need automated screenshot from many videos.

[lordhutt]

Looking to get screen grabs from videos for HTPC software.

Let's say I have 100 mpg. files in a folder.
I want a program that can take a screenshot from say the 30 second spot of each video and save a .jpg for each...named the same as the file if possible.
Obviously I want this to be automatic and not have to do each file separately....highlight all the files and walk away.

Anything out there that can do this?

Thanks!

[lowellriggsiam]

Isn't that what Video Thumbnails Maker is for?

[Baldrick]

Try Video Thumbnails Maker and movie thumbnailer.

Or use ffmpeg and make a custom batch for it, like make a .bat file in the mpg folder together with ffmpeg.exe with

for %%f in (*.mpg) do  ffmpeg   -i "%%f" -ss 30 -s 640x480 -vframes 1 -f image2 -y "%%f".jpg

( I think it's -ss 30 for 30 seconds in)

[lordhutt]

Thanks guys, never heard of that program.
I'll give it a shot tonight.