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+TROUBLESHOOTING
+---------------
+
+- video-thumbnailer
+
+ On problems with the shotwell-video-thumbnailer you can
+ switch to the ffmpegthumnailer. Please run as root:
+
+ 1. Backup /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer:
+ * mv /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer.org
+
+ 2. Install ffmpegthumbnailer:
+ * apt-get install ffmpegthumbnailer
+
+ 3. Create a new executable file:
+ * touch /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer
+ * chmod --reference=/usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer.org /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer
+
+ 4. Write into the new file:
+ * echo "#! /bin/bash" >/usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer
+ * echo "ffmpegthumnailer -i \"$1\" -o -b -c png >>/usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer
+
+ Or you can use the file replace_thumbnail.sh from the examples directory.
+
+ Thanks to Teo Romera <teoromera@gmail.com>