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Video frame extractor

Extract PNG or JPEG stills at selected timestamps from a local video and download a timestamp manifest.

Up to 100 MiB, one hour, 20 frames; output fits 1920 × 1080. Codec support and seeking precision depend on your browser. Requested timestamps are not a guarantee of exact source frames.

What it does

Extract PNG or JPEG stills at selected timestamps from a local video and download a timestamp manifest.

How to use it

  1. Choose an existing video and enter timestamps in seconds. Select PNG or JPEG.
  2. Extract, inspect and save individual frames plus the manifest. Cancel releases the video resource.
  3. Processing stays in your browser. No upload or sign-up.

Example

Enter 0, 1, 2 to request still images at the first three second marks of a video longer than two seconds.

Methodology

Browser video seeking and Canvas encoding produce local stills fitted within 1920 × 1080 pixels.

Limitations

100 MiB, finite duration up to one hour, 33 megapixel source and 20 frames. Browser codec support and seek accuracy vary. Two-minute job deadline; no frame-exact or transcoding guarantee.

Automation

This tool runs in your browser. No upload API or MCP endpoint is available.

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