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Glossary

Video Screencapturing

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Last updated: 2024-08-20 14:14:48

Overview

The video screencapturing feature allows you to take a screenshot of a video at the specified time to generate an image. VOD supports the following screencapturing methods:
Method
Description
Time point screenshots
Takes screenshots at specified time points.
Sampled screenshots
Takes screenshots at the specified interval.
Thumbnail screenshot
Takes a screenshot of a video at the specified time point and uses it as the thumbnail.
Image sprite
Takes a set of screenshots at the specified interval, splices them into a large image (image sprite), and generates a VTT file for displaying thumbnail previews on the progress bar.

Use Cases

Common use cases include the following:
Use Case
Description
Thumbnail generation
The screenshot taken at the specified time point of a video can be used as the video thumbnail.
Highlight collection
Highlight moments can be captured and used for promotional purposes to attract more viewers.
Manual moderation
To moderate uploaded videos, sampled screenshots can be taken from the videos, and moderators can quickly determine whether the videos are compliant based on the screenshots.
Video summary
Multiple screenshots can be taken from a video and merged into a large image to give viewers a quick overview of the video content.
Preview on the progress bar
Together with a VTT file, an image sprite can be used to preview the video content at a time point on the player progress bar.

How to Use

For detailed directions on how to use the feature, see Screencapturing.


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