Extract images from video file

Extract images from video file
Automate Thumbnails

Create images from a video file using a list or document of timecodes. This tool can be useful for generating thumbnails for vfx sheets.

Select File

Accepted video formats: .mp4, .mov, .avi, .mxf (up to 2 GB)

Framerate

Make sure the framerate matches that of your video file. Otherwise, there might be an offset in the images. Drop Framerates are currently not supported.

Some users reported that, in rare cases, the generated image was offset by one frame at this framerate. If this happens to your video, please report the timecode at which the offset occurs.

Start Timecode

Specify the start timecode of your video, i.e. the first frame. For Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve projects, this is often 01:00:00:00. For Premiere Pro, it is usually 00:00:00:00. The video can also start at a different timecode. If this value is incorrect, the images will also be generated incorrectly.

Timecode list CSV EDL Interval

Upload an .edl file from your NLE to create an image for each clip. You can choose to generate an image of the first frame, the middle frame, or the last frame of a clip. You can also select all 3 options.

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First Frame

Middle Frame

Last Frame

File naming

Upload a .csv file that contains a "Timecode" column. See our sample .csv for more details on what the file should look like.

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File naming

CSV Column

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Output Format

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About the tool

This tool can extract images from a video file based on a list of timecodes, a CSV document of timecodes, an EDL, or at intervals. The generated images can be used as preview thumbnails for a VFX sheet.

Demo File

You can try the tool with our technical test file.

MP4/H264 video of 3 minutes length in 25fps with different color changes.
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Specify timecodes between 00:00:00 and 00:02:59:23. For example, you can use the following timecodes for this test: 00:00:07:03, 00:00:13:01, 00:00:17:19, 00:01:05:09 and 00:01:23:16.
Using a csv file instead of a timecode list allows you to predefine file names and use the vfx shot id or a custom name for the image. timecodes_demo.csv
You can also use our Marker Converter to convert markers into a CSV list or our Subtitle Converter to convert subtitles into a CSV list.

Get more with Pro

If you need to extract more images, you will need a Pro account. This also enables you to get priority processing and access to many other tools and features.

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Free	Pro Users
up to 300 images per video	No limits
Standard processing	Priority processing