# BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG Converter v1.4 with Video-Thumbnails & Translation *Published:* 2013-02-15 *Author:* Saurabh Shukla > BuddyPress Media FFMPEG Converter with new features: automatic video-thumbnails generation, multiple thumbnails to choose from, spanish translation & more Today, we are releasing v1.4 for [BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG](https://rtmedia.io/transcoder/) Add-on which adds video-encoding facility to [BuddyPress-Media project](https://rtmedia.io/). This release add following new features: 1. Automatic video-thumbnail generation 2. Translation support for Spanish language. ## Automatic Video-Thumbnail Generation [![BuddyPress Media FFMPEG Converter 1-4](https://rtcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/02/BuddyPress-Media-FFMPEG-Converter-1-4.jpg?resize=620%2C339&quality=100&strip=all)](https://rtcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/02/BuddyPress-Media-FFMPEG-Converter-1-4.jpg?quality=100&strip=all) Now, along with converting your videos, the [FFMPEG converter](https://rtmedia.io/transcoder/ "BuddyPress Media FFMPEG") also *creates and sets* an **image thumbnail**. It uses an algorithm to choose the best thumbnail. It also creates **two** additional thumbnails that you can switch to, in case you don’t like the default one. You can test this on our [live demo server](https://rtcamp.com/). Also following screenshot shows interface to select thumbnail: ![buddypress-media-ffmpeg-video-thumbail-selection](https://rtcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/02/buddypress-media-ffmpeg-video-thumbail-selection.png?resize=568%2C475&quality=100&strip=all) ### ![spanish-translation](https://rtcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/02/spanish-translation-e1360928385420.png?resize=240%2C191&quality=100&strip=all)Spanish Translation Added A while ago, [BuddyPress Media got translation ready](https://rtcamp.com/blog/buddypress-media-2-5-is-friendlier-it-also-speaks-more-languages/ "BuddyPress Media 2.5 is friendlier. It also speaks more languages") and now ships with [multiple languages](https://rtmedia.io/ "rtCamp BuddyPress Media Translation Project"). Now, BuddyPress Media FFMPEG Converter is translation ready, as well. In fact, this version includes the [Spanish translation](https://rtmedia.io/ "BuddyPress Media FFMPEG Converter Spanish Translation"). You can add your own translations on our [translation project](https://rtmedia.io/ "BuddyPress Media FFMPEG Converter Translation Project") or directly to your copy. ### Media-node updated To support video-thumbnail generation, we need to update [Media node](https://github.com/rtCamp/media-node "Media Node") project also. Please upgrade your media-node setup, before you upgrade to BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG Converter v1.4. Depending on how you have installed media-node, upgrade process will only require git pull and restarting media-node. If you have used our installation script, then you can simply log-in to your terminal and run following command: ``` curl https://raw.github.com/rtCamp/media-node/master/setup/update.sh | sudo bash ``` If you face any issue, please [contact us](https://rtmedia.io/support/). ### Automatic update for BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG Converter If you are using BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG Converter v1.3 then you will see automatic update notice as you see for standard WordPress plugins hosted on wordpress.org repo. Just click “Update” button to upgrade BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG Converter to v1.4. [![update](https://rtcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/02/update.png?resize=560%2C350&quality=100&strip=all)](https://rtcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/02/update.png?quality=100&strip=all) For customers running BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG Converter v1.2, please download v1.4 from your [account center](https://rtcamp.com/). All customers will receive future updates automatically. If you haven’t purchase BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG yet, its time to buy it. We are working on some major features for future release. Once they are ready, there will be price hike. Old customers will always get price-hike protection. 🙂 **Link:** [Buy BuddyPress-Media Converter](https://rtmedia.io/transcoder/) ### Categories and Taxonomies #### Categories [News](https://rtcamp.com/blog/category/news.md), [Releases](https://rtcamp.com/blog/category/release.md) #### Tags [FFMPEG](https://rtcamp.com/blog/tag/ffmpeg.md), [BuddyPress-media](https://rtcamp.com/blog/tag/buddypress-media-3.md), [BuddyPress-Media FFMPEG](https://rtcamp.com/blog/tag/buddypress-media-ffmpeg.md), [BuddyPress](https://rtcamp.com/blog/tag/buddypress.md), [Archive](https://rtcamp.com/blog/tag/archive.md) ### Related Posts - [What's coming in WordPress 7.2](https://rtcamp.com/blog/whats-coming-in-wordpress-7-2.md) - [When you're the only one who understands WordPress: Take from WordCamp US 2026](https://rtcamp.com/blog/only-one-who-understands-wordpress-wcus-2026.md) - [Agents need good tools too: Insights from WordCamp US 2026](https://rtcamp.com/blog/editorial-experience-for-humans-ai-wcus-2026.md) - [Why the WordPress agency is becoming invisible | Perspective from WCUS 2026](https://rtcamp.com/blog/wordpress-agency-becoming-invisible-wcus-2026.md) - [Behind the table Takeaways from WordCamp’s “Core AI Prompt Bar” with David Levine](https://rtcamp.com/blog/wcus-2026-core-ai-prompt-bar-takeaways.md) ### Navigation - Previous Post: [BuddyPress Media 2.5 is friendlier. 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