Smart Thumbnail Selection

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Headcool
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Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 17:35

02 May 2017, 22:56

There are two things I would like to see in VTM that would improve the automatic thumbnail selection process.

1. Sharpness metric. Sometimes VTM selects a frame that is part of a motion or a transition. These frames are often blurry and should therefore not be selected. I think it is technically possible to determine the sharpness of a frame and choosing a frame that is not blurry.

2. Face detection. Usually, a frame with a face in the right size and from the right direction is a good candidate for a thumbnail. Since there are many libraries for face detection available (like OpenCV) it should be possible to implement such a technique. This should be opt-in.

Even for manually thumbnail selection, both suggestions could improve user experience.
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admin
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Joined: 03 Jun 2014, 22:14

03 May 2017, 19:29

Thank you for your request.
I think p.1 is possible.
And I need to have a look at p.2. If it works fast, I could implement it.
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