Capturing images from a video file
May 21st, 2009 by Anthony Curreri
Windows Media Player just doesn’t have the chops for this task. You’re going to have to install a better video player. Don’t worry, it’s free!
- Install VLC Media Player: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html
- Open VLC
- Load the video file by clicking on the Media drop down, the Open File
- Click the Tools drop down, then Preferences
- Click ‘Video’ on the left.
- In the last box ‘Video Snapshots’ it lists the directory where captured images will go. Take note of this directory or change it to be whatever you wish.
- Play the video.
- At the moment you wish to capture an image, click the Video drop down, then click Snapshot.
- Go to that directory we saw in preferences, and Robert’s your mother’s brother! Images!
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