not only contains a preview but a "large" preview (like for example Adobe Photoshop) the Preview window will always show the larger, more detailed Preview. If a picture file has no or just a small preview, a click on the button will show you a large preview.
Or you chose the "auto-preview/play" function on top of the preview section.

Save picture preview
Choose in the list of preferences if the above-named large preview plus a file icon should be saved with the file. Informator will show you the saved preview next time you click on the file. There's no need to calculate a preview again beforehand! The file icon will also be shown in the Finder.
In the list of preferences you can in addition choose the size of the saved previews.
To view large, detailed previews drag the Preview window out from the main window.
If the file already contains a preview you can overwrite this resource by pressing the option key while creating the new preview. You might press the option key to suppress the security dialog ("do you really want to…")

TIP: batch processing
Create previews for several image files at once: Select the wanted files and chose "create preview" from the menu (or use the shortcut: -g). Please make sure the "group info" mode is activated for batch processing.

Extract and drag previews
If you want to work with small preview images it is possible to extract a small file from the preview window. Just resize the preview window to the size you want the preview to be extracted. Then drag the preview. The little tooltip tells you the size of the now extracted image.


PDF display and save previews
To view the content of PDF files click on the "Preview" button : the first page of the PDF and a control panel will be shown.
Or you chose the "auto-preview/play" function on top of the preview section. Then the PDF and the controller are shown immediately with activating the file.
To view larger PDFs drag the preview window out of the main window.
In the prefs you can chose whether you want to save a preview or not. The preview can be taken from the "poster frame" (the "title" image of the movie, if it has one) or from a frame of the movie itself.


Watch movies
If a movie has a preview, it will be shown in the preview window. If you want to watch the movie, click on the "Preview" button : the first frame of the movie and a control panel will be shown.
Or you chose the "auto-preview/play" function on top of the preview section.
To view larger movies drag the preview window out of the main window.

Save movie previews
In the prefs you can chose whether you want to save a preview or not. The preview can be taken from the "poster frame" (the "title" image of the movie, if it has one) or from a frame of the movie itself.


Play soundfiles
To play soundfiles click on the "Preview" button : The control panel will be shown.
Or activate the "auto-preview/play" function on top of the preview section.
If you want to play system sounds, these files must be opened.



Supported file formats


Dateityp Suffix
Images

BMP (Windows Bitmap) BMP .bmp
FlashPix FPix .fpx
GIF GIFf, GIF .gif
JFIF/JPEG JPEG .jpg
MacPaint PNTG .pntg, .pnt, .mac
Photoshop 8BPS .psd
PNG PNGf,PNG .png
QuickDraw GX Picture qdgx
QuickDraw Picture (PICT) PICT .pict, .pic, .pct
QuickTime Image File qtif .qtif, qif, .qti
Silicon Graphics Image File SGI .sgi, .rgb
Targa Image File TPIC .tga
TIFF TIFF .tif, tiff



Movies

QuickTime Movie MooV .mov, .qt
DV dvc! .dif, dv
MPEG MPEG, MPGa, MPGv, MPGx' .mpeg, .m1s, .m15, .m1a, .m1v, .m64, .m75, .mp2, .mpa, .mpg, .mpm, .mpv
OpenDML VfW .avi
Session Description Protocol (SDP) TEXT .sdp
Video for Windows (AVI) VfW .avi



3d/Animation

3D Meta File 3DMF .3dmf, .3dm, .qd3d, .qd3
Animated Gif GIFf .gif
AutoDesk Animator (FLC) FLI .flc, .fli
Flash SWFLSWF .swf
PICS PICS



Audio

MIDI Midi .mifi, .mid, .smf, .kar
AIFF and AIFC AIFF, AIFC .aif, .aiff, .aifc
AU ULAW .au, .snd, .ulw
MPEG 1 Layer 1 & 2 MPEG, MPGa, MPGv, MPGx .m1s, .m15, .m1a, .m1v, .m64, .mp2, .mpa, .mpg, .mpm, .mpv, mpeg, .m1s, .m75
MPEG 1 Layer 3 Mp3, SwaT, MPEG, PLAY, MPG3, MP3 .mp3, .swa
Sound Designer II Sd2f, SD2 .sd2
WAVE WAVE, WAV .wav
Audio CD Data trak
DV dvc! .dif, .dv
System 7 Sound sfil .snd