What does HRESULT 0x88982F44 (WINCODEC_ERR_CODECNOTHUMBNAIL) mean?

 
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WINCODEC_ERR_CODECPRESENT WINCODEC_ERR_PALETTEUNAVAILABLE

WINCODEC_ERR_CODECNOTHUMBNAIL

WINCODEC_ERR_CODECNOTHUMBNAIL means that the selected WIC codec does not support returning an embedded thumbnail for this image. A thumbnail is optional container or frame data; it is not equivalent to a scaled version of the decoded pixels.

Recommended fallback

  • First check whether the format exposes a thumbnail on an individual frame rather than at decoder level.
  • When no embedded thumbnail exists, decode the relevant frame and create a scaled bitmap with a WIC scaler or application image pipeline.
  • Do not classify the source file as corrupt solely because it lacks a thumbnail.

Availability varies by container and codec implementation, even for otherwise valid images.

Microsoft: WIC decoding overview


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