Saving Video Frames as Images

You can extract an individual frame from a video and save it as a still image, or extract multiple frames and save each one as a single image.

This feature is only supported on Windows Vista® and XP®.

To extract and save a single video frame as an image:

1. Do one of the following:
   • While the video is playing, click the Pause button at the frame you want to save.
   • On the progress slider, move the pointer to display the frame you want to save.
2. On the Selection and media controls toolbar, click the Extract Frames button and select Extract Current Frame.
3. In the Extract Current Frame dialog box, select a folder in which to save your file.
4. In the File name field, type a filename.
5. Click the Save as type drop-down list and select a file format. You can click the Options button to select or change any options associated with the file format.
6. Click Save.

To extract and save multiple video frames as images:

1. Select part of the video.
2. On the Selection and media controls toolbar, click the Extract Frames button, and then select one of the following options:
   • Extract Selected Frames: Extracts all the video frames contained in the selected portion of the video file.
   • Extract All Frames: Extracts all of the video frames in the video file.
3. In the Extracting Frames dialog box, click the Browse button, and then select the folder where you want to save your files.
4. In the Filename field, type a filename to use when saving the images. Numbers are added to the filename for each frame.
5. Click the Format drop-down list and select a file format. You can click the Options button to select or change any options associated with the file format.
6. Click OK.

See also:

• Selecting Part of a Media File
• Playing Video and Audio Files