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Mac OS big sur frame to frame scanning buttons in videos is gone

Additional to the gear gone in the new macOS big sur version, I noticed we can edit and take a poster frame within the edit portion of the video, but I cannot move the video frame by frame before taking a poster frame, I used to do it with clicking on showing scanning buttons but the scanning buttons are gone also, do you know if there is a way to move the video frame by frame ?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 7, 2021 7:06 PM

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Posted on Jan 8, 2021 12:04 AM

It seems no longer to be possible directly in Photos 6 on Big Sur.

Try the following as a work-around:

  • Select the video in Photos.
  • Use the command "Image > Open with" and select the QuickTime Player.
  • The video will open in QuickTime Player and you can use the left and right arrow keys to step the video one frame at a time.


If you want to save the selected frame you select in QuickTime Player as an image do the following:

  • After finding the frame copy it to the Clipboard with ⌘C
  • Now launch Preview and go to the file menu in Preview.
  • Use the command "File > New image from Clipboard.
  • Use "File > Export" to save the new image in any file format you want.

This will give you a better resolution than taking a screenshot of the selected frame.

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Jan 8, 2021 12:04 AM in response to Damaco

It seems no longer to be possible directly in Photos 6 on Big Sur.

Try the following as a work-around:

  • Select the video in Photos.
  • Use the command "Image > Open with" and select the QuickTime Player.
  • The video will open in QuickTime Player and you can use the left and right arrow keys to step the video one frame at a time.


If you want to save the selected frame you select in QuickTime Player as an image do the following:

  • After finding the frame copy it to the Clipboard with ⌘C
  • Now launch Preview and go to the file menu in Preview.
  • Use the command "File > New image from Clipboard.
  • Use "File > Export" to save the new image in any file format you want.

This will give you a better resolution than taking a screenshot of the selected frame.

Mac OS big sur frame to frame scanning buttons in videos is gone

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