package ffmpeg import "time" // PreviewTimeOffset returns an appropriate time offset depending on the duration for extracting a preview image. func PreviewTimeOffset(d time.Duration) string { // Default. result := "00:00:00.001" // If the video is long enough, don't use the first frames to avoid completely // black or white thumbnails in case there is an effect or intro. switch { case d > time.Hour: result = "00:02:30.000" case d > 10*time.Minute: result = "00:01:00.000" case d > 3*time.Minute: result = "00:00:30.000" case d > time.Minute: result = "00:00:09.000" case d > time.Millisecond*3100: result = "00:00:03.000" } return result }