Read a video's duration, resolution and codecs with a thumbnail

Created by

Logan Parker

Actor

Video Frames and Metadata — scene or interval stills

Reads a video file's duration, resolution, frame rate, video and audio codecs, bit rate and size, and returns its first frame as a small WebP thumbnail 320 pixels wide. Use it to check an upload before processing it, to catalogue a folder of clips, or to give an agent a first look at a video. Pay per video and per frame.

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Video Frames and Metadata — scene or interval stillshermeskd/video-frames

URL

Metadata

Error

Input

Video URLs(required):https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel-iot-devkit/sample-videos/57978890822836f2b4743852f04f62fc511757e4/fruit-and-vegetable-detection.mp4

Mode:timestamps

Timestamps (seconds):0

Image format:webp

Maximum width (pixels):320

Output fields

URL

Metadata

Error

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