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Using @capgo/capacitor-video-thumbnails

Capacitor Video Thumbnails Plugin interface for generating video thumbnails.

Install

bun add @capgo/capacitor-video-thumbnails
bunx cap sync

What This Plugin Exposes

  • getThumbnail - Generate a thumbnail image from a video file at a specific time position.

Example Usage

getThumbnail

Generate a thumbnail image from a video file at a specific time position.

import { CapgoVideoThumbnails } from '@capgo/capacitor-video-thumbnails';

const result = await CapgoVideoThumbnails.getThumbnail({
  sourceUri: 'file:///path/to/video.mp4',
  time: 5000,
  quality: 0.8
});
console.log('Thumbnail URI:', result.uri);
console.log('Dimensions:', result.width, 'x', result.height);

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