Custom thumbnails for file types with Paperclip

Question

I\'m using Paperclip with a Ruby on Rails to attach assets to a model, these assets can be any file type and currently thumbnails are only being generated if the asset is an ima

Answer 1

You could have some file types inherit from your Asset, e.g. Video and specify a different:

has_attached_file :media, ..., :style => {....}

Have a look at this tutorial for video thumbnails.