How to extract a photo from video stream

Did you find a particular scene in a video or film that you want to make a photo of? While watching the film of an event, thed you realize that one of the shots deserves to become a photo to be framed? In these cases you can use some simple tools to extract a normal photo from a video stream, so that you can share or print them as if they were real photos.

In this guide you will find out how to capture a photo from a video using PC programs or simply using your smartphone.

Guide to extract an image from a video

The following methods make use of PC programs and are really simple to use. To extract a photo and save it, just use a video player capable of capturing screenshots while the movie is playing.

VLC

The best is definitely VLC (aka VideoLan). You can download it for free here: VLC.

Once you have downloaded the program on your PC, open it and use it to play any movie (VLC is able to open all types of files) from which you want to extract the photo. Now that the video is open within VLC open the menu at the top View and activate the "Advanced Controls" item:

New buttons will now appear at the bottom left, just above the ones to control video playback.

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To save the photo from the video, just press the "Capture screen" button, as inthecated by the red arrow in the image below.

Each click will take a photo, saved as a default setting in PNG and in the System Pictures folder.

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If you want to customize the format and change the destination folder of the Photos taken with VLC, just open the “Preferences” menu (in Tools or by clicking on the keyboard with the CTRL + P combination) and go to the Video section, where you can customize every aspect.

MPC-HC

Another very useful and VLC-like program is MPC-HC. Available for free by clicking on the following link: MPC-HC

With this software you will have a valid alternative to the classic Methea Player present on Windows, with the ability to save a photo from a video with a simple click.

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First of all start the program and run the video you are interested in (obviously the video must be present in the PC hard drive) and, while playing with MPC-HC, open the File menu and click on "Save thumbnails" .

A window will open where you can choose both the destination folder and some settings of the image file (such as quality, format, number of rows / columns and pixels).

The image will be saved ready to be shared or printed.

Extract photos using a smartphone or tablet

It is actually a simple trick; if you want to extract a photo from a video clip using your smartphone, you can take advantage of the video capture system screenshot to get the same result seen on the PC.

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First of all start the video (present in the internal memory of the device) and use the horizontal orientation to take a photo consistent with the aspect ratio of the video (therefore check that you have not blocked the rotation of the screen); during playback you can pause and use one of the following shortcuts for extract photos from videos:

Android

Press the “Power + Volume Down” buttons at the same time. On some models it is possible to try with “Power + Home” or use the hot key in the scrolling menu.

iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)

if you have an iPhone or an iPad, just press the “Power + Home” buttons at the same time. If you are an owner of iPhone X (without Home button) you can take the shot by pressing the “Unlock + Volume Up” button at the same time.

How to extract a photo from video stream