QNAP

QTS 5.0.x

Generating Thumbnails for Multimedia Files

Multimedia Console generates thumbnails for multimedia files to improve browsing.

Note:

  • Thumbnail generation is enabled by default if Multimedia Services is enabled.

  • You can disable thumbnail generation in the upper right of the screen.

  • Generating thumbnails may affect system performance.

  1. Open Multimedia Console.
  2. Perform any of the following tasks.

    Task

    Steps

    Pause thumbnail generation

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Status.

    2. Next to Progress, click Pause.

      The Pause window opens.

    3. Select Pause.

    4. Click OK.

    Tip:

    Click Resume when thumbnail generation is paused to resume thumbnail generation.

    Postpone thumbnail generation

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Status.

    2. Next to Progress, click Pause.

      The Pause window opens.

    3. Select Postpone.

      1. Select the duration.

    4. Click OK.

    Tip:

    Click Resume when thumbnail generation is postponed to resume thumbnail generation.

    Remove thumbnails

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Status.

    2. Under Used, click Remove All Thumbnails.

      A dialog box appears.

    3. Click OK.

    Regenerate thumbnails

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Status.

    2. Under Used, click Regenerate All Thumbnails.

      A dialog box appears.

    3. Click OK.

    Option

    Description

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Schedule.

    2. Select Generate in real time.

    Multimedia Console generates thumbnails for new files as soon as they are detected.

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Schedule.

    2. Select Generate using schedule.

    Multimedia Console generates thumbnails according to a specified schedule.

    Note:

    When selected, you must specify a thumbnail generation schedule.

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Schedule.

    2. Select Generate manually.

    Multimedia Console generates thumbnails only after clicking Generate Now.
    Tip:

    Click Generate Now to force Multimedia Console to start generating thumbnails immediately.

    Setting

    Description

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Advanced Settings.

    2. Select Large thumbnails.

    When selected, Multimedia Console generates high-resolution thumbnails (2160 pixels) for media files.

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Advanced Settings.

    2. Select Image quality.

    Select High or Low.

    Tip:

    Click See the difference to view a side-by-side comparison of high- and low-quality thumbnails.

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Advanced Settings.

    2. Select Excluded file sizes.

    Multimedia Console only generates thumbnails for images that are larger than the specified resolution.

    1. Go to Thumbnail Generation > Advanced Settings.

    2. Select Excluded file types.

    Multimedia Console will not generate thumbnails for the selected file types.