Generate all the files (.vtt + sprite) for the Tooltip Thumbnails options of Jwplayer

Question

What is the best way to generate the \".VTT\" file and the jpg sprite attached with it for the Tooltip Thumbnails of Jwplayer (http://www.jwplayer.com/blog/

Answer 1

Option 1 :

You can use the encoding.com's API and tell them to export vtt file too

I recommend to read "How can I create time synced thumbnails for use in JW player?" explanation from encoding.com's Knowledge base

Option 2 :

use movie thumbnailer (mtn), this is a command line tools running on UNIX, Windows systems. But you will have to write a custom script to generate the VTT file corresponding

• Super fast! Thanks to FFmpeg's libavcodec.
• Command line program: canbe used on remote connections to co-location servers, or used in scripts.
• Batch mode: recursively search directories for movie files. Run at lower priority (nice 10 on Linux, idle on Windows) by default. To run at normal priority use -n option.
• Thumbnails are group together in one jpeg file and can be saved individually too (-I option).
• Work fine with Unicode filenames in both Linux & Windows (might need to change the font with -f fontfile).