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The first several frames of my videos black so FCP is selecting a black screen as my thumbnail. I want to change the thumbnail to an image from the video. Is there a third party vendor that can supply the function or can I do it within Apple software
iMac Pro
This might help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2SqEdwTSqs
Probably depends on your OS version... YMMV.
PS - if it doesn't work right, you can always select the icon in Get Info and type the Delete key to restore its original status.
There are two possibilities here, depending on what you really want:
a) Add a custom icon in Finder; or
b) Select a "poster frame" for your video
a) is a standard macOS technique, but won't work outside a mac.
b) can be done with Compressor.
FCP won't do it, and I've never heard of a third-party app or plug-in that will do it.
How do I change a thumbnail on a FCP video.
