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Returns an image for the asset at or near a specified time.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
AVAsset | 5.2 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
Asset | The reference number of the asset. Please use AVAsset.OpenContainer, AVAsset.OpenFile or AVAsset.OpenURL function to get asset reference. | $asset | |
Time | The position in the video in seconds. | 5.2 | |
ImageType | The type of image to return. Either JPEG, PNG, GIF or BMP. Default is JPEG. |
"JPEG" | Optional |
FileName | The filename to use for the picture. Default is "image" with the extension matching the image type. |
"test.jpg" | Optional |
Width | The maximum width to use. | 500 | Optional |
Height | The maximum height to use. | 500 | Optional |
Returns container value with image or error.
Queries image at 5 seconds:
MBS( "AVAsset.Image"; $asset; 5; "jpeg"; "preview.jpg")
Make a preview from video:
# try video via AVAsset functions
If [ $CouldBeVideo ]
Set Variable [ $asset ; Value: MBS( "AVAsset.OpenContainer"; $input ) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ]
Set Variable [ $image ; Value: MBS( "AVAsset.Image"; $asset; 10; "jpeg"; "preview.jpg") ]
If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ]
Set Field [ Get Preview::Preview ; $image ]
Set Field [ Get Preview::Made using ; "AVAsset" ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "AVAsset.Release"; $asset ) ]
Exit Script [ Text Result: ]
End If
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "AVAsset.Release"; $asset ) ]
End If
End If
This function checks for a license.
Created 19th June 2015, last changed 15th April 2023