How to change preview image of a file and NOT the icon ?

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How to change preview image of a file and NOT the icon ?

Hello dear Mac users

How to change preview image of a file and NOT the icon ?

I know how to change the icon of a file, but I wish to know how to change the preview of any file.

For example: my file is "mysong.aif", I changed the icon to be "mylogo.png" using cmd+i, cmd+v on the icon. But the preview of the file still remain the same.

I know it can be changed using iTunes, but I don't want to import all my files in iTune, and iTune cannot import all type of files.

I hope someone will understand my needs...

Thanks!

Posted on Jul 24, 2013 4:43 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 24, 2013 6:19 PM in response to MacBootProd

MacBootProd wrote:

Hello dear Mac users

How to change preview image of a file and NOT the icon ?

I know how to change the icon of a file, but I wish to know how to change the preview of any file.

For example: my file is "mysong.aif", I changed the icon to be "mylogo.png" using cmd+i, cmd+v on the icon. But the preview of the file still remain the same.

I know it can be changed using iTunes, but I don't want to import all my files in iTune, and iTune cannot import all type of files.

I hope someone will understand my needs...

Thanks!

No so clear but let me take a shot. Maybe you missed a step.

When you open "mylogo.png" using preview. Use the command A to select all, now command C to copy and finally command V to paste onto your info pane icon as you described above.

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BeebarbX

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Jul 24, 2013 7:40 PM in response to MacBootProd

It's clear enough to me. You can't change the preview image for anything. If there is no QuickLook plugin it will always reflect the icon, if there is it will always reflect the file contents. In the case of a music file, it will be that generic black box with a note on it, unless it is in a format such as MP3 which has a special tagging standard that can include artwork.

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Answer 3

MacBootProd Author

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Jul 25, 2013 12:43 PM in response to BeebarbX

Thanks BeerbarX

You can't change the preview image for anything

hoo 😟

QuickLook plugin

what are the plugin ?

In the case of a music file, it will be that generic black box with a note on it

That is exactly what I'm asking about !

MP3 which has a special tagging standard that can include artwork

How can I "tag" my MP3 without going thru iTunes ? Is it possible to do it dirrectly in the Finder ? Is there other type of files that can include such tags ?

Thank you for answering my question 🙂, wich I have to admit may seem useless, but I wish I could put something like a signature logo on each of the different file I produce (as AIF for music and MP4 for video clip) instead of that generic black box with a note on it, and by the meantime keeping a different icon for all of them in order to illustrate theire content.

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Answer 4

Ja0at

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May 7, 2015 8:29 AM in response to MacBootProd

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