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Q: Converting .mov to .jpeg

is there any way to convert a .mov frame to a stand-alone .jpeg? I had camera on wrong setting and took a movie instead of a still.

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Nov 6, 2014 8:00 AM

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Q: Converting .mov to .jpeg

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  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Nov 6, 2014 8:03 AM in response to yugojnab
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    Nov 6, 2014 8:03 AM in response to yugojnab

    Different video players may let you take a screen grab of frame in different ways.

     

    If using Quicktime:

     

    • Stop your movie at the frame you want.
    • ctrl + click on your movie, you'll see that the playbutton disappears.
    • Don't move your mouse or it will reappear again.
    • now press alt + ⇧ Shift + 4 on your keyboard and hit the space button.
    • The cursor changes to a camera. ...
  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 6, 2014 8:05 AM in response to yugojnab
    Level 10 (105,761 points)
    iLife
    Nov 6, 2014 8:05 AM in response to yugojnab

    iPhoto has no tool to extract still frame from a video.

     

    What is your iPhoto version and MacOS X version? Early iMovie versions (before iMovie 9) could extract a still frame from a video, but the current iPhoto and iMovie cannot do this.

    I am using Aperture's video editor to extract single frames from a video, but it would be bit expensive to upgrade to Aperture just for still frames.

     

    if you do not need full resolution images - just the full screen size, simply view your video in full screen mode, advance the video to the frame you want and take a screenshot with (Shift+Comm+3). This wills save a photo to the Desktop.

    Or use the professional version if QuickTime 7, if you have it. File > Export will save a still frame in ".pct" format.


    Otherwise you will need third party apps; I have seen  MPEG Streamclip recommended for this, but have not used it myself.

  • by CoralVision,

    CoralVision CoralVision May 11, 2015 8:23 AM in response to Phil0124
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    Video
    May 11, 2015 8:23 AM in response to Phil0124

    Hey Phil0124,

    Thanks for the tip! It worked great, except I would add that on an apple keyboard the key-combo to enter screen-capture mode is command+shift+4, as there is no "alt" key on the apple keyboard (except maybe if you count the modified "option" keystroke, which didn't work for this operation). Also, it seemed like once I entered this mode the player controls got out of the way automatically. This trick will make a big difference for me - thanks again!

    Eric D - CoralVision

    QT 10.4

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin May 11, 2015 8:45 AM in response to CoralVision
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    May 11, 2015 8:45 AM in response to CoralVision
    as there is no "alt" key on the apple keyboard

     

    Sure is. Not all Apple keyboards are the same...

  • by CoralVision,

    CoralVision CoralVision May 11, 2015 9:09 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Video
    May 11, 2015 9:09 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    Yes yes I see it there, "alt" smallish and in the upper corner of the "option" key. Nevertheless, it does not work for this function. Terence - you should apply that attention to detail to some of the untouched problems/questions over on my activity log - I'd love the help!

  • by janagram1015,

    janagram1015 janagram1015 May 29, 2016 2:12 PM in response to yugojnab
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    May 29, 2016 2:12 PM in response to yugojnab

    I have a PC with the Windows 10 upgrade (I know...)

    After about an hour and a half trying all the suggestions, I tried the old-fashioned way.

    • Did a Print Screen from the keyboard Print Screen key.
    • Pasted it into a PowerPoint blank presentation page after removing the text boxes.
    • Set the View to wide.
    • Did a Save As with JPEG as the File Type.

    It worked.  :-)

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN May 29, 2016 3:13 PM in response to janagram1015
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    May 29, 2016 3:13 PM in response to janagram1015

    Thanks for sharing - but exactly what does this have to with iPhoto for Mac where you posted?

     

    LN

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 29, 2016 4:02 PM in response to yugojnab
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    Photos for Mac
    May 29, 2016 4:02 PM in response to yugojnab

    Open up the movie in Quicktime Player 7 and stop it at the frame you want to have as a jpeg.  Use the key combination of Shift+Command+4 to take a screenshot of the screen. 

     

    Note that the resolution of the resulting jpeg file will not be as good as if you had taken a photo instead of a video.

     

    How to take a screenshot on your Mac - Apple Support

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