Method and apparatus for data processing, and method and apparatus for video cover generation

generating the first video cover based on a ranking result, the first target clips and the second target clips constituting the sequence of target clips;

• the third target clips and the fourth target clips constituting the first target clips;
• the fifth target clips and the sixth target clips constituting the second target clips;
• and the first target clips associated with the video category of the video. An apparatus comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the stored program logic comprising:
• logic, executed by the processor, for obtaining a video and a first request,
• logic, executed by the processor, for segmenting the video to obtain one or more original video clips,
• logic, executed by the processor, for selecting, based on the first request, one or more first target video clips from the one or more original video clips, and

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:

• obtaining a video and a first request;
• segmenting the video to obtain one or more original video clips;
• selecting, based on the first request, one or more first target video clips from the one or more original video clips;
• and
• generating a first video cover based on the one or more first target video clips.