tenaki Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I have a database of videos and when I post one I have to screen capture the video and upload it as a thumbnail. Is there code to automatically create or pull a thumbnail from a vid or youtube et Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizionDev Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Each YouTube video has 4 generated images. They are predictably formatted as follows: http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/0.jpg http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/1.jpg http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/2.jpg http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/3.jpg The first one in the list is a full size image and others are thumbnail images. The default thumbnail image (ie. one of 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg) is: http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/default.jpg For the high quality version of the thumbnail use a url similar to this: http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/hqdefault.jpg There is also a medium quality version of the thumbnail, using a url similar to the HQ: http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/mqdefault.jpg For the standard definition version of the thumbnail, use a url similar to this: http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/sddefault.jpg For the maximum resolution version of the thumbnail use a url similar to this: http://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/maxresdefault.jpg All of the above urls are available over https too. Just change http to https in any of the above urls. Additionally, the slightly shorter hostname i3.ytimg.com works in place of img.youtube.com in the example urls above. Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2068344/how-do-i-get-a-youtube-video-thumbnail-from-the-youtube-api Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-FP Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2068344/how-do-i-get-a-youtube-video-thumbnail-from-the-youtube-api Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizionDev Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Yup that'd be where it's from, I'll add it as source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenaki Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks guys will give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizionDev Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Just now, tenaki said: Thanks guys will give it a go Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenaki Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Blimey that was easy, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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