Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac	(revision 214)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -42,7 +42,24 @@
     [pkgconfigdir=${withval}],
     [pkgconfigdir='${libdir}/pkgconfig'])
 
+########################################################################
+# Check gnome vfs support
+########################################################################
+AM_CONDITIONAL(GNOME_VFS, test "$HAVE_GNOME_VFS" = "yes")
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(gnome_vfs,
+    [  --enable-gnome-vfs            Support gnome vfs],
+    [ enable_gnome_vfs=$enableval ] )
 
+if test "$enable_gnome_vfs" != "no"; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GNOME_VFS, gnome-vfs-2.0, HAVE_GNOME_VFS=yes, HAVE_GNOME_VFS=no)
+    if test $HAVE_GNOME_VFS = yes; then
+        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GNOME_VFS, [], "Gnome VFS support enabled")
+        AC_SUBST(GNOME_VFS_CFLAGS)
+        AC_SUBST(GNOME_VFS_LIBS)
+    fi
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(GNOME_VFS, test "$HAVE_GNOME_VFS" = "yes")
+
 ########################################################################
 # Check png support
 ########################################################################
@@ -135,6 +152,12 @@
     echo "jpeg support        : disabled"
 fi
 
+if test "x$HAVE_GNOME_VFS" = xyes; then
+    echo "gnome-vfs support   : enabled"
+else
+    echo "gnome-vfs support   : disabled"
+fi
+
 if test "x$ENABLE_UNITTEST" = xyes; then
     echo "unittests           : enabled"
 else
Index: main.cpp
===================================================================
--- main.cpp	(revision 214)
+++ main.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GNOME_VFS
+#include <libgnomevfs/gnome-vfs.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "libffmpegthumbnailer/videothumbnailer.h"
 #include "libffmpegthumbnailer/stringoperations.h"
 #include "libffmpegthumbnailer/filmstripfilter.h"
@@ -58,7 +62,10 @@
                 maintainAspectRatio = false;
                 break;
             case 'i':
-                inputFile = optarg;
+		inputFile = optarg;
+		#ifdef HAVE_GNOME_VFS
+			inputFile = gnome_vfs_get_local_path_from_uri(optarg);
+		#endif
                 break;
             case 'o':
                 outputFile = optarg;
Index: Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- Makefile.am	(revision 214)
+++ Makefile.am	(working copy)
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 
 ffmpegthumbnailer_SOURCES = main.cpp
 ffmpegthumbnailer_LDADD = libffmpegthumbnailer.la
+if GNOME_VFS
+ffmpegthumbnailer_CPPFLAGS= $(GNOME_VFS_CFLAGS)
+ffmpegthumbnailer_LDFLAGS= $(GNOME_VFS_LIBS)
+endif
 
 if ENABLE_UNITTEST
 check_PROGRAMS = testrunner