OS X Quick Look plugin for IFF ILBM images

dalton · 22 March 2013, 23:16

OS X users can install this plugin and enjoy thumbnails and previews of amiga iff ilbm images seamlessly integrated in finder.

Download

Photon · 23 March 2013, 00:45

Cool, is there an emulator accurate enough for coding on a Mac? I have no clue about Amigaemus on the Mac.

On Windows, ACDSee still works a charm after all these years. You can even browse pictures without associating a file suffix.

dalton · 23 March 2013, 09:06

FS-UAE is a good and accurate emulator than can be used when developing on mac.

For image duties there is a program called Xee which reads and writes various formats including ilbm. Unfortunately Xee does not integrate with quicklook and that motivates the existence of my software.

(On windows, XnView is a good alternative to ACDSee)

Leffmann · 23 March 2013, 17:15

Thanks a lot for this!

I'm not sure if this is an error or intentional since ILBM has no notion of transparency (I think), but I noticed that color 0 appears differently depending on where QuickLook acts. In the file info window it looks fine, in Finder it appears in the correct color but with high transparency, and on the desktop and otherwise as an icon it appears in full white.

@Photon: I would also recommend FS-UAE. It takes a little while to configure, but there is a GUI launcher and the emulation core is up to date with WinUAE.

dalton · 23 March 2013, 17:25

Glad you like it! ILBM images can have a transparency mask, or a transparent color. Of course there might be bugs in my software, so please send me the image you're talking about and I'll see what I can do.

Hungry Horace · 26 January 2016, 22:05

i know this thread is a couple of years old but sadly (already).....
"The requested URL /2013/03/quick-look-iff-ilbm-plugin/ was not found on this server."

Anyone have a copy of this?

I used to have this installed on my old mac and found it pretty useful.

ReadOnlyCat · 26 January 2016, 23:47

I doubt writing a quicklook plugin is hard and, I know someone who could give it a look this weekend.
Is there an available open source library which supports all IFF image formats?

26 January 2016, 23:47

Is this it ql-iff?

Also Animated GIF Quicklook Plugin Installer.pkg is useful.

27 January 2016, 00:23

Opps, I meant to attach iff.qlgenerator.zip

Unfortunately it doesn't work on icons - info

Also Recoil.qlgenerator is useful.

Hungry Horace · 27 January 2016, 22:13

wow, this is great... already up and running

thanks CardboardSphinx

ReadOnlyCat · 28 January 2016, 05:43

Nice, the iff plugin posted by CardboardSphinx seems to have been written by Dalton of demoscene group tulou (http://tulou.org).

Does by chance anyone know if he has made sources available?
I have not been able to find anything via Googling.

ChoccyHobNob · 05 February 2016, 18:11

https://github.com/dalton-tulou/ql-iff

ReadOnlyCat · 06 February 2016, 01:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChoccyHobNob

https://github.com/dalton-tulou/ql-iff

My, many thanks ChccyHobNob!
I guess this proves that my googling skills need "a bit" of improvement.

Also I realize that I made a complete fool of myself with my first post on this thread when mentioning Dalton since well, he created that very thread!

I'm actually laughing out loud at my own blindness while I"m typing this.

Well, live and learn!

Thanks again!

buzzybee · 05 March 2020, 10:52

Copied iff.qlgenerator to library/quicklook – et voilá, the Macs Finder now displays .iff-Files. Also, Xee3 opens them. Convenient and an excellent timesaver!

This forum rocks!

Ulysses13 · 04 June 2021, 18:30

Does anyone know of a quicklook plugin for Amiga .icon files?

Pyromania · 04 June 2021, 18:35

Looks like the link to download the plug-in is gone. I'm not sure if this will even work on later versions of macOS.

bni · 12 June 2021, 19:41

As far as I gather 3rd party Quick Look plugins still work in macOS.

I cloned this and it compiled fine in xcode. Installed it, and it is listed by qlmanage.

But in Finder it has no effect. For .iff files Kind is still "Document" and pressing space nothing is displayed.

buzzybee · 01 September 2021, 22:24

I have moved from my old iMac (where the plugin worked flawlessly) to a 2020 Mac Mini. There, at first, Finder did not show .iff-Files but an error message. After opening the file iff.qlgenerator in library/quicklook/ by hand (rightclick, open) once, Finder now displays .iff-Files again; and I can open them with Xee3 to export them etc.

22 March 2013, 23:16	#1
dalton tulou Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gothenburg / Sweden Posts: 88	OS X Quick Look plugin for IFF ILBM images OS X users can install this plugin and enjoy thumbnails and previews of amiga iff ilbm images seamlessly integrated in finder. Download Last edited by dalton; 23 March 2013 at 15:52. Reason: inserted image

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23 March 2013, 00:45	#2
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Cool, is there an emulator accurate enough for coding on a Mac? I have no clue about Amigaemus on the Mac. On Windows, ACDSee still works a charm after all these years. You can even browse pictures without associating a file suffix.

23 March 2013, 09:06	#3
dalton tulou Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gothenburg / Sweden Posts: 88	FS-UAE is a good and accurate emulator than can be used when developing on mac. For image duties there is a program called Xee which reads and writes various formats including ilbm. Unfortunately Xee does not integrate with quicklook and that motivates the existence of my software. (On windows, XnView is a good alternative to ACDSee)

23 March 2013, 17:15	#4
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	Thanks a lot for this! I'm not sure if this is an error or intentional since ILBM has no notion of transparency (I think), but I noticed that color 0 appears differently depending on where QuickLook acts. In the file info window it looks fine, in Finder it appears in the correct color but with high transparency, and on the desktop and otherwise as an icon it appears in full white. @Photon: I would also recommend FS-UAE. It takes a little while to configure, but there is a GUI launcher and the emulation core is up to date with WinUAE.

23 March 2013, 17:25	#5
dalton tulou Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gothenburg / Sweden Posts: 88	Glad you like it! ILBM images can have a transparency mask, or a transparent color. Of course there might be bugs in my software, so please send me the image you're talking about and I'll see what I can do.

26 January 2016, 22:05	#6
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	i know this thread is a couple of years old but sadly (already)..... "The requested URL /2013/03/quick-look-iff-ilbm-plugin/ was not found on this server." Anyone have a copy of this? I used to have this installed on my old mac and found it pretty useful.

26 January 2016, 23:47	#7
ReadOnlyCat Code Kitten Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Montreal/Canadia Age: 52 Posts: 1,178	I doubt writing a quicklook plugin is hard and, I know someone who could give it a look this weekend. Is there an available open source library which supports all IFF image formats?

27 January 2016, 22:13	#10
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	wow, this is great... already up and running thanks CardboardSphinx

28 January 2016, 05:43	#11
ReadOnlyCat Code Kitten Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Montreal/Canadia Age: 52 Posts: 1,178	Nice, the iff plugin posted by CardboardSphinx seems to have been written by Dalton of demoscene group tulou (http://tulou.org). Does by chance anyone know if he has made sources available? I have not been able to find anything via Googling.

05 February 2016, 18:11	#12
ChoccyHobNob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: USA Posts: 2	https://github.com/dalton-tulou/ql-iff

05 March 2020, 10:52	#14
buzzybee Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Landsberg / Germany Posts: 526	Copied iff.qlgenerator to library/quicklook – et voilá, the Macs Finder now displays .iff-Files. Also, Xee3 opens them. Convenient and an excellent timesaver! This forum rocks!

04 June 2021, 18:30	#15
Ulysses13 Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Surrey / UK Posts: 111	Does anyone know of a quicklook plugin for Amiga .icon files?

04 June 2021, 18:35	#16
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Looks like the link to download the plug-in is gone. I'm not sure if this will even work on later versions of macOS.

12 June 2021, 19:41	#17
bni Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Örebro Age: 47 Posts: 117	As far as I gather 3rd party Quick Look plugins still work in macOS. I cloned this and it compiled fine in xcode. Installed it, and it is listed by qlmanage. But in Finder it has no effect. For .iff files Kind is still "Document" and pressing space nothing is displayed.

01 September 2021, 22:24	#18
buzzybee Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Landsberg / Germany Posts: 526	I have moved from my old iMac (where the plugin worked flawlessly) to a 2020 Mac Mini. There, at first, Finder did not show .iff-Files but an error message. After opening the file iff.qlgenerator in library/quicklook/ by hand (rightclick, open) once, Finder now displays .iff-Files again; and I can open them with Xee3 to export them etc.

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