Using Open Source to Create a Video Thumbnails Service

Post by mv4 » Wed, Aug 02, 2017, 5:07 PM UTC

flavioribeiro wrote: post #18

mv4 wrote: post #16

With a service like that, it helps to have scene detection capabilities as well - so you don't end up having to look at lots of very similar looking thumbnails. So - as opposed to extracting frames at pre-set intervals, extract them when things sufficiently change in the video. That also lets you vary extraction interval between fast action and static talking head-type scenes. We've done a lot of similar work, will b…

that's awesome, would love to know more details about the stuff you guys are doing!

Post by garysieling » Wed, Aug 02, 2017, 5:46 PM UTC

mv4 wrote: post #21

flavioribeiro wrote: post #18

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that's awesome, would love to know more details about the stuff you guys are doing!

will send you a note!

Post by corobo » Wed, Aug 02, 2017, 10:16 PM UTC

dahoramanodoceu wrote: post #13

corobo wrote: post #7

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Purely curiosity at this point - it was something I wanted for a project a while back that has been retired - does anyone here know of the best way to get a good thumbnail from a video using ffmpeg? I think back then I was looking to take 5-10 snaps somewhere between the 30-50% mark and then use the largest (I guess in theory more detail - not a blank frame) image Does anyone have a better way, or even just know how…

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