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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Osho on February 22, 2007, 04:55:40 pm

Title: video thumbnail from a specific time inside the video?
Post by: Osho on February 22, 2007, 04:55:40 pm: Hi,

Is it possible to create a thumbnail for a video by playing the video, then pausing it at a specific time at a frame which you want to be used for that thumbnail?

thanks,
Osho
Title: Re: video thumbnail from a specific time inside the video?
Post by: park on February 22, 2007, 09:55:18 pm: Yes, just play a video and then hit pause and then right click on the display and then choose "Use screen grab for thumbnail" from the menu.
Title: Re: video thumbnail from a specific time inside the video?
Post by: Osho on February 23, 2007, 02:24:04 am: Quote from: park on February 22, 2007, 09:55:18 pm
Yes, just play a video and then hit pause and then right click on the display and then choose "Use screen grab for thumbnail" from the menu.

I tried that but it didn't work for me. I am tyring to create a custom thumbnail for a .mov file. I paused and right click but I didn't see such a command for it. I tried Display View and regular normal Playing now both.

Is it sensitive to the file type?

thanks,
Osho
Title: Re: video thumbnail from a specific time inside the video?
Post by: JimH on February 23, 2007, 06:50:09 am: It needs to be a file MC plays natively. MOV files are played with the Quicktime engine.
Title: Re: video thumbnail from a specific time inside the video?
Post by: Osho on February 23, 2007, 11:46:28 am: Quote from: JimH on February 23, 2007, 06:50:09 am
It needs to be a file MC plays natively. MOV files are played with the Quicktime engine.

Which video formats are natively played by MC?

thanks,
Osho
Title: Re: video thumbnail from a specific time inside the video?
Post by: Yaobing on February 23, 2007, 02:59:48 pm: Quote from: Osho on February 23, 2007, 11:46:28 am
Which video formats are natively played by MC?

Take look at Tools -> Options -> Playback -> DirectShow Playback Settings...

The file types in the list on the right are potentially playable natively (in DirectShow). You must have DirectShow filters to decode the format.
Title: Re: video thumbnail from a specific time inside the video?
Post by: jmmttu77 on February 23, 2007, 10:53:32 pm: I did not know MC had this function. Very cool, however, since the "Use screen grab" option does not appear for Video_TS / IFO / VOB files, I assume these are also files not natively supported?...and therefore not able to use the screen grab function on these?