RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Show Thumbnails/Preview for Uploaded Videos

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Description

Description:

No Thumbnails/Preview for Uploaded Videos

Steps to reproduce:
  1. send avi file fox example
  2. see there is no Thumbnails/Preview for Uploaded Videos
Expected behavior:

Preview/thumbnail with ability to play.

Actual behavior:

Is it fixed ? Have the the same issue on the 6.6.2 Snap install at ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS.
Web page and windows app shows this

image

Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 6.6.2
  • Operating System:
  • Deployment Method: snap
  • Number of Running Instances:
  • DB Replicaset Oplog:
  • NodeJS Version:
  • MongoDB Version:
Client Setup Information
  • Desktop App or Browser Version: both
  • Operating System: Windows 11

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing an AVI upload on the reported Rocket.Chat 6.6.2 Snap setup and compare the web, Windows, and affected client behavior. No source file or test is identified in the issue; done means uploaded videos show a thumbnail or preview with playback.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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