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Title: Video Thumbnails Maker
Author/Publisher: Official Website
Ease of use: Not Rated
Latest Version: 3.0.0.1 (details)
OS Support: Windows XP Windows Vista
License: Freeware
Date Added: Jul 31, 2008
Last Updated: Sep 7, 2009
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Version 3.0.0.1
  • Release Date: Sep 7, 2009
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  • [M] Now you can choose - how many files to combine in composite pictures (choose "Combine all files in one picture" in the "Quick settings" section, then select how many pictures to combine in pack). Handy with serials.
  • [M] French interface language is added! Polish flag is replaced by French.
  • [M] "Multifiles" numeration now begins with 1 (not 0 as earlier).
  • [M] "Sorted" button is renamed to "Sort the list", it doesn't disappear any more after the pressing and sorts the list correctly.
  • [M] Rare bug related to the CLI folder's name passing is fixed.
  • [M] Audio/video information
Version 3.0.0.0
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2009
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  • [M] New generation of the program! Please welcome - BRILLIANCE EDITION!
  • [M] Engines 1 and 2 are improved.
  • [M] Annoying wmv- (and some other file types) failure is fixed.
  • [M] Engines 1 and 2 pictures contrast is improved till Extreme Engine level.
  • [M] "The product" window is remade. Draw attention on the new "Thumbnails made" and "Runs of the program" counters.
  • [M] List of files to process is remade. Custom presets and naming schemes icons are updated.
  • [M] Successfully processed file is marked with grey square on the left side. Otherwise the file is failed. If the grey square is present you can view the result right in the program. Just select the file and press ~ (Tilda) hotkey. Also you can popup the context menu by a right mouse button and select the "Show the result" item.
  • [M] New setting - "Memory economy mode". Turn it on if you don't need to store pictures in the memory to view results immediately after the job is done.
  • [M] "Moving files up and down in the list" bug is fixed (user preferences should be moved simultaneously).
  • [M] "Restore list after failure" function now works correctly.
  • [M] "No technical details" issue under Windows 2000 is fixed.
  • [M] The size of the main window of the program is increased.
  • [M] BRILLIANCE EDITION label is added to the splash-screen.
  • [M] Some cosmetic changes in the "Autoupdate" window.
  • [M] The list of bonuses of activation of the program is updated.
  • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.1.0.6
  • Release Date: Aug 11, 2009
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  • [M] Now the program has Autoupdate feature! Find a new "Arrow UP" picture-button on the left side of the main window. The program will check a new version available, download it and suggest to install.
  • [M] USA, EU, Canada and Belarus flags are added to the language-selection section of the program.
  • [M] ".vtx" bug is fixed. Nothing happened after double-clicking .vtx files on some configurations.
  • [M] "Empty output file" bug is fixed. The bug was related to the Pixel Aspect Ratio detection on some PCs configurations.
  • [M] Audio/video information module is updated.
  • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.1.0.5
  • Release Date: Jul 31, 2009
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  • [M] "Not marked bold" issue is fixed. It occured after disk writing failure in some cases.
  • [M] "Watermark" issue is fixed. It occured after the "Combine all files in one picture" setting was checked on.
  • [M] Timelabel in the "Choose shots manually" window now works correclty.
  • [M] Fixed a bug in the "Choose shots manually" window when the first frame occured to be black after the first "Auto" filling.
  • [M] Now "CTRL+S" (or "ALT+S") hotkey is working for the "Choose shots manually" window (submit changes).
  • [M] New "CTRL+Enter" hotkey in the main window - starts the thumbnails producing process.
  • [M] Now the program restores previously selected frames in the "Choose shots manually" window every time you enter the window.
  • [M] "CTRL+Z" hotkey function is updated to support new functions of the program.
  • [M] New "SHIFT+right/left" hotkeys in the "Choose shots manually" window - 10x step for browsing the timeline right/left (in addition to the simple 1x right/left hotkeys).
  • [M] New "CTRL+up/down/right/left" hotkeys in the "Choose shots manually" window - move red selection up/down/right/left in the matrix.
  • [M] New "CTRL+~ (Tilda)" hotkey in the "Choose shots manually" window - stores the current frame into the selected cell of the matrix.
  • [M] New "Ins" hotkey in the "Choose shots manually" window - imports frames form the disk.
  • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.1.0.4
  • Release Date: Jul 23, 2009
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  • [M] Now you can use your Mobile Phone to activate Video Thumbnails Maker! Just send an SMS in specified format and follow instructions to activate the program.
  • [M] SMS-activation picture is added to the activation window of the program.
  • [M] Two new buttons in the main window - the button "Up" and the button "Down". Allow to sort the list of files manually. Multiselect is supported.
  • [M] New "Alt+UP" and "ALT+Down" hotkeys allow to move selected files up and down in the list.
  • [M] Now you can multiimport shots from your harddrive in the "Choose shots manually" window. Imported shots will fill the the selected frame and the following.
  • [M] "Choose shots manually" malfunction from the previous version of the program is fixed.
  • [M] Audio/video information module is updated.
  • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.1.0.3
  • Release Date: Jul 17, 2009
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  • [M] New "CTRL+Del" hotkey deletes all the files from the main window list.
  • [M] "Choose shots manually" window is simplified. "Stop" button was removed. "Start" and "Pause" buttons were combined into the "Start/Pause" button ("SPACE" hotkey).
  • [M] 0.5х speed button is added to the "Choose shots manually" window.
  • [M] Video autoruning is disable in the "Choose shots manually" window.
  • [M] Middle mouse button click on the frame in the "Choose shots manually" window goes to that frame on the timeline (in addition to the SHIFT + Left mouse button click).
  • [M] "Empty output file" bug is fixed. The bug was related to the Pixel Aspect Ratio detection on some PCs configurations.
  • [M] Rare bug in the "Choose shots manually" window is fixed.
  • [M] From now "empty" timecode (00:00:00) is not stamping for the imported shots.
  • [M] Audio/video information module is updated.
  • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.1.0.2
  • Release Date: May 30, 2009
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  • [M] New setting - "MultiFiles for specific time step". Allows to create "MultiFiles" for the "Specific time" opiton. If "X Tiles" x "Y Tiles" matrix is not enought to store shots - a new file is creating near the first one. If the second's file matrix is not enought - the third file is creating and so on. The file number is stamping in the corner of each picture.
  • [M] Choose shots manually is improved. Now the program stores exactly that shot you have chosen in the "Choose shots manually" window.
  • [M] Now you can import your own shots in the "Choose shots manually" window. It can be any image from your harddrive.
  • [M] Now you can see zoomed version of the chosen shot in the left side of the "Choose shots manually" window. Just hover the cursor over the shot.
  • [M] CTRL+Z hotkey is improved to support the newest changes in the program.
  • [M] Extreme Engine now shows the original video resolution as well as the Pixel Aspect Ratio resolution if it needed.
  • [M] Audio/video information module is updated.
  • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.1.0.1
  • Release Date: May 15, 2009
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  • [M] New setting - "Remove video extension".
  • [M] New setting - "Classic (for other Viewers)". Allows to save pictures in classic way (with .jpg, .png, .bmp, .tiff extensions). Can be used in pair with "VTX for Video Thumbnails Viewer" setting (to get .vtx pictures as well as the mentioned above).
  • [M] Extreme Engine now uses Pixel Aspect Ratio in video processing.
  • [V] The "Start video" button size is increased.
  • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.1.0.0
  • Release Date: May 5, 2009
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  • New word in your home video-collectioning! From now Video Thumbnails Maker is coming with Video Thumbnails Viewer! The main advantage of the Viewer is the ability to start the related video right from the Viewer! The process is automatic in activated version. In usual version you can set the link between the picture and the video-file manually within the Viewer.
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  • Abbreviation [M] means Video Thumbnails Maker, abbreviation [V] - Video Thumbnails Viewer.
    • [M] New option "VTX (for Video Thumbnails Viewer)" in the environment window. Gives ".vtx" extension to all output pictures. It allows to view the pictures by the Viewer and to start the video, related to the picture within the Viewer. The path to the video sets automatically in activated verson (while the picture is generating). In usual version you can select the path to the video manually within the Viewer. Note: VTX format is compatible with JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, so don't worry about compability.
    • [V] First release of the Viewer. "Start video" button starts the video, related to the picture. "Path to the video" button allows to select another path to the video if it needed.
    • [V] Classic hot-keys - " / " zoom to the "native" size of the picture, " * " - fit the screen, "PgUp, PgDown, mouse wheel" - switch between pictures, " +, - " - zoom in/out, "Alt+X, Alt+F4" - exit. Also you can use your mouse to zoom, scroll and context popup on the picture.
    • [V] The language of the interface of the Viewer is corresponding to the language of the main program.
    • [M] Double clicking VTM-preset file in Explorer of TotalCommander is working correctly now (it didn't work in the latest releases).
    • [M] A little redesign of the logo part of the interface.
    • [M] The list of bonuses of activation of the program is updated.
    • [M] Audio/video information module is updated.
    • [M] Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.1.1
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2009
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  • "120 dpi" scaling support is corrected.
  • "Too big specific time step (more than length of the video)" bug is fixed.
  • New buton - "Auto" in the "Choose shots manually" window. Allows to fill the frames automatically.
  • "SHIFT + Left mouse button" click on the frame in the
  • "Choose shots manually" window goes to that frame on the timeline.
  • "Delete" key function in the "Choose shots manually" window is corrected.
  • Audio/video information module is updated.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.1.0
  • Release Date: Apr 10, 2009
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  • New function - "Restore list after failure". Becomes active after restart of the program after a failure. Allows to restore the list of non-processed files.
  • New option - "Begin" (in seconds). Allows to set the start position for the specific time step. There was a problem with the previous version of the option (beta-version was released instead of the latest one).
  • Rare "Watermark" path-selection bug is fixed.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.9
  • Release Date: Apr 5, 2009
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  • ClearType font smoothing support is added (ClearType is a type of font smoothing in Windows).
  • New option - "Begin" (in seconds). Allows to set the start position for the specific time step.
  • Audio/video information module is updated.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.8
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2009
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  • Rare "Specific time" bug is fixed.
  • Audio/video information module is updated.
  • English version of interface is updated a little.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.7
  • Release Date: Mar 9, 2009
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  • New button "Sorted" in the main window. Enables sorting in the list of files.
  • New button "Clear Completed" in the main window. Appears after the files processing and allows to clear successfully completed files from the list.
  • Timouts are increased. Should help in making files-processing more stable.
  • Version number is displayed on the splash-screen now.
  • New button - "Preview" in the "Choose shots manually" window. Allows to preview the result right in the "Choose shots manually" window.
  • The button "Clear all" is moved to the right top section of the "Choose shots manually" window.
  • German version of interface is updated.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.6
  • Release Date: Feb 20, 2009
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  • Gift to all users of the program. New button in the Options window - "Preview". It allows you to preview the results of your settings right in the Options window! You do not need to run the file processing to watch the result anymore. Now you can do it within the Options window! Momentary rendering. Never before the creation of thumbnails was so simple! Maximum freedom for your creativity.
  • Audio/video information module is updated.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.5
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2009
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  • The second interface to choose shots manually. With crop ability. You can choose from suggested shots and arrange them into the original screen-list. You can see an example on the picture. Also you can look at the fragments of the interface on this screenshot or in the status window in the program.
  • New right mouse click menu item "Choose chots manually - 2".
  • Hot-key "1" - "Choose shots manually", Hot-key "2" - "Choose shots manually - 2".
  • Rare bug of the previous version of the program is fixed.
  • A few cosmetic changes.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.4
  • Release Date: Feb 1, 2009
  • Command Line Interface support. Full functionality. Environment and Optons settings are taken from the main program. Also you can specify your own preset-file (optional argument).
    Pattern of usage:
    VideoThumbnailsMaker.exe [preset.vtm] video1|folder1 [video2|folder2] ...
    Works only in activated version. Look at examples of Command Line Interface usage in the program in the status window.

  • Ability to process folders via Command Line Interface. You can change video extensions to find in Environment window (F3).
  • Now you can choose between JPG, BMP, PNG and TIFF file formats (F3, Environment window).
  • Double click a file in the list to open it's "Choose shots manually" window.
  • Click middle mouse button on a file to playback it.
  • Four new buttons in the "Choose shots manually" window - 1?, 2?, 5?, 10?. Allows you to change the payback rate.
  • Ability to export shots in the "Choose shots manually" window in BMP, PNG, JPG and TIFF file formats.
  • Audio/video information module is updated.
  • A few cosmetic changes.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.3
  • Release Date: Jan 28, 2009
  • PayPal payment/donation is available now.
  • Ability to export shots right in the "Choose shots manually" window (right mouse button on the shot, then select BMP, PNG or JPG file format to export). Clever filename and path suggestion.
  • Time stapms for shots in the "Choose shots manually" window.
  • Time indication for video playing in the "Choose shots manually" window.
  • A few cosmetic changes.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.2
  • Release Date: Jan 27, 2009
  • Ability to choose shots manually. Select one (!) file in the list, then click right mouse button and select "Choose shots manually". Size of the matrix is equal to the size of the preset's matrix.
  • Hot-key " ~ " (tilda) for chosing shots manually.
  • Files with custom shots are makred with green arrow.
  • Audio/video information module is updated.
  • A few cosmetic changes.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.1
  • Release Date: Jan 23, 2009
  • Now you can use your Postal service to activate the program.
  • New naming scheme for the pictures - "Without extension".
  • Select required files and click right mouse button. Also you can use "Num / " hotkey.
  • New installer option - "Calibli Fonts" (required for Preset N1).
  • A few cosmetic changes.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 2.0.0.0
  • Release Date: Jan 17, 2009
  • New Extreme engine. Works on 30-300 % faster the others. Advanced rendering capabilities, improved compatibility, a picture turns out to be more contrast.
  • A few cosmetic changes.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 1.0.1.2
  • Release Date: Dec 26, 2008
  • [PATH] and [DATE] expressions are added to the "Comment" option. It allows you to add actual file-path and current system date to the picture at the processing moment.
  • Three new buttons in the "Comment" section - [PATH], [DATE] and [X]. The last one clears the comment string. The others add expressions to the comment string accordingly.
  • Support for XVID, TS2, M2T, MXF, MTS, DV file extensions is added.
  • Audio/video information module is updated.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 1.0.1.1
  • Release Date: Nov 20, 2008
  • Hotfix: "Font-bug" in the information section of the picture is fixed.
  • New environment "Add time to filename" option (F3).
  • Presets are updated.
Version 1.0.1.0
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2008
  • Ability to set a specific time-step (in seconds).
  • Double click a filename in the main list to playback it.
  • Horizontal scroll bar is added to the main list.
  • Fixed some potential squeezing in the information sections of the picture.
  • "Double extensions" bug is fixed.
  • Better support for low-end computers.
  • A few cosmetic changes.
  • Presets are updated.
Version 1.0.0.9
  • Release Date: Sep 22, 2008
  • Splash-screen during the startup. Looks beautiful :).
  • New "Contour type" selector for the Time stamp (F2).
  • Now you can choose between JPG, BMP and PNG file formats (F3).
  • Presets are updated. New default preset. Preset #1 and Preset #5 have been exchanged.
  • Input focus improvement for the "Comment" string in the Options window.
Version 1.0.0.8
  • Release Date: Aug 10, 2008
  • Working area is increased.
  • New "As Original" option (F2). Allows you to keep the original frame size for the screen-list.
  • Now you can choose between "MB" and "bytes" to appear in the File Size section of the picture or to select them both.
  • Ability to combine all files in one picture horizontally as good as vertically. Check F3 window.
  • Support for OGM, TS, MPV, DIVX file extensions is added.
  • Five standart presets are updated.
  • Some non-critical bugs are fixed.
Version 1.0.0.7
  • Release Date: Jul 31, 2008
  • Better readability of information part of the picture.
  • Changes in Audio-info components string.
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