how to create thumbnail from flv video?

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hi,
i am using ffmpeg tool for generating thumbnail from video file, My code is given below

C#

string imagargs = " -i \"" + inputPath + "\\" + fileName.Remove(fileName.IndexOf(".")) + ".flv" + "\" -f image2 -ss 1 -vframes 1 -s 280x200 -an \"" + imgpath + "\\" + fileName.Remove(fileName.IndexOf(".")) + ".jpg" + "\"";

but this argument does not work for flv files. Can anybody provide the perfect argument?
thanks in advance.

Posted 3-Jul-12 19:51pm

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Sandeep Mewara · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-03T20:12:00

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C#

// For 3 seconds
string imageArgs = "-i " + flvfilein + " -an -ss 00:00:03 -s 120×90 -vframes 1 -f mjpeg " + thumbOut.Split('.')[0] + ".jpg";

C#

//example:
ffmpeg -i video.flv -an -ss 00:00:03 -s 120*90 -vframes 1 -f mjpeg thumbOut.jpg

Posted 3-Jul-12 20:12pm

Sandeep Mewara

Updated 3-Jul-12 20:15pm

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