THE Batch Movie ScreenCap Creator… Create ScreenCaps of
- any number of movies,
- located anywhere on your computer,
- manually or with a time-scheduler,
- with a free to choose number of caps,
- the ability to ignore already processed files,
- a customizable design
- and most important, it allows you to do it in Batch Mode!
AMT is THE Batch Movie ScreenCap Creator!


The AMT – Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer is an automation GUI to batch create ScreenCaps, Thumbnail Index Pictures, Preview Pictures or Contact Sheets for any given number of movies. It supports many different input (AVI, MPG, Quicktime, Real-Media, Windows-Media,….) formats, in fact every input format that is supported by MPlayer.
Additionally AMT offers you a huge number of possibilities to customize the design and layout of the ScreenCaps.
AMT works by remotely controlling the MPlayer, some applications of the ImageMagick Suite and a MediaInfo plugin to perform the screenshoting and Picture creation.
Known Problems
Short movies might not have enough key-frames (depending on format) for multiple screenshots. E.g. if you want to have 20 screenshots per movie, but the movie only has 10 Key-frames, will get duplicate screenshots. That’s because the seek function of MPlayer is controlled by simple math. 20 screenshots means start at 2.5%, next shot 7.5%, 12.5%… if now too few key-frames are defined in the movie (during creation process), 7.5% and 12.5% might point to the same key-frame, if for example the movie has a key-frame at 5% and the next at 15%. MPlayer is only capable of seeking key-frames for certain formats.

License
This program is freeware under Creative Commons License “by-nc-nd 3.0″, and this means, you are free to share, to copy, distribute and transmit the work under the following conditions:
- Attribution – You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
- Noncommercial – You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
- No Derivative Works – You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
See also http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 for details.
For any form of distribution of this software a link back to the authors website at http://www.amt.cc is required.
It works fine at on the 32bit XP-Pro-SP3 and 64bit-Win7 machines I tested it on. If you find bugs please let me know.
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AMT was created with AutoIt, visit the forum at
Disclaimer
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY
The Author of this Software expressly disclaims any warranty for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT and any related documentation is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties or merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT remains with you.
NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES
In no event shall the author of this Software be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this product, even if the Author of this Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.
AMT – Binaries
AMT utilizes some external binaries. All binaries are fully functional and can be used as standalone programs. They are only provided with this installer for installation convenience. The SubBinaries AddOn-Package consists of the following applications:
MPlayer
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 2
MPlayer Binary Codec Packages
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 2 (assumed, as it is distributed along with the MPlayer)
MediaInfo
This program is freeware (GLPv3)
ImageMagick
The ImageMagick license is compatible with the GPL.
A copy of the license agreements for these programs can be found in the respective installation folder. The AMT license does not cover these programs. All copyrights remain with the respective authors.



(8 votes, average: 4.63 out of 5)







i had some problem “seek did not respond in…” but solved.
report here what i did because can be useful to someone.
downloaded p4 version from here: http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php
renamed as AMT-mplayer
downloaded codec pack from here: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html and unpacked into codecs folder
works like a charm now.
Hi RoyDJ,
thanks for your comment! Indeed I’ve noticed problems with AMT from time to time too. This reason is that it purely relies on the functionality of the MPlayer for playing the media files and creating the screenshots. As the development of the MPlayer is an ongoing project, they even manage to release builds which don’t play files working fine with an older release. So the only option is to hope for a good release and if it doesn’t play the files as intended to try another build just the way you’ve perfectly described it. The v1.5 release contains a new MPlayer build, give it a try too and let me know if you run into any bugs.
Best Regards
Edit:
Another source for fresh MPlayer builds is
http://www.spirton.com/mplayer-mencoder-subjunk-build/
all I get, with every single image, is a black box with “Error” in the lower-left. Every movie plays fine on its own; is this a codec problem or something else?
Please see my next comment and give AMT v1.5 a try…
Best Regards
Hi,
Thank you for this great software! It’s works fine!
I’m a mediaportal user and I was searching a replacement of “movie thumbnailer” integrated into mediaportal because “movie thumbnailer crashes often!
I need a soft that could be used in batch mode to automatize the thumbnails creation for my tv recordings (*.ts file) to display the thumbnails into the mediaportal GUI when I browse tv recordings.
Your software seems to works fine with my *.ts file but I’ve got questions :
- I’ve configured the settings to get only 1 image because it more easy to see into mediaportal GUI. Is it possible to get the image without the border around the image and the shadow?
- Is it also possible to get the image without the amt.cc logo?
Thank you very much!
Best regards,
Tibo
Hi Tibo,
.
…
glad you like AMT
> Is it possible to get the image without the border around the image and the shadow?
Go to the “Layout” tab and set “Thumbnail Padding” to 0 x 0. Additionally you might want to uncheck the “Add Info Header” checkbox.
> Is it also possible to get the image without the amt.cc logo?
In v1.4 the above solution is as far as you can get. I’ll think about an option to remove the logo, but a little selfish advertisement should be allowed for free software
Best Regards
Karsten
Hai,
sometimes, the batch don’t func…. in the log I see a message that the mplayer not reacts.
Thank you for this program!
Kindly regards,
Herjan
Hi Herjan,
thanks for the feedback. As far as I can see it’s a problem in the MPlayer itself. I’ve updated the MPlayer version and added an activity monitoring to v1.3, please check it out and let me know if you encounter other problems.
Best Regards
Karsten
Is it possible to use AMT without switching back to the Windows Basic color scheme on Windows 7. Aero is not working.
Thanks for your affords!
Hi Arne,
sorry, no. The underlying MPlayer instance needs Areo to be turned off to work properly. As soon as the MPlayer dev crew delivers a version working with Aero I’ll also update AMT.
Best Regards
Hello,
I find your program very useful, one question about the layout: is it possible, to get the thumbnails without any borders between them and without the information part on top of the thumbnail-summary. Where could i modify this?
Thanks for your answer and best regards
Wolfgang Daub
Hello Wolfgang,
glad you like AMT
. Both options you mention above are currently not customizable. I’ve added them to the ToDo list and will implement them into the upcoming version 1.3.
Best Regards
Karsten
I want to use your program, it seems very good. However it does not work on my PC (Windows 7 64-bit).
Hi Wilfrid,
I’m running it myself on Win7-64bit without problems. Do you have an Intel or AMD CPU? If you’ve got an AMD CPU take a look at the instructions on “About” tab, section “MPlayer”. The default MPlayer that comes with AMT is a custom Intel build an needs to be replaced for AMD CPUs. If the problem persists, drop another comment with you Email (will not be published) so we can solve this 1:1.
Regards
Karsten
AVG has detected a Virus
Virus Identified Packed.AutoIt AMT.exe
Hello John,
first thanks for the report. AMT is coded using the AutoIt scripting language. As this language is also used for malicious coding, some AV programs from time to time just flag all AutoIt code as potentially harmful. If you downloaded the installer package from my website I can assure you that I did not implement any harmful code in it… would be too stupid while publishing it under my true name, wouldn’t it?
Here’s a report from Virustotal.com on the v1.2 AMT.exe.
6/ 41 (14.6%) AVs report an alarm, meaning also 35/ 41 do not consider the file harmful.
Best Regards
Karsten
v1.2 fixes the UAC and DEP issues on Vista+ systems. Additionally there are some new functionalities (add custom logo or comment, create screencap.exe.jpg or screencap.jpg) and other minor improvements… enjoy
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Hi, I wanted to try it on Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 does not work, but I think I got this problem…
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I do not have any problems in xp sp3 message I wrote a computer program that is working perfectly thanks to a very good program that saved us angaryasından mediaplayer
Thanks for the feedback! In the last couple of weeks I identified two big problems with AMT on Vista+ OS (I guess that counts for Server 2008 too). First it triggers UAC and asks for Admin rights (no need for that, I fixed it by adjusting the executable’s manifest) and second there is an issue when the Microsoft DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature is activated. For sorting lists I execute some machine-code in memory and DEP makes AMT crash on that one. Its also already fixed, now I just need to update the documentation and repack the installer, expect that to happen in the next couple of days
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As I said, I love it…
…but, I’ve a small question:
how can I reduce the size of the created thumbnails ?
On the Settings #2 tab there is the option “Resize Thumbnails” to set the output dimension of the single screenshots. The amount of shots and the matrix layout of the output is defined in the table “Thumbnail Patterns” depending on the input filesize in the format “From filesize to filesize (in MB) create x shots and arrange them in y rows”.
Hi this looks good, but just so you know, McAfee says that it has a variant of the Artemis! Trojan in your .exe and will not let the user install the software. you may want to contact them to get that cleared out if you want this to be widely distributed.
Cheers
Hi Christian,
). Check out the testing results of http://www.virustotal.com.
thanks for the nice feedback. The program is coded using the AutoIt scripting language. Sadly some sluggish AV companies regard this scripting language as a whole malicious (without reason). AU3 pops in and out of the result lists from time to time, can’t do a thing about it. Can’t of course guarantee for mirror downloads, but at least the original download provided here does not contain malicious code (hey, I publish it with my true name
Regards, Karsten
Briliant.
Thanks a lot 4 this…
Just cannot get this to work. It won’t select any of the thumbnail patterns, it always uses the 60 thumbnail one. Tried creating a new pattern but it doesn’t save the numbers I put in. Seems to work for other people, but not me. Don’t know if it’s a Win7 64-bit issue or what.
I’m running it on Win7-64bit myself, but I’ve done some updates (my current private build is v1.0.8.6). One thing was the Aero effect being disabled and re-enabled again and again. The reason for this is that the MPlayer is being restarted and Windows itself found it incompatible with Aero. This can be turned off by checking the “Disable Desktop Composition” checkbox on the second tab of the shortcuts properties page.
There are still some rough edges that need to be rasped away in the next versions, then I’ll release an update.
AVG says it is a AutoIt virus. Any advice please?
It’s coded with AutoIt script, which sometimes generates false positives. Try another scanner or something like http://www.virustotal.com/.
Hello,
Nice program, but, I am trying to “catalog”
(make contact sheets) some CDs and DVD discs containing video clips on them, I have set the program, defined a special folder where to store the created images, but got nothing!
It is working only when the clip is on the computer’s harddisk only.
Have I overlooked something ? or is it a bug?
Installation was clean
Will appreciate some answers.
Thanks
Mordechai
It ‘should’ work, so I fear its a bug
. Will check and come back to you.
Not truly a bug, but a ‘feature’ that backfired
… give release 1.0.7.1 a try.
Cheers
Thanks for all the effort put on this project; I hope this works in this end. Real much appreciated, thinking of donating!
Thanks for the feedback! Nice to know that my work is appreciated
.