Need to find a (simple) software program (preferably free) that will
create vid-cap 'thumbnail' images of .wmv .mpg .avi & .rm clips that
reside in a common folder. I can't simply get a video capture image
(.jpg) from each clip (way too time consuming). I need a simple
program that will look into whatever folder I specify and create small
.jpg images of the clips that are in that folder.
I found a piece of freeware that said it would do it, but it kept on
crashing and I haven't been able to find anything similar since.
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Request for Question Clarification by
alienintelligence-ga
on
07 Oct 2002 19:09 PDT
Hi mr_jupiter,
What operating system are you using?
You mentioned .rm files... did you mean
.ram? That is the only one I cannot get
to thumbnail. Would .wmv .mpg and .avi
support be adequate for your answer?
thanks
-AI
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Clarification of Question by
mr_jupiter-ga
on
08 Oct 2002 11:06 PDT
The operating system I am using is currently Windows 98 but I will be
upgrading to XP withing the next six months. The clips are for web
use so clients viewing the clips will be of all types of operating
systems.
the .rm file I was referring to was a 'Real Media' clip (RealPlayer).
I beleive I had the file extension correct but cannot be sure.
.rm files will need to be batched in the same manner; taking
individual screen captures will take hours. Thanks for your timely
response. Any more clarification needed ... let me know.
Mr_Jupiter
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Clarification of Question by
mr_jupiter-ga
on
08 Oct 2002 11:10 PDT
Sorry ...
You were correct ... I meant .ram files (Real Player) clips. I
mentioned .rm because I saw that extension used previously on some
clips. If you can get batching to work with .ram files the same as
the others that's exactly what I need.
Thank you
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Request for Question Clarification by
alienintelligence-ga
on
08 Oct 2002 22:40 PDT
Hi mr_jupiter,
Well the good news/bad news is...
Once you are in Windows XP, it
natively will show thumbnails of
the first frame of a .wmv, .mpg
or .avi. It will not however show
proprietaries like .mov or .ram.
Also, Windows XP thumbnailing
doesn't "produce" an actual file
for the thumb for each movie. It
simply makes a file 'Thumbs.db'
for each folder that it has made
thumbs in.
I haven't found a program yet that
will do all. What was the freeware
that you found so we don't give it
as an answer?
thanks,
-AI
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Clarification of Question by
mr_jupiter-ga
on
13 Oct 2002 12:08 PDT
I wanted to tell you that I was going to upgrade to XP in six months
because I wanted to make sure that if you found a program that will
work with my current operating system (Windows 98) that it would also
work with Windows XP.
Perhaps I'll tell you exactly what my need for the program is to
better explain why I need the thumbnails. I have several hundred one
minute video clips that I have rendered for our corporate website to
aid clients when they have to set up our products remotely. Because
there are so many different clips I want to have a thumbnail image of
the clip beside the link to help clients better navigate the site for
the clips they need.
Because there are so many clips I just can't go through each one and
grab a video still image. This would take forever to do. Instead I
have all of these clips in folders and I want a simple program that
can look at each folder and produce a thumbnail image of, like you
said, the first frame of the clip so that I can upload them to the web
site along with the clip itself.
This is all I need the program to do and although I mentioned that I
tried a freeware program the always crashed, I can't remember the name
of it nor where I got it from (sorry).
You mentioned in the first post that you found a program that would do
everything that I needed except for those .rm file extensions. I then
realized that RealPlayer clips have an actual extension of .ram so I'm
thinking that perhaps you already have found something that will work.
I hope this helps clear up some confusion for you. I'm also sorry for
the lag time in replying back. Thanks for all your efforts in this
matter ... it's greatly appreciated.
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