--- frontmattername: video-frames
description: Extract frames or short clips from videos using ffmpeg.
homepage: https://ffmpeg.org
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Extract a single frame from a video, or create quick thumbnails for inspection.
Quick start
First frame:
{baseDir}/scripts/frame.sh /path/to/video.mp4 --out /tmp/frame.jpg
At a timestamp:
{baseDir}/scripts/frame.sh /path/to/video.mp4 --time 00:00:10 --out /tmp/frame-10s.jpg
Notes
- •Prefer
--time for “what is happening around here?”.
- •Use a
.jpg for quick share; use .png for crisp UI frames.