RSS Element,demiblog Class,Language,Link,Title,Description channel,,en_GB,http://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/,19/08/2007: Sequential Video Thumbnails on Linux,"

So, I was looking for a way to create sequential video thumbnails (like this one) from a video file on Linux. I found that my options were severely limited. On Windows there are a plethora of tools capable of this fairly simple task, including Media Player Classic, but on Linux all I could find was QFrameCatcher. The QFrameCatcher website was inaccessible yesterday; today I managed to download the source code, but couldn’t get it to build.

Anyway, I decided it probably wouldn’t be very difficult to build my own so…

dhyana.pl

dhyana.pl is a small Perl script that co-ordinates mplayer and ImageMagick to create a lovely montage of thumbnails. (Dyhana — roughly pronounced as “jahna” — is the Sanskrit word for a deep meditation.)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment1,Comment 001,"

Thank you for this script! There were some problems - missing midentify (ends with Error creating montage!) but i find it here https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/gpodder-devel/2006-November/000289.html (if somebody will need it) and put it to /usr/bin/midentify and it works well now!

so thank you very much!

Author (Unverified): Premek [85.207.0.27]
Date: Friday, 24th August 2007, 1:57am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment2,Comment 002,"

Nice job! Thanks a lot for this usefull tool.

Damian.

Author: Anonymous Coward [81.244.181.48]
Date: Sunday, 26th August 2007, 2:35pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment3,Comment 003,"

Very nice! Thanks a lot! Exactly what I needed.

Author: Anonymous Coward [69.1.166.225]
Date: Sunday, 16th September 2007, 5:02pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment4,Comment 004,"

Tnx, great script

Author: Anonymous Coward [207.248.231.232]
Date: Wednesday, 26th September 2007, 6:18pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment5,Comment 005,"

Tried your script. When I run it as a regular user, it dies with ‘Error creating montage’.

So I tried sudo’ing it, and it got further. However now it dies at the end. It appears to have worked, but the last few lines are this:

debug: Annotating montage.
convert: unable to get type metrics `-‘.
convert: unable to open image `/tmp/dhyana-6972//annotation.png’: No such file or directory.
debug: Saving final file.
debug: Cleaning up temporary files

This is on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. Any help would be appreciated.

Author (Unverified): Drood [68.149.33.81]
Date: Sunday, 30th September 2007, 8:05am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment6,Comment 006,"

Okay, this is weird. I posted about those errors… And yet the file is there?! It’s definitely worked. Very strange.

So disregard.

Author (Unverified): Drood [68.149.33.81]
Date: Sunday, 30th September 2007, 9:02pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment7,Comment 007,"

gbwjqbkv [URL=http://lkmwdkfs.com]svgawyvh[/URL] bozceryp http://ouzthlnn.com crnoemqg vdqpzafi

Author (Unverified): hlkkmqoc [143.248.188.88]
Date: Sunday, 4th November 2007, 4:54pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment8,Comment 008,"

I get the same error like Drood on Gutsy Gibbon:

debug: Annotating montage.
convert: unable to get type metrics `-âАШ.
convert: unable to open image `/tmp/dhyana-6972//annotation.pngâАЩ: No such file or directory.

Author: Anonymous Coward [84.44.220.190]
Date: Sunday, 18th November 2007, 6:03pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment9,Comment 009,"

This is really great! I love the fact that video info is printed too. And though I’m not a programmer, this PERL code is so simple and therefore very customizable (I had to change paths and it was quite easy). Thanks a lot!

Author (Unverified): Even more anonymous coward [83.42.149.127]
Date: Sunday, 25th November 2007, 10:06am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment10,Comment 010,"

Herschel’s music led him to an interest in mathematics, and thence to astronomy. This interest grew stronger after 1773, and he built some telescopes and made the acquaintance of Nevil Maskelyne. He observed the Moon, measuring the heights of lunar mountains, and also worked on a catalog of double stars.
The turning point in Herschel’s life was 13 March 1781 , while he was living at 19 New King Street, Serfer congratul ates tobyinkster.co.uk all since New year 2008[/color]. Bath, (now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy) when he made the first sighting of the planet Uranus. This made him famous and enabled him to turn to astronomy full-time. Naming the new planet Georgium Sidus, Latin for “George’s Star”, in honour of King George III also brought him favour (the name didn’t stick - in France, where reference to the British king was to be avoided if possible, the planet was known as ‘Herschel’ until the name ‘Uranus’ was universally adopted). That same year, Herschel was awarded the Copley Medal and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1782, he was appointed “The KingâАЩs Astronomer” and he and his sister subsequently moved to Datchet (then in Buckinghams
hire but now in Berkshire) on 1 August 1782. He continued his work as a telescope maker, selling a number of them to other astronomers.
buy phentermine
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//american-express-overnight-pay-phentermine.html]american express overnight pay phentermine[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//phentermine-shipped-overnight.html]phentermine shipped overnight[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//overnight-fedex-phentermine.html]overnight fedex phentermine[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//free-overnight-phentermine-shipping.html]free overnight phentermine shipping[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//delivered-get-overnight-phentermine.html]delivered get overnight phentermine[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//phentermine-overnight-shipping.html]phentermine overnight shipping[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//phentermine-for-overnight-and-saturday-delivery.html]phentermine for overnight and saturday delivery[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//cheap-phentermine-overnight-delivery.html]cheap phentermine overnight delivery[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//day-delivery-next-overnight-phentermine.html]day delivery next overnight phentermine[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//overnight-phentermine-priority.html]overnight phentermine priority[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//phentermine-guaranteed-overnight.html]phentermine guaranteed overnight[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//phentermine-master-card-overnight.html]phentermine master card overnight[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//phentermine-cheap-cash-on-delivery.html]phentermine cheap cash on delivery[/url]
[url=http://www.pornosexteens.net/phenter//phentermine-side-effects-withdrawal.html]phentermine side effects withdrawal[/url]

Author (Unverified): voinginquip [203.147.0.30]
Date: Thursday, 13th December 2007, 1:21am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment11,Comment 011,"

md online pharmacy phentermine web
cheapest online phentermine
buy cheapest phentermine
cheapest free phentermine shipping
cheapest phentermine price
buy cheapest check personal phentermine
cheapest no phentermine prescription
buy cheapest online phentermine place
cheapest cod phentermine
cheap cheapest phentermine
cheapest compare phentermine price
cheapest internet phentermine
cheapest get phentermine

Author (Unverified): cubcundswinee [202.115.130.23]
Date: Tuesday, 18th December 2007, 5:25pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment12,Comment 012,"

I’ve got the same problem as drood and anonymous on fedora 8. the thumbnail image is created, but without annotation.

convert: unable to get type metrics `-‘.
convert: missing an image filename `/tmp/dhyana-1934//annotation.png’.
convert: unable to open image `/tmp/dhyana-1934//annotation.png’: No such file or directory.
convert: unable to open file `/tmp/dhyana-1934//annotation.png’.

I assume that the syntax of parameters passed to convert has changed or is wrong. this is how convert is actualle called:

/usr/bin/convert ~~background ‘AliceBlue’ -fill ‘#0080’ -font ‘@/usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts/trebuc.ttf’ -pointsize ‘18’ -gravity North -trim +repage -bordercolor ‘AliceBlue’ -border 20×20 text:~~ ‘/tmp/dhyana-1934//annotation.png’

$ convert -version
Version: ImageMagick 6.3.5 09/20/07 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright © 1999-2007 ImageMagick Studio LLC

would really like to have annotations in the thumbnail image.

otherwise - great work

Author: Anonymous Coward [81.217.59.63]
Date: Thursday, 20th December 2007, 2:31pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment13,Comment 013,"

A newer version is available…

Author: Toby Inkster
Date: Sunday, 6th January 2008, 2:42am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment14,Comment 014,"

http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/cadillac-42/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/jeep-53/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/toyota-45-249/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/kia/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-61-644/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/bmw-17/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-32/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-48/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/opel-4/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/chevrolet-32/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-40-702/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/chevrolet-59/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-3-357/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/toyota-18/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/mitsubishi-34/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/oldsmobile-9/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/subaru-30/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-39/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-24-427/
http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/infiniti-4/

Author (Unverified): Max [83.69.224.124]
Date: Saturday, 19th January 2008, 3:01pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment15,Comment 015,"

Author (Unverified): Max [83.69.224.124]
Date: Saturday, 19th January 2008, 3:01pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment16,Comment 016,"

http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-31-704/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-26/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/mazda-31/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-29-427/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/cadillac-42/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/chevrolet-42/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/porsche-13/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-62/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/pontiac-9/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/mercedes-48/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/suzuki-4/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/suzuki-48/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/toyota-51/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-15-13/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/mitsubishi-33/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-27-452/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-18-255/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/bmw-64/
http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/pontiac-26/

Author (Unverified): Lambert [83.69.224.124]
Date: Saturday, 19th January 2008, 3:02pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment17,Comment 017,"

Author (Unverified): Lambert [83.69.224.124]
Date: Saturday, 19th January 2008, 3:02pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment18,Comment 018,"

http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-64-876/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/suzuki-45/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-7-309/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/gmc-23/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/chevrolet-59/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/gmc-24/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/mitsubishi-24/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/volkswagen-18/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/chrysler-35/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/chevrolet-2/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/jeep-40/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/honda-57-4/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/toyota-24-401/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/nissan-13/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/lexus-1/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/cadillac-8/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/subaru-31/ http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/ford-20/
http://usuarios.lycos.es/almartine/toyota-25/

Author (Unverified): Adrian [83.69.224.124]
Date: Saturday, 19th January 2008, 3:03pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment19,Comment 019,"

Author (Unverified): Adrian [83.69.224.124]
Date: Saturday, 19th January 2008, 3:03pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment20,Comment 020,"

Thinks very very much…~!!!

Wow, this is great..

if you are using debian
$ apt-get install libgetopt-argvfile-perl
$ apt-get install libfile-chdir-perl

and using Premek’s advice

Author (Unverified): Polaris [125.176.203.154]
Date: Friday, 25th January 2008, 2:33pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment21,Comment 021,"

Wow great site! Some really helpful information there.
IâАЩm sorry for little off-topic, but I want to ask you about design of this site.
Did you make this template yourself or got from any templates website?
Looks pretty cool for me.
FREE XXX VIDEOS
FREE HOMEMADE SEX MOVIES
FREE ADULT PORN MOVIES
FREE LESBIAN SEX MOVIES
FREE XXX MOVIES
DOWNLOAD FREE PORN MOVIES
FREE MOVIES ASIAN LESBIAN PORN
FREE ANAL SEX MOVIES
FREE SEX MOVIE CLIPS GALLERY
FREE AMATEUR PORN MOVIES
ADULT XXX VIDEOS
FREE XXX PORN VIDEO TRAILERS
FREE HOME MADE SEX MOVIES
FREE INDIAN SEX MOVIES
FREE ASIAN MILF SEX MOVIES
FREE AMATURE ADULT SEX MOVIES
Wonderful well this reading.

Author (Unverified): Garri Azz [124.239.192.176]
Date: Sunday, 17th February 2008, 8:14pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment22,Comment 022,"

Author (Unverified): Garri Azz [221.12.147.80]
Date: Sunday, 17th February 2008, 8:29pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment23,Comment 023,"

Author (Unverified): Garri Azz [213.163.122.22]
Date: Sunday, 17th February 2008, 11:39pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment24,Comment 024,"

Author (Unverified): Garri Azz [202.147.186.251]
Date: Monday, 18th February 2008, 1:24am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment25,Comment 025,"

Author (Unverified): Garri Azz [61.35.100.131]
Date: Monday, 18th February 2008, 1:59am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment26,Comment 026,"

Author (Unverified): Garri Azz [202.103.242.100]
Date: Monday, 18th February 2008, 3:34am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment27,Comment 027,"

Author (Unverified): John Svid [91.98.38.66]
Date: Monday, 25th February 2008, 7:44pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment28,Comment 028,"

Author (Unverified): John Svid [91.139.151.132]
Date: Monday, 25th February 2008, 7:47pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment29,Comment 029,"

Author (Unverified): John Svid [202.147.189.250]
Date: Monday, 25th February 2008, 8:55pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment30,Comment 030,"

Author (Unverified): John Svid [12.210.62.241]
Date: Monday, 25th February 2008, 9:04pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment31,Comment 031,"

Author (Unverified): John Svid [80.243.251.81]
Date: Monday, 25th February 2008, 9:30pm (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment32,Comment 032,"

Hello, your website is very informative and useful,
I would like to share with you links, send all the questions
on my e-mail.

Author (Unverified): Mark Pris [67.149.89.50]
Date: Wednesday, 27th February 2008, 2:51am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment33,Comment 033,"

Hello, your website is very informative and useful,
I would like to share with you links, send all the questions
on my e-mail.

Author (Unverified): Mark Pris [74.62.21.220]
Date: Wednesday, 27th February 2008, 3:41am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment34,Comment 034,"

Hello, your website is very informative and useful,
I would like to share with you links, send all the questions
on my e-mail.

Author (Unverified): Mark Pris [211.52.153.134]
Date: Wednesday, 27th February 2008, 4:13am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment35,Comment 035,"

Hello, your website is very informative and useful,
I would like to share with you links, send all the questions
on my e-mail.

Author (Unverified): Mark Pris [196.209.252.133]
Date: Wednesday, 27th February 2008, 4:39am (UTC)

" item,,http://tobyinkster.co.ukhttp://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/08/19/dhyana/comments#comment36,Comment 036,"

for those receiving “convert” errors that prevents the file info from printing at the top of the thumbnail like convert: unable to open image `/tmp/dhyana-1934//annotation.pngâАЩ: No such file or directory.
look for $text_font and $text2_font
and fix the paths to point at a font that exists i.e. /usr/share/fonts/corefonts/trebuc.ttf

Author: Anonymous Coward [147.136.249.101]
Date: Sunday, 9th March 2008, 10:51am (UTC)