[linux] Create video thumbnails for all video in a specific folder

[Snell]

Need totem installed

- Copy the following script and save it as videothumb.sh

#!/bin/bash

for video in "$1"/*.avi;
do
file=${video##*/}
wext=${file%%.*}
totem-video-thumbnailer -g 18 -s 200 "$video" "$wext".png
done

for video in "$1"/*.mpg;
do
file=${video##*/}
wext=${file%%.*}
totem-video-thumbnailer -g 18 -s 200 "$video" "$wext".png
done

for video in "$1"/*.mpeg;
do
file=${video##*/}
wext=${file%%.*}
totem-video-thumbnailer -g 18 -s 200 "$video" "$wext".png
done

- Move it to folder /bin

- Make it executable

chmod +x videothumb.sh

Usuage:

videothumb.sh <folder>

 

[masterbator]

don't we need to install totem-video-thumbnailer first?

 

[Snell]

Install just totem (which is normally installed by default)

 

[t3od0r]

thanks, but this is only for avi, mpg and mpeg?
also, can i save it as jpeg?

 

[Snell]

If you want to add other video extension

add the following code at the end and replace mpeg with your desired video extension (it must be supported by totem)

for video in "$1"/*.mpeg;
do
file=${video##*/}
wext=${file%%.*}
totem-video-thumbnailer -g 18 -s 200 "$video" "$wext".png
done

Yes, you can have the output to jpeg or jpg

by changing all png throughout the script by jpeg or jpg

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If you want to reduce the file size, change 200 (which is the width of each thumbnail) and 18 (which is the number of thumbnail to be taken) to a lower value

 

[manmad]

thanks man im sure i will try this

 

[monsterfish]

any tools similar like this for windows server 2008 ?

 

[Gonzo1136]

google movie thumbnailer