https://github.com/otsaloma/mpv-thumbnailer

A simple video thumbnailer that uses mpv
https://github.com/otsaloma/mpv-thumbnailer

mpv nautilus thumbnailer video

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A simple video thumbnailer that uses mpv

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/otsaloma/mpv-thumbnailer
• Owner: otsaloma
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2016-09-06T19:21:13.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-14T14:12:21.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-01-14T19:58:05.084Z (12 months ago)
• Topics: mpv, nautilus, thumbnailer, video
• Language: Rust
• Size: 20.5 KB
• Stars: 19
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS.md

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mpv-thumbnailer

===============

A simple video thumbnailer that uses [mpv](https://mpv.io/), primarily

intended to be used by a file browser. If you use mpv as your video

player and are happy with its playback, you'll likely be happy with

mpv-thumbnailer's thumbnails. File format support should be good and

aspect ratio errors rare.

mpv-thumbnailer generates multiple thumbnails per file and selects the

largest of those files, thus hopefully avoiding the common problem of

thumbnailing boring all-black frames. As a downside, this means that

mpv-thumbnailer is somewhat slow.

mpv-thumbnailer includes and installs a thumbnailer definition file that

works with GNOME's Nautilus. Support for other platforms or file

browsers should be easy to add.

```

Usage: mpv-thumbnailer VIDEO THUMBNAIL SIZE

VIDEO is the input video file to generate a thumbnail from.

THUMBNAIL is the output image file to write.

SIZE is the pixel width/height of the thumbnail image.

```

## Installation

To install, run

```bash

make

make PREFIX=/usr/local install

```

For the `make` step you need the Rust compiler `rustc`.

## Development Notes

Since version 3.26 GNOME runs thumbnailers sandboxed via Bubblewrap. Any

changes should be tested to adhere to those sandbox rules, which

currently seem to only be documented in the below bug report.