Embedded preview image for video files
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Hosted nextcloud solutions are substantially cheaper if no ffmpeg is included.
Currently, these services disqualify for me because videos would not have a preview image.
However, I would be happy to manually embed previews in the video files before uploading.
Describe the solution you'd like
Use embedded video preview images such that videos have previews even when there is no ffmpeg.
As a bonus this gives the user control over the preview frame.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by tracing how Nextcloud creates video preview images and how uploaded video metadata is read; done means videos with embedded preview images display those images without requiring ffmpeg.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100