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REST Resource: projects.videoThumbnails
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Resource: VideoThumbnail
Information about a video thumbnail.
| Fields |
name |
string
The resource name representing the video thumbnail, of the form "projects/*/videoThumbnails/**" (e.g. "projects/earthengine-legacy/videoThumbnails/").
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expression |
object (Expression)
The expression to compute. Must evaluate to an ImageCollection.
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videoOptions |
object (VideoOptions)
Options for the animation.
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fileFormat |
enum (VideoFileFormat)
The output encoding in which to generate the resulting video thumbnail. Currently only GIF is supported.
|
grid |
object (PixelGrid)
An optional pixel grid describing how the images computed by expression are reprojected and clipped.
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Methods |
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Creates an ID that can be used to render an image containing an animation of multiple images from a collection. |
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Computes an image showing the result of a computation. |
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Last updated 2025-03-06 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-03-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eVideoThumbnail is a resource that represents information about a video thumbnail, allowing rendering of animations from image collections.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt includes fields like \u003ccode\u003ename\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eexpression\u003c/code\u003e for the ImageCollection, \u003ccode\u003evideoOptions\u003c/code\u003e for animation, \u003ccode\u003efileFormat\u003c/code\u003e currently supporting GIF, and an optional \u003ccode\u003egrid\u003c/code\u003e for reprojection and clipping.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsers can utilize methods like \u003ccode\u003ecreate\u003c/code\u003e to generate an ID for rendering animation and \u003ccode\u003egetPixels\u003c/code\u003e to compute and display the resulting image.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["This describes the structure and actions related to video thumbnails. Key information includes the `name` (resource identifier), `expression` (computation to generate an ImageCollection), `videoOptions` (animation settings), `fileFormat` (output encoding, currently GIF), and `grid` (reprojection/clipping). Two primary actions are `create` to generate an ID for rendering an animated image collection, and `getPixels` to compute and display the result of a specific calculation.\n"],null,["# REST Resource: projects.videoThumbnails\n\nResource: VideoThumbnail\n------------------------\n\nInformation about a video thumbnail.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"name\": string, \"expression\": { object (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/Expression) }, \"videoOptions\": { object (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.videoThumbnails#VideoThumbnail.VideoOptions) }, \"fileFormat\": enum (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.videoThumbnails#VideoThumbnail.VideoFileFormat), \"grid\": { object (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/PixelGrid) } } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `name` | `string` The resource name representing the video thumbnail, of the form \"projects/\\*/videoThumbnails/\\*\\*\" (e.g. \"projects/earthengine-legacy/videoThumbnails/\"). |\n| `expression` | `object (`[Expression](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/Expression)`)` The expression to compute. Must evaluate to an ImageCollection. |\n| `videoOptions` | `object (`[VideoOptions](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.videoThumbnails#VideoThumbnail.VideoOptions)`)` Options for the animation. |\n| `fileFormat` | `enum (`[VideoFileFormat](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.videoThumbnails#VideoThumbnail.VideoFileFormat)`)` The output encoding in which to generate the resulting video thumbnail. Currently only GIF is supported. |\n| `grid` | `object (`[PixelGrid](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/PixelGrid)`)` An optional pixel grid describing how the images computed by `expression` are reprojected and clipped. |\n\n| Methods ------- ||\n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ### [create](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.videoThumbnails/create) | Creates an ID that can be used to render an image containing an animation of multiple images from a collection. |\n| ### [getPixels](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.videoThumbnails/getPixels) | Computes an image showing the result of a computation. |"]]