The first frame of my FLV movie is blank, so the thumbnail appears black before PLAY is pressed.
Is there any way of presenting a thumbnail image from further in the file?

Thanks,,

I would like to see this as well!

yes, i am wanting to do this as well, if anyone finds out how please let me know and i'll do the same.

thanks :)

My first frames were black, I edited the movie and removed the black frames. Still the thumbnail shows black, is there any way the thumbnail can show the first frame?

ok, i needed AllVideos for 1.5 and found AllVideos Reloaded which has been created for 1.5, i've tested all alpha's and it's working great for me:

forum.joomla.org/index.php?topic=245658.0

I have a custom thumbnail showing now, this is how:

1. Install and Enable AllVideos Reloaded plugin and module. 
2. In the module parameters insert something like this is the 'Video Code':

3. Download an example playlist from Jeroen Wijering's site here:

www.jeroenwijering.com/upload/xspf_example.xml

4.  Customise the playlist to your needs (including a link to an image which will become your thumbnail) and upload it to the images/stories/videos folder of your joomla site.  Here is example of videolist.xml (u can call it whatever u like)

And this is how the player reads from a playlist and displays a thumbnail.

This is the only way i know how to get a thumbnail showing at the moment. 

I'm rushing out to work now but hopefully this is clear enough, i will check back when i get home to see if there are any other queries.

All the best,

rw1 :)

Saw the solution for Reloaded for joomla 1.5, but will this work in Allvideos 2.4 in joomla 1.0.13? .. or will Reloaded work in 1.0.13...

Allvideos Reloaded is a native 1.5 extension and for 1.5 only. 

Hi all,

Has anyone arrived at a solution to display the thumbnail image / Starting frame of the FLV and not the black screen??

Thanks
James NT