FFMPEG & PHP: Get Thumbnails (Screenshots) From Video

A video tutorial showing you how to get a thumbnail/screenshot of a video that is being uploaded.

[abell]

You can do if you have your own server or have shell access on Linux, which I don't think you would have.
There is a perl extension which I'm planning on doing a video on, and maybe looking into other ways to get it working for many hosted websites.

[Fecobee]

it worked perfectly for me. just make sure u install ffmpeg just like abell12 described and then check ur path

[RobertNoronha]

Hello,
I would like to know the parameter to enter a destination folder selected in my directory to send the extracted images of frames, you could say me ? thank you !!

[mohmedsalem]

how can change the video quality with ffmpeg please ??!!

[abell]

It creates in the same folder as the PHP file. Did you try and change that location?

[innocentsara]

hey can u tell me where u have set the path for screenshort image ?

[juanvideos]

what folder can i see the uploaded image or sreenshot?

[abell]

Do you mean convert files to another format?

[bramilgarcia]

Excellent tutorial, It's Work. used with wamp on windows server! thanks!

[FacadexHired]

you could do a tutorial on how to put ffmpeg for converting video. mp4 or. FLV?

[ronakmodi]

sir i want to upload video any type of file and it gives me output in only .mp4 file ?? How to do this in PHP ?

[krislegends]

Hi abell12,

Thanks for this tutorial. What I want to ask is with this method do you have to invoke move_upload_file at anytime?

[Fecobee]

Like converting it on the fly when uploaded. Right now I can only play mp4 files.

[anim]

how can get thumbnails while uploading video godaddy server .php

[kranthikumar]

hi, Do you know how to compress videos in ffmpeg by using it in php script before uploading to the server?

[matiasvaldiviezo]

Hi is possible creating a video using one image and one audio.. with a php script? how can I do that?. Many thanks

[zstavba]

Hey could u make an tutorial for other file types like mp4 wmv

[thesonglover]

i have downloaded the ffmpeg but the folder structure is totally different than yous..even it showing Thumbnail Created! but no file is created in my directory.help please!

[hiteshbhilai]

Thanks for sharing this video, it was really helpful 

[parth-mehta]

It works for me but not for every video file extensions, in my case only works for some wmv files not every one including wmv's. I dont know where the problem is? :(