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tiredtoo

(2,949 posts) Mon Apr 8, 2019, 01:32 PM Apr 2019

Capturing a still from a video

I have a homemade video of Christmas's from years gone by. Is there a method to capture and create a still picture on my laptop from this video?

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Capturing a still from a video (Original Post) tiredtoo Apr 2019 OP

google search turns up tons of imovie still capture tips. may or may not work with your msongs Apr 2019 #1

Can you view the video on your laptop? mitch96 Apr 2019 #2

I use VLC Media Player for converting video formats, but it can take a snapshot image of a frame too. Make7 Apr 2019 #3

Thank you all for the replies tiredtoo Apr 2019 #4

msongs

(70,279 posts)

1. google search turns up tons of imovie still capture tips. may or may not work with your

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2019, 02:00 PM

Apr 2019

version according to some of those tips

mitch96

(14,774 posts)

2. Can you view the video on your laptop?

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2019, 02:12 PM

Apr 2019

If so you can pause the vid on the image you want then do a print screen (shift/command/4). It then comes up as a screenshot on the desktop. Open the screenshot in preview and crop it to what you want and then save.. Sounds a bit involved but it's easy peasy quick

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361#portion

If you can't view the vid on your mac, play it on the device you can view it on, pause and take a pic with your digital camera or phone. Transfer it to your mac and play with it.. enjoy

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Make7

(8,546 posts)

3. I use VLC Media Player for converting video formats, but it can take a snapshot image of a frame too.

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Mon Apr 8, 2019, 08:54 PM

Apr 2019

I haven't used it on OS X, but it is supported (and free) (double check version that matches your OS):

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

In the Windows version, there is a button with a camera icon that will save the current frame as an image file when clicked. I assume it works the same on a Mac.

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)

4. Thank you all for the replies

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 08:46 AM

Apr 2019

Got it now, thanks

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