Select the most representative frame in a given sequence of consecutive frames.
The filter accepts the following options:
- n
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Set the frames batch size to analyze; in a set of n frames, the filter will pick one of them, and then handle the next batch of n frames until the end. Default is
100
. - log
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Set the log level to display picked frame stats. Default is
info
.
Since the filter keeps track of the whole frames sequence, a bigger n value will result in a higher memory usage, so a high value is not recommended.
Examples
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Extract one picture each 50 frames:
thumbnail=50
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Complete example of a thumbnail creation with ffmpeg:
ffmpeg -i in.avi -vf thumbnail,scale=300:200 -frames:v 1 out.png