Video thumbnailer(Updated 09-08-08)

[Rick164]

Hi,

I recently started C#/.Net and decided to make a lightweight program that can create thumbnails for in use with mediaportal(needs skin file edit: No Video thumbnails?).
Here is a list of features:

- Create small/large/custom thumbnails
- Custom resolution
- Custom video offset
- Scans root folder and can scan subfolders
- Lightweight
- Uses ffmpeg library
- Fast, for 500mb avi less then 0.1s
- Supports UNC paths
- Multi threaded, will use all available cores but imports runs at low priority
- Supports the following extensions:
Avi
Wmv
Mpeg
Mpg
Mkv
Mp4
divx

To do:

Windows Installer
MPI installer
Mediaportal integration <-- first priority atm

Screenshot:




Download:
*New version*
http://www.file-upload.net/download-...ailer.zip.html

Installation:

Just copy the video thumbnailer folder anywhere you like.
If enough people find it useful i will make it a mediaportal plugin and also add some command line parameters(for scheduled tasks for instance).
Any feature requests are more then welcome

/Edit: Lots of new features

[NikolajC]

Wonderfull program! Just what I was looking for. Testing now - looks good so far.

[pavelr]

Very nice tool!


Thank you. Pavelr
P.S What about .ts files and possibility to make folder.jpg in subfolders if only one media file inside?

[vinch100]

Exactly what I was waiting for, it really enhances the WAF :-)

If you have the time, don't hesitate to build a plugin with your code ^^

Edit : I searched in the forum since a long time without finding your tool, could you add it to the "System Utilities" section of the download page ?

[o_nix]

I am sorry for my English.... I from Russia


Very much the program such was pleasant for a long time searched... MANY THANKS... :-)

It is necessary to make such plug-in for mediaportal 0.2.3

Now wishes:

1. To add support DVD video

2. Let the plug-in also outputs the following information on video a file.

Video permission + aspect ratio
Video format
Sound format, quantity of channels
Duration of video

Here is how it and where should be written I do not know...
It will be personally much more convenient for me if all information on files is is stored in directories as video files...

3. Creation of screenshots should occur at start mediaportal. To eliminate repeated processing of files

4. It will be more beautiful if 3 screenshots become. From the different moments of a film. The first on a cover other two will be output at detailed review...

5. The additional item in the shortcut menu...
Too most as now is for IMDB



Once again thanks... I hope operation over a plug-in will proceed... :-)

[TranceManNZ]

very nice plugin indeed!!!! it is just what the doctor ordered

would it be possible to use this with tvseries plugin to make thumbs?

cheers again

[Spragleknas]

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

[Rick164]

Totally forgot about this topic(doh!), made a new advanced version of it.
Will update the first post, now it basically does what most commercial programs do only for free
Integration for mp-tvseries would be very nice, just need to look up the folder/file structure of it and need to find a way to parse the currently imported shows.

Originally Posted by o_nix

I am sorry for my English.... I from Russia


Very much the program such was pleasant for a long time searched... MANY THANKS... :-)

It is necessary to make such plug-in for mediaportal 0.2.3

Now wishes:

1. To add support DVD video

2. Let the plug-in also outputs the following information on video a file.

Video permission + aspect ratio
Video format
Sound format, quantity of channels
Duration of video

Here is how it and where should be written I do not know...
It will be personally much more convenient for me if all information on files is is stored in directories as video files...

3. Creation of screenshots should occur at start mediaportal. To eliminate repeated processing of files

4. It will be more beautiful if 3 screenshots become. From the different moments of a film. The first on a cover other two will be output at detailed review...

5. The additional item in the shortcut menu...
Too most as now is for IMDB



Once again thanks... I hope operation over a plug-in will proceed... :-)

Multiple files are possible and will add this as an option soon.
When i first created this i looked into the option to parse resolution/movie length but found that ffmpeg didn't have a clean output.
But started working with the mediainfo library which has support for that, so should see this added in the upcoming versions

[piranha]

I just found today movie thumbnailer (mtn)
One interesting function it has, it can skip blurred or uninteresting shots, which I get from using your tool.
I use it with those options:
mtn -w -c 1 -r 1 -i -D 6 e:\media\avi\