Thumbnailer (process plugin) - creates automaticly thumbnails from video files

[MoPhat]

Originally Posted by TheGrayMan

Since everyone is makin requests, so am I
I would like to be able to select more then one folder to make thumbs from.
Got my music videos in one folder, my own master pieces in one and the kids short animations in another.

Hi TheGrayMan, yes its planned in the next time that more then one folder can be watched... one for videos, one for tv recordings, one for music clips etc...

greetz
MoPhat

[MoPhat]

Hi TheGrayMan, its handles now up to 5 folders

MoPhat

[Surfer]

MoPhat,

I have guitar learning DVD's and I want to use the DVD's Cover Art for my Thumbs in MP.
I put the Cover Art in my scanner and crop out the front cover and save it as a .jpg

Can I Import my .jpg's or (direct your Plugin to go to where the .jpg's are kept), and make Thumbs for these DVD's that will show-up in MP?

[MoPhat]

Originally Posted by Surfer

MoPhat,

I have guitar learning DVD's and I want to use the DVD's Cover Art for my Thumbs in MP.
I put the Cover Art in my scanner and crop out the front cover and save it as a .jpg

Can I Import my .jpg's or (direct your Plugin to go to where the .jpg's are kept), and make Thumbs for these DVD's that will show-up in MP?

Are this a normaly dvd rip?
like this one

c:\DVD\my_movie\Video_TS
c:\DVD\my_movie\VAudio_TS

if yes, you can just put the cover as "folder.jpg" in to c:\DVD\my_movie\folder.jpg

after that you will see you cover

MoPhat

[Surfer]

That wasn't my question. It's Thumbnail size and resolution.
I have no problem getting the pictures to show_up in MP, that works fine.

What are the dimensions of the DVD Cover in the software?

I am trying to find out the size of the Thumbnail (Virtual DVD Covers) in the skins in MP.
So I can save the scanned .jpg pictures out at the correct size and resolution.
4" x 7.5" inches or 300 x 350 pixels at 92 resolution?
What is the best size and resolution that will load fast and look Great on the MP (Virtual DVD Art_Covers)?

[MoPhat]

@Surfer

What is your screen resolution?

greetz
MoPhat

[bigj]

Where do the thumbnails get saved?
I can see in the MP log that the thumbnailer is 'processing' each file in my target directory - but it just iterates the directory and doesn't generate anything as far as I can tell. Should the log tell me it has generated a jpg? If not, could you add some debug that says where it is writing to make this obvious? Thanks.

I did see some discussion a bit earlier about the application data/MP/thumbs verses the targetdir/*.jpg
But it went non-english so I didn't follow the thread.

Thanks.
BigJ

[MoPhat]

the thumbs are saved on the original place where the movie file is.

- is there anything with the access rights on the drive/folder (read-only)?
- what for movie type are the files?
- have you installed the latest version (first post)?

thx
MoPhat

[Surfer]

Some time next year I plan on getting a new TV, but for now I am using these below:

Dell 5100 Inspiron Laptop is 1024 x768 at 60Hz
Sony TV is 1024 x 768 NTSC M

[bigj]

Originally Posted by MoPhat

the thumbs are saved on the original place where the movie file is.

- is there anything with the access rights on the drive/folder (read-only)?
- what for movie type are the files?
- have you installed the latest version (first post)?

thx
MoPhat

no odd access rights afaik
ah- it is .ts - I'm am wanting thumbnails for recorded tv - is this not going to work?
yes, latest version.