Prevent thumbnail creation when uploading movie?

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Hey, guys,

My users don’t like the Version thumbnail that is automatically created when we upload a movie because it uses the middle frame and they want to use the first frame.

To fix this, I create a thumbnail from the first frame and upload it, however it’s getting clobbered by the thumbnail created when Shotgun transcodes the movie. Here’s what’s happening:

  1. Create the Version
  2. Upload the thumbnail
  3. Upload the movie to sg_uploaded_movie
  4. Shotgun transcodes the movie and replaces the thumbnail with its own

I’ve also mixed up the order, but get the same result:

  1. Create the Version
  2. Upload the movie to sg_uploaded_movie
  3. Upload the thumbnail
  4. Shotgun transcodes the movie and replaces the thumbnail with its own

Any advice? Is there a way to tell Shotgun not to override the thumbnail when uploading a movie?

Thanks!

Josh