Save frame to photos in photos.app

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Save frame to photos in photos.app

When you view a video in the new photos.app, on the drop down menu from the little cog there is an option that says "export frame to photos"

Does this work for anyone? Where does the frame go?

Posted on Apr 28, 2015 6:22 AM

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Answer 1

léonie

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Apr 28, 2015 6:29 AM in response to freefalladdict

Yes, it is working for me. The frame will be a TIFF image and appear in your Pictures folder, named similar to "Frame-28-04-2015-03-26-08.tiff"

It is one of the nice surprises, that we now can extract frames from videos in a simple way.

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Answer 2

Apr 28, 2015 6:30 AM in response to léonie

Hmm, it is not working for me... I cant work out why, 😟

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Answer 3

léonie

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Apr 28, 2015 6:35 AM in response to freefalladdict

For me, it is showing "Export Frame to Pictures", not "Export Frame to Photos".

Did you look in your Pictures folder? The Pictures folder in your Home folder may have a different name, if your Main System Language is not set to English.

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Answer 4

Apr 28, 2015 6:49 AM in response to freefalladdict

I just deleted the preferences, rebooted my mac and it seems to work fine now...

Thanks for the replies

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Answer 5

Apr 29, 2015 12:57 AM in response to freefalladdict

I'm having the same problem, but I don't know what you mean by "deleted the preferences". Could you tell me more about what you did? Thanks.

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Answer 6

léonie

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Apr 29, 2015 3:05 AM in response to GreatBigBore

The Photos.app stores the preference settings in a file in your hidden User Library. If this file has become corrupted, you can see all kinds of problems with the graphical user interface - missing menu items, etc.

To remove this file, do the following.

Quit Photos, if it is running.
Reveal your user library and delete this folder: ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Photos/

To reveal the hidden User Library:

Bring the Finder forward by clicking on the Desktop or the Finder icon in the Dock.
Select your user/home folder (with the house icon in the Finder sidebar)
With that Finder window as the front window, press the key combination ⌘J to bring up the View options.
In the View options panel enable ’Show Library Folder’. That will make your user library folder visible in your Home folder.
Open your Home folder, then the Library folder, then Containers.
Move the complete folder com.apple.Photos to your desktop. Move the entire folder, not just the contents.

Now restart the Mac and try again. If all is well, delete the folder from the Desktop.

Be aware, that removing the Preferences will reset all preferences you set using the Preferences panel in Photos. You will have to set them again. Also, Photos will not remember the location of your Photos library. If the library is not in the default location in your Pictures folder, you have to open it directly by double clicking it.

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