[How to] Create screencaps on linux

[mcxp00]

is it possible to make screens for .mp4, .mkv files besides .avi ?

yes latest version of mtn works for .3gp, .3g2, .asf, .avi, .dat, .divx, .dsm, .evo, .flv, .m1v, .m2ts, .m2v, .m4a, .mj2, .mjpg, .mjpeg, .mkv, .mov, .moov, .mp4, .mpg, .mpeg, .mpv, .nut, .ogg, .ogm, .qt, .swf, .ts, .vob, .wmv, .xvid.

can anyone tell me how to install it on Centos 5 ??

I dont use CentOS so I cant be sure but Im guessing its pretty much straight forward like almost everything thats done in the console.

wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/moviethumbnail/files/movie%20thumbnailer%20linux%20binary/mtn-200808a-linux/mtn-200808a-linux.tgz/download

tar -xzvf mtn-200808a-linux.tgz
cd mtn-200808a-linux
chmod 777 mtn

use google to get a nice font like tahomabd.ttf or arialuni.ttf and put it in mtn-200808a-linux folder

rename your folder to something like "mtn_2008" or anything easier to type.

mv mtn-200808a-linux/  mtn_2008/

edit your .bashrc file as explained in the original post and if it doesnt work then :

mtn_2008/mtn file.avi -f mtn_2008/tahomabd.ttf

or

mtn_2008/mtn *.avi -f mtn_2008/tahomabd.ttf -T

read the documentation for more output options.

mcxp00 Reviewed by mcxp00 on 28th Sep 2010. [How to] Create screencaps on linux We're going to use here mtn instead of mplayer which could not work on ur vps or server coz of something. What's the advantage of using it? No gui required, quite simple usage, very fast time of getting caps 0,5-5 seconds (on standard settings) So here we go: Rating: 5

[SmashCrates]

I've followed the instructions and installed all the necessary libraries, but couldn't get it to work.

$ mtn
Segmentation fault