# Preview Image for FLV (Like YouTube)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preview-image-for-flv-like-youtube/243490>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 7, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preview-image-for-flv-like-youtube/243490 "2007-11-07T16:34:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![djfoxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@djfoxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djfoxx)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preview-image-for-flv-like-youtube/243490/1 "2007-11-07T16:34:18Z")

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I have been hunting for quite some time now and I can not find anyone that knows how to create a preview image for an FLV. I.E. youtube, they show you a part of the clip you are about to watch and not the first frame. Does anyone know how to do this?