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mkv movie files not recognizied

PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:53 am
by tsader
I have set up Hazel in a way so that movie files are moved to a different folder once the downloading has finished. But for some reason Hazel doesn't recognize .mkv files. It works fine with avi files for example.

Thx

Re: mkv movie files not recognizied

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:53 pm
by Mr_Noodle
How files are categorized is determined by the apps that handle them. mkv files aren't really native files so whether it is considered a movie depends on the app you have installed that handles those files. If you don't have such an app installed, then the system will have no idea what mkv files are. In that case, install such a program and it should work after that.

Re: mkv movie files not recognizied

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:45 am
by tsader
Not sure what you mean. I have VLC player installed and all mkv files opened immediately with that app. Hazel still doesn't recognize it. I tried kind = movie as well as extension = mkv and nothing happens

Re: mkv movie files not recognizied

PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:53 pm
by Mr_Noodle
Try using the preview function. Maybe it's a different condition that is not matching.