Title: Video player generate thumbnails?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Video player generate thumbnails?

 *  Resolved [BizStudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizstudio/)
 * (@bizstudio)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-player-generate-thumbnails/)
 * Can the video handler be made to generate thumbnails automatically from locally
   hosted media?

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 *  [ragots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ragots/)
 * (@ragots)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-player-generate-thumbnails/#post-3698794)
 * That would be lovely. But right now, it does not.
    On the same topic, it seems
   to prefer .mp4 files over .mov files.
 * I only get the URL when I upload a .mov file.
    Is it the same behaviour for you
   too ?
 *  [Bizstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajamm/)
 * (@ajamm)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-player-generate-thumbnails/#post-3698795)
 * I havent tested a .mov file. Not sure that I have one around.
    Is there a list
   of what it can handle?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-player-generate-thumbnails/#post-3698799)
 * I suspect you have to define `poster="http://example.com/mymedia.png"`
 * So:
 * `[video mp4="http://example.com/myvideo.mp4" poster="http://example.com/mymedia.
   png"][/video]`
 *  [johnzeiger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzeiger/)
 * (@johnzeiger)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-player-generate-thumbnails/#post-3698848)
 * Perfect, Mika! Thank you!

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-player-generate-thumbnails/#post-3698848)
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