VideoSummaryPlot
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VideoSummaryPlot
New in 14.1[Experimental]
Details and Options
- VideoSummaryPlot returns a graphic showing a frame summary of video and audio tracks. It is typically used to quickly see the video content or for use in publications.
- By default, a stacked video frame layout is used. Possible settings for layout include:
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"Row" a flat row of frames 
"Stacked" a stacked row of frames (default) - VideoSummaryPlot has the same options as Graphics, with the following additions and changes: [List of all options]
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Frame Automatic whether to put a frame around the plot ImagePreviewFunction Automatic how to process the frames shown in the plot MaxItems Automatic maximum number of frames to show per track PlotRange Automatic range of values to include - VideoSummaryPlot also accepts AudioPlot options:
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Appearance Automatic appearance of the plot Axes {True,False} whether to draw axes AxesOrigin Automatic where axes should cross Background GrayLevel[.7] background color to use ColorFunction Automatic how to determine the coloring of waveforms ColorFunctionScaling False whether to scale color function arguments MaxPlotPoints Automatic maximum number of samples to show PlotRange Automatic range of values to include PlotRangeClipping True whether to clip at the plot range PlotStyle Automatic the styles in which objects are to be drawn PlotTheme $PlotTheme overall theme for the plot - Possible settings for the Appearance option include:
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"Continuous" continuous plot 
"Discrete" discrete plot 
"ContinuousAbs" continuous plot of absolute values 
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AlignmentPoint Center the default point in the graphic to align with AspectRatio Automatic ratio of height to width Axes False whether to draw axes AxesLabel None axes labels AxesOrigin Automatic where axes should cross AxesStyle {} style specifications for the axes Background None background color for the plot BaselinePosition Automatic how to align with a surrounding text baseline BaseStyle {} base style specifications for the graphic ContentSelectable Automatic whether to allow contents to be selected CoordinatesToolOptions Automatic detailed behavior of the coordinates tool Epilog {} primitives rendered after the main plot FormatType TraditionalForm the default format type for text Frame Automatic whether to put a frame around the plot FrameLabel None frame labels FrameStyle {} style specifications for the frame FrameTicks Automatic frame ticks FrameTicksStyle {} style specifications for frame ticks GridLines None grid lines to draw GridLinesStyle {} style specifications for grid lines ImageMargins 0. the margins to leave around the graphic ImagePadding All what extra padding to allow for labels etc. ImagePreviewFunction Automatic how to process the frames shown in the plot ImageSize Automatic the absolute size at which to render the graphic LabelStyle {} style specifications for labels MaxItems Automatic maximum number of frames to show per track Method Automatic details of graphics methods to use PlotLabel None an overall label for the plot PlotRange Automatic range of values to include PlotRangeClipping False whether to clip at the plot range PlotRangePadding Automatic how much to pad the range of values PlotRegion Automatic the final display region to be filled PreserveImageOptions Automatic whether to preserve image options when displaying new versions of the same graphic Prolog {} primitives rendered before the main plot RotateLabel True whether to rotate y labels on the frame Ticks Automatic axes ticks TicksStyle {} style specifications for axes ticks
List of all options
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (1)Summary of the most common use cases
Scope (3)Survey of the scope of standard use cases
Options (7)Common values & functionality for each option
Appearance (1)
By default, a continuous waveform is shown for the audio track:
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Use a discrete appearance for the audio waveform:
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AudioTrackSelection (1)
Background (1)
The Background option specifies the color of the background for the audio waveform:
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Specify a different background color and plot style:
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FillingStyle (1)
ImagePreviewFunction (1)
By default, a downsized image is shown:
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MaxItems (1)
By default, an automatic number of frames are picked to be shown in the summary:
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Adjust the number of frames shown in the stack:
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Adjust the number of frames in a stacked layout:
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Properties & Relations (3)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions
Extract frames and show a grid of frames as the summary:
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Plot the waveform of the audio track in a video:
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Plot the spectrogram of the audio track in a video:
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Wolfram Research (2024), VideoSummaryPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html.
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Wolfram Research (2024), VideoSummaryPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html.Text
Wolfram Research (2024), VideoSummaryPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html.
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Wolfram Research (2024), VideoSummaryPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html.CMS
Wolfram Language. 2024. "VideoSummaryPlot." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html.
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Wolfram Language. 2024. "VideoSummaryPlot." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html.APA
Wolfram Language. (2024). VideoSummaryPlot. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html
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Wolfram Language. (2024). VideoSummaryPlot. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.htmlBibTeX
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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_videosummaryplot, author="Wolfram Research", title="{VideoSummaryPlot}", year="2024", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-May-2025
]}BibLaTeX
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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_videosummaryplot, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={VideoSummaryPlot}, year={2024}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VideoSummaryPlot.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-May-2025
]}