nextcloud / nextcloud/previewgenerator
Timestamp of thumbnail in video
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Description
Hello everyone,
is it possible to set a default timestamp in seconds (or 0.5 * video length respectively) for preview generation of videos? I have multiple videos where there is either a black thumbnail or a logo with the default settings.
I've tried to configure Nextcloud to use a bash wrapper-script instead of the ffmpeg binary but I can't get it to work.
Any help highly appreciated :-)
Best regards
Dennis
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Research direction
Start by tracing the PHP preview-generation flow and how it invokes the ffmpeg binary, then inspect whether any existing configuration controls video frame selection. Done means a documented, working way to choose a default timestamp that produces useful video thumbnails instead of black frames or logos.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100