Example configuration

Here are some examples, mimicking common set-ups for contact sheets. Copy them to ~/.vcs.conf to make them default.
Since v1.12 configurations can be saved as profiles (see Profiles) and loaded with --profile; or they can be loaded on demand by saving to some file and using 1) --config file.cfg
Shown below is the default output compared to each configuration.

FIXME More to come

This is provided as the black profile with VCS.

bg_contact=black
bg_heading=black
bg_sign=black
fg_heading=white
fg_sign=white

Default coloursWhite on black

This is provided as the white profile with VCS.

bg_contact=white
bg_heading=white
bg_sign=white
fg_heading=black
fg_sign=black

Default coloursBlack on white

This is provided as the mosaic profile with VCS.

This configuration produces output closer to many video thumbnailers: small captures, closer together and a fixed grid of 5×4 captures

disable_timestamps=1
disable_shadows=1
height=160
numcaps=20
timecode_from=$TC_NUMCAPS
padding=0
columns=4

Default + command-lineConfig

(Default sample extra arguments: -n20 -c4 -H160)

1)
When using this method, include # vcs:conf: at the start or end of the file
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