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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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.
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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.
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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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