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[Solved] ffmpeg - How to extract a single thumbnail from a video file
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September 14, 2013 6:23 PM
With the help of ffmpeg, it's simple to extract a single thumbnail from a video file:
./ffmpeg -ss 400 -i movie.mp4 -vframes 1 -s 316x145 -f image2 /tmp/preview.jpg
This statement:
- extracts a frame (-vframes 1),
- at 400 seconds into the movie (-ss 400),
- from the movie file (-i movie.mp4),
- with a size of 316x145 (-s 316x145),
- forced as a JPEG image called preview.jpg (-f image2 /tmp/preview.jpg).
ffmpeg is cross platform and runs under Windows, MacOSX, and Linux.
