create video thumbnail using ffmpeg
You can use the open source ffmpeg program to extract a frame to use as a thumbnail for a video. Below is an exmple: [shellprompt]# /fullpath/to/ffmpeglibrary/ffmpeg -i InputFile.FLV -vframes 1 -an -s 400×222 -ss 30 OutputFile.jpg -i = Inputfile name -vframes 1 = Output one frame -an = Disable audio -s 400×222 = Output
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