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How does the timeline previews feature work?
Is it similar to how Plyr has done it using a .vtt file?
https://github.com/sampotts/plyr#preview-thumbnails
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Hi Marc,
Thank you for asking.
Currently, you can set it up by adding a Sprite (.png) to your Timeline Preview in the FV Player shortcode editor under the Subtitles tab.
We are switching from using PNG-based thumbnails with fixed dimensions and intervals to VTT thumbnails, which are much more robust. That will improve the way this feature works in FV Player Coconut: https://foliovision.com/player/securing-your-video/encrypt-videos-directly-wordpress.
We are also thinking about creating a service for video thumbnails.
Thanks,
Chiara
Thanks Chiara. I’ve seen that coconut.co has the option to create thumbnails alongside the various encoding options. Would the output of coconut.co work with the way FV Player interprets thumbnails?
Or should the thumbnails be created using a tool like https://www.videohop.com.au/thumbnail-generator ?
Hello Marc,
the VTT thumbnail previews from Coconut.co do work and that Videohop service should work too.
FV Player Coconut which is a free plugin integrates the entire workflow of video encoding, encryption and thumbnail previews: https://foliovision.com/downloads/fv-player-coconut
Thanks,
Martin
Hi Martin,
I’ve pointed the timeline preview option in FV Player to my .VTT file (created using Videohop) with that contains the information about the thumbnails but they don’t appear.
The VTT file is stored on my BunnyCDN account and uses token authentication.
What could be wrong?
– Marc
Hello Marc,
we realized we need to process the VTT file in order to have it work with URL tokens. So we are working on fixing that.
Thanks,
Martin
Okay is this a matter of days, weeks or months?
This will help me decide what my next step needs to be :)
Hello Marc,
it will be this week.
Thanks,
Martin
Hello Marc,
FV Player Pro 7.4.36.727 is out. You will have to activate Settings -> FV Player Pro -> Stream Loader -> Enable to make sure your VTT file is processed to support URL tokens for the actual images.
Thanks,
Martin
Thanks Martin. I can confirm it works using the thumbnails and vtt created through Videohop and hosted on bunnycdn.
It works even without activating the new setting.
