[Preview Generator]
This utility codec takes a video and creates a short preview file from the video, for example a 30 minute video can be condensed to 20 frames, taken from regular positions in the video, each frame can be displayed for 1 second before moving onto the next.
Typically Webp Animation might be used as the output format to be embedded in a page and as an image that will animate.
Take this example webp (not a video, rather an animated image, which is embedded in this page), generated from a 10 minute long video (a 2.5 second long clip every 30 seconds):
Compression Options
Output Format sets the final output, normally Webp or GIF, but could also be a video format.
The choice of how to create the preview:
As many videos start with credits or a blank screen, a skipped time can be specified.
- Take a Frame Every grabs a frame at a entered interval, which is displayed for the shown time.
- Generate a Total of sets the maximum frames to create, again shown for the time specified.
- Short Clip Every this creates mini clips, each taken from the interval entered and comprises of the length entered.