how to create video thumpnail image using paperclip? - ruby-on-rails

Im using paperclip for video uploading in my rails application.But i dont know how to get thumbnail image. Can anyone help me to achieve and give reference links as well..

You can use
gem 'paperclip-av-transcoder'
for generating thumbnails
link

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http://cloudinary.com/blog/ruby_on_rails_image_uploads_with_carrierwave_and_cloudinary
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The link provides better code than I could here.

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