From c26d16da3d7b5002136b4d9cd6d28004738dfdd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastjanartic <45803536-sebastjanartic@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 15:24:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix issue with video preview functionality not working as
 expected

Introduce console logging to diagnose and fix an issue where video previews were not generating correctly, specifically when the video source was not an MP4.

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 client/src/components/video-preview-thumbnail.tsx | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/video-preview-thumbnail.tsx b/client/src/components/video-preview-thumbnail.tsx
index 6409d4f..4cd52bf 100644
--- a/client/src/components/video-preview-thumbnail.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/video-preview-thumbnail.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,17 @@ export default function VideoPreviewThumbnail({ video, onClick, className = "" }
 
   // Create hidden video element for thumbnail generation
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!video.videoUrlMp4 && !video.videoUrl.includes('.mp4')) return;
+    console.log(`Preview check for video ${video.id}:`, {
+      hasVideoUrlMp4: !!video.videoUrlMp4,
+      videoUrlMp4: video.videoUrlMp4,
+      videoUrlIncludesMp4: video.videoUrl.includes('.mp4'),
+      videoUrl: video.videoUrl
+    });
+    
+    if (!video.videoUrlMp4 && !video.videoUrl.includes('.mp4')) {
+      console.log(`Preview disabled for video ${video.id} - no MP4 URL`);
+      return;
+    }
 
     const videoElement = videoRef.current;
     if (!videoElement) return;