Why don't WMV files Act like MPG files?

I use a mid 2012 Mac Pro; run OS X 10.9 Mavericks. When I was using OS X 10.5.8 Leopard the icons on my WMV files were flipped to show a picture of the video; just like all my MPG files. Why doesn't Mavericks do that? And is there a way I can flip the icons on my WMV files to show a picture again?

How do I convert a file to a QL/QT X v10.3 compatible file?
1) This depends on the software you have installed on your system. Basically you need to either have one of the purchase Flip4Mac products installed on your system or a conversion app that has built-in codec support and the source file will have to be unprotected. I have Telestream's Flip4Mac Studio (includes basic import and ecport codecs) so I can use QT 7 Pro, MPEG Streamclip, QT X v10.3, the Mavericks Finder level AV Convert software, or the free Flip Player to perform these conversions. If you don't have a paid Flip4Mac codec installed for use with apps that access you system QT codec components configuration, then you could try a free app like HandBreake or on of the commercial converters available for the Mac.
2) If you already have the Player Pro (or greater) codec package installed on your system, then you can simply open your unencrypted WMV file in the QT X v10.3 player and it will automatically be converted to an H.264/AAC MOV file.
3) If you already have the Player Pro (or greater) codec package installed on your system, then you can simply select one or more WMV file icons in the Finder that you want to convert and then select the Context Adaptive menu (Control-Click menu) and select the "Servoices > Encode Selected Video Files" option. This option will open a widow allowing you select a few conversion options like "High/Low" quality settings for targerted H.264/AAC display settings or the selection of the Apple ProRes 422/PCM codec best used as an inermediate codec if you plan to edit the converted file in a video editor at a later time.
4) If you already have the Player Pro (or greater) codec package installed on your system, then you can simply open your unencrypted WMV file in the free Flip Player and export your file(s) to app or device targeted presets.
5) If you already have the Player Pro (or greater) codec package installed on your system, then you can simply open your unencrypted WMV file in the either QT 7 Pro v7.6.6 player or free MPEG Streamclip app (if installed) for export to device targeted M4V, "Movie to MPEG-4" MP4, or compatible "Movie to QuickTime" MOV files (e.g., H.264/AAC, MJPEG/PCM, etc. compression format files.
6) If you don't have a WMV support codec package installed on your system, then you can try opening the file in the Free HandBrake app and us it to convert to one of available Apple compatible presets or create a custom preset of your own. (Note: I have only used this with common WMV downloaded files like WMA 9 audio with WMV 8 video in the WMV container.)
7) If you already have a commercial converter with WMV support built into the application installed on your system then you can use it to perform a conversion of your WMV files.
How do I create an icon manually?
1) Basically you select a compatible image file of a compatible size and shape and drop it to the "Info" window (Finder "Command-I" shortcut) icon area. I would normally recommend a JPEG image of VGA-like dimensions and in the shape you prefer. For instance, you can export/capture a frame from your movie and convert it to a JPEG image having the same aspect as your video with a 640 pixel width at 72dpi, create a 640x640 JPEG image if you prefer a more "record" album-like icon, create aposter or DVD case-like JPEG image if desired, or anything in betweem. Just be aware that if the images are too large in an incompatible format, they will be rejected when you try to drag 'n drop them to the info window. (I.e., it would be ridiculous to try and use an 8-, 10-, or 12-megapixel image as your icon.)
2) Where compatible, you can also assign a custom designed metadata "poster-frame" wich I believ is still used by the finder as an icon image. (Don't quote me on this yet as I have not confirmed it yet under Mavericks as it is taking som much time to just run down what is and is not still working video-wise un this new system.)

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