func generateThumbnailForUrl(vidUrl:URL) -> UIImage {

        let asset = AVURLAsset(url: vidUrl, options: nil)
        let imgGenerator = AVAssetImageGenerator(asset: asset)
        var thmbnlImg = UIImage()
        do{
            let cgImage = try imgGenerator.copyCGImage(at: CMTimeMake(0, 1), actualTime: nil)
            thmbnlImg = UIImage(cgImage: cgImage)
            thmbnlImg = thmbnlImg.imageRotatedByDegrees(degrees: 90.0, flip: false)
        }
        catch{
            print(error)
        }
        // !! check the error before proceeding
        return thmbnlImg
    }