Video Thumbnails Maker by Scorp

[headcoatman]

Oh, and thank you for the quick response, and for helping to troubleshoot your program. It's a real plus being in contact with the creator.

[ScorpBY]

Video Thumbnails Maker has been updated to version 5.0.0.1

Here is the changelist:

v5.0.0.1

- New Crystal engine. Uses its own embedded (built-in) codec system. That means it does not use your system codecs as Engine 1, 2 and Extreme engine do. Eats everything. Average speed. Crystal engine is free!
- Startup window with language and engine choice is appeared when a user runs the program for the first time.
- Current using engine indication is added to the main window.
- "Use Crystal engine automatically if Engine 1, 2 or Extreme engine fails" option is added to Environment window.
- Preview mode in Options window has been improved for light background colors.
- Basic presets has been changed.
- Changing Windows theme to default while using Extreme engine bug is fixed.
- "Clear completed" button malfuction is fixed.
- Few cosmetic changes in Options and Environment windows.
- Audio/video information module is updated.

[Seeker47]

I was trying to determine whether I had the necessary prerequisites already there in Win 7 Ultimate x64, and according to some initial reading online, it looks like the earlier Net Frameworks (including 2.0, which is required by your program) should be accounted for in the NF 3.5.1 that gets installed by default . . . but not necessarily turned ON. These are apparently now OS core components in Win 7, and as such no longer show up under Programs; you have to look at the checkboxes under OS Features, and even then it is kind of ambiguous. It may be necessary to run something called the Net Framework Verification Tool, to get a detailed report on the status.

[Things may get even murkier in Win 7 Enterprise, where a lot of things -- like Games -- are hidden down in subterranean levels, until explicitly enabled, but are not really absent. I don't even want to know what the deal is with Win 8 . . . .]

The shorter answer might be just to install the program, and see if it works, but I thought I'd inquire, in case anyone else was wondering too.

[ScorpBY]

Video Thumbnails Maker has been updated to version 6.0.0.0

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Here is the changelist:

v6.0.0.0

New generation. Please welcome.
- new: 30 Special matrices are added. Special matrix is a matrix where large and small frames are mixed. You can choose between Simple matrix and Special matrices in Options.
- new: Command Line Interface (CLI) feature is now FREE. This also means you can use VTM in Videonizer program to generate sheets automatically for your items.
- new: Auto-setting video path for VTX picture file format is now FREE.
- new: Old-fashioned VTM's picture viewer has been replaced by Pictures Thumbnails Viewer (it is common for Pictures Thumbnails Maker project too). You can run the Viewer by double clicking on any VTX or PTX file in your file manager. Pictures Thumbnails Viewer supports any kind of pictures and has advanced capabilities for thumbnail sheet file formats. For VTX files this means you can click with right mouse button on any thumbnail sheet picture to open a context menu with "Start video" option in it.
new: English hints (tooltips) are added for all languages. Tooltip is a pop-up window that displays information for an element in the interface.
- new: Activation window is reworked. New Bonus for newly registered Platinum members!
- new: Quick preview for 5 base presets is added to Options windows. Hover the mouse on a small picture next to the name of a set. You can always replace base presets with your own.
- new: "Save each sheet into its own folder" feature is added. The folder is named after the name of the file.
- new: "White Borders (available only for Special Matrix)" option is added. Possible border width varies from 1 to 15 pixels.
- new: Hand cursor is added to all clickable elements, F4 hotkey is added.
- new: F4V support is added.
- changed: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile or Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0+ is required to run the appliaction.
- changed: 5 Base presets are changed.
- changed: The program does not allow you to add duplicates to the list of video files to process.
- changed: New application icon. Few cosmetic changes.
- changed: "Memory economy mode" option is set ON by default for newly installations.
- changed: Audio/Video information module is updated.
- fixed: "Skip video file" function did not detect MultiFiles and GIF files properly.
- fixed: "Specific time" set and "Choose shots manually" combination led to an impossibility to process a file.
- fixed: "Stroke Tiles" effect ("Tile outlines" effect) did not work properly under certain circumstances.
- fixed: Long filenames were displayed incorrectly for currently processed files.
- fixed: "Pack" feature for "Combine all files in one picture" option did not work properly under certain circumstances.
- fixed: Exporting shots to disk feature did not work properly in "Choose shots manually - 2" interface.

[ScorpBY]

Video Thumbnails Maker has been updated to version 6.2.0.0

A new word in generating and using screenlists!




Here is the changelist:

v6.2.0.0

A new word in generating and using screenlists!
- new: It is not an easy task to find a particular scene in a video, isn't it?

How about clicking on a thumbnail sheet Tile to get the video started at that position?
You can start the video from the moment from which the thumbnail shot has been taken!
Once a VTX file is created, double click on it in any file manager. Picture Thumbnails Viewer will be opened. It acts like a usual picture viewer (browse pictures, zoom them, delete and so on).
Right click on a Tile to get its context menu opened. There you can find the list of installed video players at your system. Click on any title to run the desired scene.
To speed up the process you can use a double click on a Tile.

YouTube VTX Feature demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzAap35yd34

- new: Ending point is added to "Specific time" option. You can set "End" value in addition to "Start" value (in seconds). The program takes the minimum of two numbers - this value and the length of a video. You can disable "End" option by setting its checkbox to OFF state. "-1" value in "End, sec" field also disables the option. As well as any value less or equal to "Start, sec" value.
- new: You can specify "/?" or "/help" options to view current VTM command line options.
- new: "YouTube VTX Demo" link button is added to Environment window in front of VTX checkbox.
- changed: A warning message is displayed in Environment window when neither "VTX" nor "Classic" options are selected.
- changed: Few cosmetic changes, more popup hints.
- fixed: VTM failed to generate the result file for "Choose shots manually" interface under certain circumstances.
- fixed: Pictures Thumbnails Viewer failed to start a file under some rare circumstances.
- special note 1: The list of supported video players for VTX Feature can be found at forum topic
http://www.suu-design.com/forum/viewtopic_players_supported.php
- special note 2: If you use Pictures Thumbnails Maker, you may want to install its latest version, because PTM uses its own instance of Pictures Thumbnails Viewer.
- special note 3: If you use Videonizer, it is recommended to update it too in order to get support for new VTX files.

[ScorpBY]

Video Thumbnails Maker has been updated to version 6.3.0.0

Here is the changelist:

v6.3.0.0

- new: Old fashioned file list is replaced with the modern one. It is much faster, prettier and provides more functionality.
- new: Now you can view up to 14 latest generated results immediately (on the fly), without waiting for entire list of files to be processed. Green triangle in front of the name of a file indicates the job is done. Click on it to view the result.
- new: "Sort files alphabetically" and "Sort files by File's date-time" buttons are added to the main window.
- new: "Please wait" animation is added to "Add folder" operation.
- new: Confirmation dialog is added to delete operations.
- changed: "Save each sheet into its own folder" feature is reworked and is renamed to "Save each job into its own folder".
- changed: "Show the result" function in the main window (~ tilde hotkey) works regardless "Memory economy mode" checkbox is set ON or OFF.
- changed: Double click on video item to run your system's default associated video player for that type of video (middle mouse button works as well). Also you can start the video on the fly, while thumbnail sheets are generating.
- changed: Better support for 125% and 150% Windows scaling mode.
- changed: VTM does not generate duplicate TXT and XML files for each separate shot anymore.
- changed: MXF file format is replaced with M2TS file format.
- changed: CTRL+Z (Undo) feature is removed.
- changed: The size of the main window is increased. Many cosmetic changes.
- fixed: Crystal Engine could create duplicate shots under certain circumstances.
- fixed: Filter is added to "Add files" operation (it works for drag and drop operations as well). You can choose file types to filter in Environment window (F3 hotkey), "Add files with the following extensions" section. That setting is used everywhere in the program (while adding files, folders, drag and drop operations).
- fixed: General CSV and XML files were placed into wrong locations with wrong filenames under some Environment settings.
- fixed: Separate VTX shots did not contain proper information.
- fixed: "Use Crystal engine automatically if selected engine have failed" function did not work properly.
- fixed: VTM failed to abort the job under certain circumstances.

[ScorpBY]

Video Thumbnails Maker has been updated to version 8.0.0.0

Changelist is huge,
here are some highlights with youtube demonstrations:

v8.0.0.0

- new: ULTIMATE engine! Lightspeed fast, codec-independent engine. ULTIMATE engine is ten times faster than the former leader - Extreme engine. Please note once again, Ultimate engine uses built-in codecs, so you do not need to care about codecs anymore. The speed is really amazing. You can find YouTube demo and Engine speed comparison chart below.
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- new: Generate thumbnail sheets IN A BATCH right from Videonizer (another my project) version 3.0.0.0 or later! Select any quantity of Videonizer items, open a context menu and locate "Screenlists" section. Thumbnail sheets will be generated and added to Videonizer items automatically. You can cancel the job at any time. Also you can select any VTM Options and VTM Settings in Videonizer Settings window. Interaction between VTM and Videonizer is demonstrated below.
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- new: Pictures Thumbnails Viewer: "Preferences..." context menu item is added. There you can configure "Double Left Mouse Button click behavior". For instance, you can select preferred Video Player and force the Viewer to open video at selected position in a double-click, without any questions. Selected Player will be used everywhere in the Viewer. The feature is demonstrated below.
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Entire changelist can be found here

Engine speed comparison chart




Ultimate Engine in action




Quick screenlists in Videonizer




VTX Viewer - Start The Scene in a Single Touch

[blackknight204]

I cant make a thumbnail from vob files.
Any idea?