diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/media/new.uploader.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/components/media/new.uploader.tsx
index f1474bec..93038db3 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/media/new.uploader.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/media/new.uploader.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function useUppyUploader(props: {
     const uppy2 = new Uppy({
       autoProceed: true,
       restrictions: {
-        maxNumberOfFiles: 5,
+        // maxNumberOfFiles: 5,
         allowedFileTypes: allowedFileTypes.split(','),
         maxFileSize: 1000000000, // Default 1GB, but we'll override with custom validation
       },
@@ -120,6 +120,67 @@ export function useUppyUploader(props: {
       });
     });
 
+    // required thumbnails
+    uppy2.addPreProcessor(async (fileIDs) => {
+      return new Promise<boolean>(async (resolve, reject) => {
+        const findVideos = uppy2
+          .getFiles()
+          .filter((f) => fileIDs.includes(f.id))
+          .filter((f) => f.type?.startsWith('video/'));
+
+        if (findVideos.length === 0) {
+          resolve(true);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        for (const currentVideo of findVideos) {
+          const resolvedVideo = await new Promise<Blob>((resolve, reject) => {
+            const video = document.createElement('video');
+            const url = URL.createObjectURL(currentVideo.data);
+            const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+            const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+            video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => {
+              const duration = video.duration;
+              const randomTime = Math.random() * duration;
+
+              video.currentTime = randomTime;
+
+              video.addEventListener('seeked', function capture() {
+                canvas.width = video.videoWidth;
+                canvas.height = video.videoHeight;
+                ctx.drawImage(video, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+                canvas.toBlob((blob) => {
+                  resolve(blob);
+                });
+                // Cleanup
+                video.removeEventListener('seeked', capture);
+                URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+              });
+            });
+
+            video.src = url;
+          });
+
+          uppy2.addFile({
+            name: `thumbnail-${Date.now()}.jpg`,
+            type: 'image/jpeg',
+            data: resolvedVideo,
+            meta: {
+              thumbnail: true,
+              videoId: currentVideo.id,
+            },
+            isRemote: false,
+          });
+        }
+
+        // add the new thumbnail to uppy seperate from the file
+
+        resolve(true);
+      });
+    });
+
     const { plugin, options } = getUppyUploadPlugin(
       transloadit.length > 0 ? 'transloadit' : storageProvider,
       fetch,
@@ -154,6 +215,7 @@ export function useUppyUploader(props: {
         return;
       }
 
+      console.log(result);
       if (transloadit.length > 0) {
         // @ts-ignore
         const allRes = result.transloadit[0].results;