Icaros 3.3.3 / 3.3.4 Beta 1
Icaros is a robust set of shell extensions designed to enhance media file management on Windows.
Developed by Xanashi, Icaros brings advanced thumbnail and property handling capabilities, making it easier for users to navigate and manage their media collections.
Thumbnail Generation:
Icaros excels in generating thumbnails for a wide range of video formats, including the latest HEVC and AVIF. This feature helps users quickly identify media files without needing to open them.
Property Handler:
With Icaros, detailed media file information such as bitrate, resolution, and codec type is readily available in Windows Explorer. This extended property handling is beneficial for users who need quick access to file metadata.
Performance Optimization:
The latest updates to Icaros include significant performance enhancements. The thumbnail generation process is now faster and more efficient, even when dealing with extensive media libraries.
The recent updates to Icaros have brought several new features and improvements:
- Added support for VVC decoding
- Added support for thumbnailing 'tiled' HEIC files
- Added thumbnailing support of INDD files with an embedded preview
- Added thumbnailing support of EPS files with an embedded preview
- Added thumbnailing support for WEBP, AVIF and HEIC covers in several audio filetypes
- Added AVIF, AI, INDD, EPS, PX, EXR and PDXPRJ to the 'Common' and 'Most Known' presets
- Improved HEIF/AVIF thumbnailing support
- Improved thumbnailing of AI files
- Fixed thumbnailing of several HEVC files
- Fixed colors in EXR thumbnails (changed to sRGB color space)
- Fixed thumbnailing of PXZ files
- Fixed aspect ratio for some MP4, MOV (and more) files in the MS Photos app
- Fixed MP4 'creation date' property being off by 1 hour
- Fixed some unicode characters showing up wrong in properties
- Fixed rare MKV crash (Thank you Brett! ^__^)
- Fixed issue where Icaros failed to return properties of large files (4GB+) (Thank you dgonyier! ^__^)
- Fixed several UNC Icaros Cache locations issues
- The 'View Size' column on the Locations tab will now only show up in Windows 7 and below, as it is not relevant on newer versions of Windows
- PDF, AI, EPS, INDD, HEIC, HEIF, AVIF, EXR and PSXPRJ are now registered as image formats
- A couple of minor improvements
- Updated GCC
- Updated FFmpeg
Icaros is an essential tool for Windows users who manage large collections of media files.
Its ability to generate thumbnails and provide detailed file properties enhances the overall user experience, making file navigation simpler and more efficient.
Key Features of Icaros 3.3:
Thumbnail Generation:
Icaros excels in generating thumbnails for a wide range of video formats, including the latest HEVC and AVIF. This feature helps users quickly identify media files without needing to open them.
Property Handler:
With Icaros, detailed media file information such as bitrate, resolution, and codec type is readily available in Windows Explorer. This extended property handling is beneficial for users who need quick access to file metadata.
Performance Optimization:
The latest updates to Icaros include significant performance enhancements. The thumbnail generation process is now faster and more efficient, even when dealing with extensive media libraries.
Recent Updates to Icaros:
The recent updates to Icaros have brought several new features and improvements:
- Added support for VVC decoding
- Added support for thumbnailing 'tiled' HEIC files
- Added thumbnailing support of INDD files with an embedded preview
- Added thumbnailing support of EPS files with an embedded preview
- Added thumbnailing support for WEBP, AVIF and HEIC covers in several audio filetypes
- Added AVIF, AI, INDD, EPS, PX, EXR and PDXPRJ to the 'Common' and 'Most Known' presets
- Improved HEIF/AVIF thumbnailing support
- Improved thumbnailing of AI files
- Fixed thumbnailing of several HEVC files
- Fixed colors in EXR thumbnails (changed to sRGB color space)
- Fixed thumbnailing of PXZ files
- Fixed aspect ratio for some MP4, MOV (and more) files in the MS Photos app
- Fixed MP4 'creation date' property being off by 1 hour
- Fixed some unicode characters showing up wrong in properties
- Fixed rare MKV crash (Thank you Brett! ^__^)
- Fixed issue where Icaros failed to return properties of large files (4GB+) (Thank you dgonyier! ^__^)
- Fixed several UNC Icaros Cache locations issues
- The 'View Size' column on the Locations tab will now only show up in Windows 7 and below, as it is not relevant on newer versions of Windows
- PDF, AI, EPS, INDD, HEIC, HEIF, AVIF, EXR and PSXPRJ are now registered as image formats
- A couple of minor improvements
- Updated GCC
- Updated FFmpeg
Icaros is an essential tool for Windows users who manage large collections of media files.
Its ability to generate thumbnails and provide detailed file properties enhances the overall user experience, making file navigation simpler and more efficient.
