Video Thumbnail Grabber
100% PrivateFile & Data ConversionCapture still frames from a video file as PNG images at the moments you choose.
Runs entirely in your browser. Your input is not uploaded to Ovatly or anywhere else.
- 1Choose a video file; it loads into the preview player on this device.
- 2Pick the preset points (start, 25%, 50%, 75%) or switch to your own times and add them one by one, as seconds or minutes:seconds.
- 3Press Capture frames and wait while the tool seeks to each point and saves the picture.
- 4Download any frame as a PNG from under its preview.
For a clip that runs 1:36, the preset points are 0:00, 0:24, 0:48 and 1:12 (0%, 25%, 50% and 75% of 96 seconds). The tool captures those four frames and offers each as a full-resolution PNG named by its time.
- Frames are captured at the video's own resolution and saved as PNG, which can be several megabytes for HD video.
- Videos over 200 MB show a memory warning: the browser holds the file while seeking, and very large files can strain smaller devices.
- A frame at the exact final instant cannot be captured (players cannot display it), so times are kept a fraction of a second inside the end.
No. The video plays from your device in the page's own player, and frames are drawn from it locally.
About this tool
The Video Thumbnail Grabber captures still frames from a video file as PNG images: the opening frame, the quarter, half and three-quarter points, or any times you choose yourself. Pick a strong frame for a thumbnail, a preview image or documentation without installing video software.
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Part of Ovatly's free tools in File & Data Conversion.