media

Video
Thumbnails
Converter

Generate optimized thumbnail images from video files. Uses intelligent frame selection to pick the most visually appealing and representative frames, with optional face detection and composition scoring.

Max file size: 5 GB

Estimated: 30 sec - 3 min per video

5 input formats

How It Works

Upload your video or provide a URL.

Frames are sampled across the video timeline.

Each candidate frame is scored for sharpness, composition, and face presence.

Top-scoring frames are selected and resized to your target dimensions.

Thumbnails are returned as images with quality metadata.

Code Examples

from mixpeek import Mixpeek

client = Mixpeek(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.convert(
    source="https://example.com/product-video.mp4",
    from_format="video",
    to_format="thumbnails",
    options={
        "count": 5,
        "width": 1280,
        "height": 720,
        "prefer_faces": True
    }
)

for thumb in result.thumbnails:
    print(thumb.url, thumb.quality_score)

Use Cases

Auto-generate thumbnails for video hosting platforms

Create preview images for e-commerce product videos

Build visual navigation tiles for streaming apps

Generate social media preview images from video content

Supported Input Formats

MP4

MOV

AVI

MKV

WebM

Quick Info

Categorymedia

Max File Size5 GB

Est. Time30 sec - 3 min per video

Extractorvideo-descriptor

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