<p>Not that I know of or can find, Marco. </p>

<p>It'd be interesting to see if anyone else knows of one. I guess one challenge would be to define which frame of the video should be used as a thumbnail.</p>

<p>I typically use YouTube or Vimeo for client videos - as you know, the 'cover images' are available for use, from both.</p>

<p>This might help: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12788287/how-to-get-hq-youtube-thumbnails">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12788287/how-to-get-hq-youtube-thumbnails</a></p>

<p>That said, often times, the client prefers to upload an image as they have more control and better quality images.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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2016-02-22T15:48:32.643Z
Thanks Matt, I can sure use your tipp for another project since I didn't know how to get a hq thumbnail from youtube.

In my case embedding youtube or vimeo videos isn't an option since the videos need to be self-hosted. The client won't be able to connect to the internet, only to the server craft will be running on.
Marco Schuler
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2016-02-22T15:56:56.713Z
I also like having control over a thumbnail but it would be nice to have a generated fallback image.

This might be an idea for a plugin if the community sees the use for it.

Good day sir.
Marco Schuler
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Matt P
<p>There is a plugin called 'Transcoder' But it's not free:
<a href="https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-transcoder/blob/v1/README.md" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-transcoder/blob/v1/README.md</a></p>

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Wende Avontuur
<p>I need a thumbnail image of a video which i upload as an asset. Instead of uploading an image manually I'd prefer craft to generate a thumbnail for me.</p>

<p>Is there a plugin I didn't find or did someone find another workaround?</p>

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2016-02-18T14:40:37.700Z
Are you hosting the videos or is YouTube/Vimeo?
Matt P
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Is there a thumbnail generator plugin for video assets?
# Is there a thumbnail generator plugin for video assets?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-18)

I need a thumbnail image of a video which i upload as an asset. Instead of uploading an image manually I'd prefer craft to generate a thumbnail for me.

Is there a plugin I didn't find or did someone find another workaround?

**Tags:** assets, plugins
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you hosting the videos or is YouTube/Vimeo?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Not that I know of or can find, Marco.

It'd be interesting to see if anyone else knows of one. I guess one challenge would be to define which frame of the video should be used as a thumbnail.

I typically use YouTube or Vimeo for client videos - as you know, the 'cover images' are available for use, from both.

This might help: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12788287/how-to-get-hq-youtube-thumbnails>

That said, often times, the client prefers to upload an image as they have more control and better quality images.

Good luck!

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks Matt, I can sure use your tipp for another project since I didn't know how to get a hq thumbnail from youtube.  In my case embedding youtube or vimeo videos isn't an option since the videos need to be self-hosted. The client won't be able to connect to the internet, only to the server craft will be running on.  
> **username_0**: I also like having control over a thumbnail but it would be nice to have a generated fallback image.  This might be an idea for a plugin if the community sees the use for it.  Good day sir.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-11-02. Score: 4

There is a plugin called 'Transcoder' But it's not free:
<https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-transcoder/blob/v1/README.md>


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