Grab a Frame from MP4

Pull a crisp still image out of any video: pick the second, get a JPG. Tuned for MP4: it is the world's default video: the file that plays before anyone has to think about it.

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MP4 JPG

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Tell us the second and we'll hand back a high-quality JPG.
  • Free, no signup
  • No watermark, ever
  • Files auto-delete in 1 hour
  • Nothing to install

How to grab a frame from a MP4 video

  1. 1

    Drop in the video that has the moment you want to keep.

  2. 2

    Type the timestamp in seconds. 7.5 means seven and a half seconds in, and decimals let you land right between frames.

  3. 3

    Hit Grab the frame and download a JPG at the video's native resolution.

Why grab frames here

Native resolution, not a screenshot

The frame is decoded straight from the video data: a 4K video hands back a 4K still, whatever size your screen happens to be.

Decimal-second precision

7.5 means seven and a half seconds in. Tenths of a second are usually the difference between mid-blink and the shot you wanted.

High-quality JPG out

Frames export at quality 2 on the encoder's 31-point scale, where 1 is the best it goes. In practice: no visible JPEG artifacts.

No signup, gone in an hour

Free for everyday use, and the video and its still delete themselves from our servers within an hour.

Screenshots vs extracted frames

Pausing a video and taking a screenshot captures your screen, not the video: you get your display's resolution, the player's UI, and whatever the player did to the picture on the way. Extracting decodes the actual frame the file contains and saves that.

Flippy seeks to your timestamp, decodes the exact frame sitting there and writes it as a JPG at near-lossless settings. What was recorded is what lands in the file.

If your frame comes out blurry, that is motion blur recorded in the video itself, not a tool problem. Nudge the timestamp a few tenths of a second either way: action shots usually have a sharper neighbor.

Questions people ask

What quality is the exported frame?

The JPG is extracted at the video's native resolution at high quality settings. What the frame looks like is what you get.

Can I grab more than one frame?

One per run for now; run it again with a different timestamp. Batch grabbing is on the list.

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