finding clip thumbnails

[Zoltán]

Is there any way to find the clip thumbnail file from information stored in the composition xml?
obviously files can have the same name, but there is an identifier number in each filename, is there a way to calculate that?
Also could you tell me, what is the the image data format used in the thumbnail file?
Thanks!

[ReggieUnderground]

From the manual:

Thumbnail previews.

Mac: /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Resolume Avenue 4/
PC: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Resolume Avenue 4\
Win7: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Resolume Avenue 4\

[Zoltán]

yes I know the location, the problem is pairing the xml files with the video files

[Joris]

The thumbnail file name is a unique identifier number, generated by Resolume based on the properties of the clip, a random number seed and some voodoo magic.

It's not stored in the comp xml, because it's not really relevant to the comp, just to Resolume itself. Resolume checks whether a thumbnail exists for that file during import. This way it makes no difference whether it's loaded from a comp, or dragged in on the spot.

The file format is an xml file containing a png stream with base 64 encoding.

[Zoltán]

The thumbnail file name is a unique identifier number, generated by Resolume based on the properties of the clip, a random number seed and some voodoo magic.

It's not stored in the comp xml, because it's not really relevant to the comp, just to Resolume itself. Resolume checks whether a thumbnail exists for that file during import. This way it makes no difference whether it's loaded from a comp, or dragged in on the spot.

The file format is an xml file containing a png stream with base 64 encoding.

Ok, thanks.
I figured out the filename,
and I see that it is the same for two files files with different content but same properties.

have you thought about sending the image data out via OSC once on clip load?

[Joris]

have you thought about sending the image data out via OSC once on clip load?

Yes, we have. We think about a great many of things. Sometimes the amount of things we think about can be a bit overwhelming