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Pick the Best Video Thumbnail Automatically

Find the 3 best thumbnail frames in a video: sharp, well exposed, faces looking at the camera with eyes open, no black or blurry frames. Each pick comes with ready crops for 16:9 (YouTube), 9:16 (Shorts, Reels, TikTok) and 1:1. $0.002 per thumbnail returned.

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Video Frame Extractor - Keyframes, Scenes, Thumbnails for AI
Video Frame Extractor - Keyframes, Scenes, Thumbnails for AIkantolabs/video-frame-extractor
Contact sheet
File
Duration (s)
Width
+6 fields
Text
Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

Video file URLs(required):https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/aXcXwfChlioPWAUJv/records/sample-vertical-talk.mp4?signature=105QVevs72w3z5gMQzgIJ
Which frames:bestThumbnails
Thumbnails per video (bestThumbnails):3
Thumbnail crops (bestThumbnails):16:9+2

Output fields

Contact sheet
File
Duration (s)
Width
Height
FPS
Codec
Frames
Scene cuts
Error

How it works

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Start the "Pick the Best Video Thumbnail Automatically" task

The Video Frame Extractor - Keyframes, Scenes, Thumbnails for AI Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like video file urls, which frames, and more, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "Pick the Best Video Thumbnail Automatically" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as contact sheet, file, duration (s), and more.

Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Pick the Best Video Thumbnail Automatically" task via API.

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