videoToImagePoster.cmd

REM filepath: d:\workspace\media-utility-scripts\videoToImagePoster.cmd
@echo off
echo ###################################################
echo # Description: Extract a poster frame from a video or videos in a directory
echo # Usage: videoToImagePoster.cmd /path/to/video.mov [2.0]
echo #        videoToImagePoster.cmd /path/to/videos/directory [2.0]
echo # Param 1: Video file or directory containing video files
echo # Param 2 [Optional]: Time in seconds
echo # Requires: ffmpeg
echo ###################################################
echo.

REM Check parameters
IF "%~1"=="" (
    echo Error: 1st arg must be a video file or directory
    exit /b 1
)

REM Set defaults
set "extractTime=0"
IF NOT "%~2"=="" set "extractTime=%~2"

REM Function to process a single video file
call :ProcessVideoFile "%~1"
exit /b

:ProcessVideoFile
REM Check if path is a directory or a file
IF EXIST "%~1\" (
    echo Processing all video files in directory: %~1
    
    REM Process all video files in the directory
    FOR %%F IN ("%~1\*.mp4" "%~1\*.mov" "%~1\*.avi" "%~1\*.mkv" "%~1\*.wmv") DO (
        echo.
        echo Processing: %%F
        call :ExtractPosterFrame "%%F"
    )
    
    echo.
    echo Finished processing all videos in directory: %~1
) ELSE (
    REM Process single file
    call :ExtractPosterFrame "%~1"
)
exit /b

:ExtractPosterFrame
set "videoFile=%~1"
set "outputFile=%~dpn1.%extractTime%.jpg"

echo Saving thumbnail for movie: %videoFile% at %extractTime% seconds

REM Do conversion
ffmpeg -ss %extractTime% -i "%videoFile%" -frames:v 1 -q:v 2 -update 1 "%outputFile%" 2>nul

REM Complete
echo Extracted poster frame at %extractTime% seconds:
echo # %outputFile%
exit /b