Qencode Smart Thumbnails
Machine learning based smart video thumbnail API that automatically picks the preview frame most likely to boost click-through rate.
About Qencode Smart Thumbnails
Qencode Smart Thumbnails is a machine learning based smart video thumbnail API: it analyzes faces, composition, color, and scenes in video frames and automatically picks the frames most likely to raise click-through rate as preview images, replacing random frame sampling or manual creation. To use it, send your video file to the /v1/start_encode2 endpoint and add the smart_thumbnail output format to your task request, with parameters for width, height, count, and image format. The service works with over 200 video input formats including MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and HLS, and thumbnails can be output as JPG or PNG — ideal for platforms managing large video libraries to cut manual work and lift engagement.
Best for
Best use cases
Automatically pick more appealing preview thumbnails for uploaded videos
Process cover images for massive video libraries in batch to reduce manual picking effort
Generate thumbnails by adding an output format to a transcoding task request
Generate multiple candidate thumbnails at once via the total parameter
Features
Smart frame selection
Machine learning analyzes video content to identify faces, composition, color, and scenes, selecting the frames most likely to raise click-through rate as preview images.
Transcoding task integration
Send your video file to the /v1/start_encode2 endpoint and add the smart_thumbnail output format to your task request to generate thumbnails.
Adjustable parameters
Set width, height, count (total), image format (image_format), and quality, which applies to JPG.
Format compatibility
Supports over 200 video input formats including MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and HLS; thumbnails can be output as JPG or PNG.
Pros
- Machine learning automatically picks cover frames more likely to earn clicks, eliminating manual selection
- Selects frames by faces, composition, color, and scenes to raise click-through rate
- Supports over 200 video input formats including MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and HLS
- Generated directly as a transcoding task output format, with flexibly adjustable parameters
Cons
- The quality parameter only takes effect when image_format is jpg
Pricing Plans
Smart Thumbnails
- Pricing based on transcoding cost
- A surcharge is added per Smart Thumbnail job
- Additional volume discounts available for monthly budgets over $1,000
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Qencode Smart Thumbnails's official website.