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[Save Specified Frame of a Video] Save a specified frame of a .mov with ffmpeg #cli
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save-frame.sh
# Save the first frame of a .mov file as a JPEG using ffmpeg
# Basic usage:
ffmpeg -i input.mov -frames:v 1 -q:v 2 firstframe.jpg
# Options explained:
# -i input.mov -> Input video file
# -frames:v 1 -> Extract just 1 frame
# -q:v 2 -> JPEG quality (lower = better, range 2–31)
# firstframe.jpg -> Output file name
# Example: grab a frame at 5 seconds into the video
ffmpeg -ss 00:00:05 -i input.mov -frames:v 1 -q:v 2 frame5s.jpg
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