---
name: "totem-video-thumbnailer"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "totem"
version: "43.2-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/totem-video-thumbnailer"
---

# totem-video-thumbnailer(1)

video thumbnailer for the GNOME desktop

## NAME

totem-video-thumbnailer - video thumbnailer for the GNOME desktop

## SYNOPSYS

**totem-video-thumbnailer** \[-j\|--jpeg\] \[-l\|--no-limit\] \[-s size\] input output \[backend options\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **totem-video-thumbnailer** command. This manual page was written for the Debian Project because  the original program does not have a manual page.

**totem-video-thumbnailer** is used internally by GNOME applications such as **nautilus** to generate PNG thumbnails of video files. While it is possible to invoke it manually, it is usually done automatically by **nautilus**.

## ARGUMENTS

- **input**

  The input filename. This can be in any format that **totem** can play.

- **output**

  The output filename, output in PNG format.

- **backend options**

  Options to be passed to the backend (i.e. **gstreamer**).

## OPTIONS

- **-j** **--jpeg**

  Switch the output format to JPEG. The default is PNG.

- **-l** **--no-limit**

  Don't limit the thumbnailing time to 30 seconds. For debugging purposes.

- **-s size**

  The size of the thumbnail. Example: "64x64". The default is "128x96".

## AUTHOR

**totem-video-thumbnailer** was written by Bastien Nocera \<hadess@hadess.net\>.

This manual page was written by Zack Cerza \<zcerza@coe.neu.edu\> for the Debian Project (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

- **totem**, **nautilus**