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Fast, affordable
media processing
for developers

One REST API for thumbnails, clips, transcodes, audio extraction, media probing, waveforms, and image pipelines. Ship faster without stitching together your own ffmpeg fleet.

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thumbnail.sh
curl -X POST /v1/thumbnail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rnd_your_key" \
  -F "file=@video.mp4" \
  -F "time=5" \
  -F "format=webp"

# Returns:
{ "job_id": "j_0xf3a1...", "status": "queued" }

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Eleven powerful media operations across video, audio, and image workflows.

Video Processing

Video Processing

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Thumbnail Extraction

Pull frames from any video at exact timestamps

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Media Probe

Inspect codecs, streams, duration, bitrate, and dimensions instantly

🎬

Video Transcoding

Re-encode to H.264, H.265, or VP9 with full quality control

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Trim / Clip

Cut any video or audio to a precise time range

🎞

GIF Creation

Convert video clips to optimized GIFs with FPS control

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Poster Frame

Extract a high-quality full-resolution poster from any video

Audio & Waveform

Audio & Waveform

🎡

Audio Extraction

Rip clean audio from video into MP3, WAV, AAC, or OGG

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Waveform Generation

Generate JSON amplitude data for audio visualization

🎚️

Normalize Audio

Loudness normalization (EBU R128) to a target LUFS. Outputs mp3, wav, aac, ogg, or flac.

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Convert Audio

Convert audio files between formats: mp3, wav, aac, ogg, and flac with optional bitrate control.

Image Processing

Image Processing

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Image Optimization

Compress and resize images for fast delivery in WebP, JPG, or PNG

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Image Conversion

Convert between WebP, JPEG, and PNG formats

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Strip Metadata

Remove EXIF and metadata from images or videos for privacy

Pricing that scales with you

Operation-based billing. Pay for what you use. Cancel anytime.

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  • βœ“ 500 ops/month
  • βœ“ 100 MB files
  • βœ“ 5 operations
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$29

/month

  • βœ“ 10K ops/month
  • βœ“ 500 MB files
  • βœ“ 5 operations
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$99

/month

  • βœ“ 50K ops/month
  • βœ“ 2 GB files
  • βœ“ Priority queue
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$299

/month

  • βœ“ 100K ops/month
  • βœ“ 2 GB files
  • βœ“ Webhooks
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