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I have a video file and want to make a screenshot series like this one
Which program can be used for that? Is there any command-line tool?
Which command-line tool can be used to make video screenshots from a videofile?
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Your example was done in Media Player Classic. While playing the video simply go to File -> Save Thumbnails.
FFmpeg can also do this.
ffmpeg -i <input_file> -f image2 -vcodec mjpeg img%d.jpg
this will make a series of images named img1.jpg, img2.jpg, etc.
John T
Posted 2009-11-13T13:54:48.583
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If you are using Linux then Video Contact Sheet *NIX is an excellent wrapper around a number of utilities to automate making thumbnail sheets with a decent set of options for customising the output. If you are using Windows/Max/BSD then you may have less luck with it, though the creator states that better support for other OSs is planned in later versions.
David Spillett
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+1 for a tool that just gets the job done. Thank you! – c089 – 2010-05-14T13:46:02.313
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There is a command-line tool written in Python called vcsi which can be used like this:
vcsi video.mkv -o output.jpg
zx228
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You can use montage command merge pictures,
and there is the useage:
vinian
Posted 2009-11-13T13:54:48.583
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1Hello and welcome to superuser.com. When answering questions it is customary to include the answer from sites and refer them, meaning that you describe the procedure yourself and add references to those methods. The reason for this is in case the the sites you are refering to goes down, the explanation will still be available here at superuser. – Mogget – 2013-11-27T09:01:04.770
Damn, you edited your answer ;) – Gnoupi – 2009-11-13T14:22:43.500
Yeah I never checked his example his explanation sounded good enough. Then I checked it and saw Media Player Classic across it in giant letters. – John T – 2009-11-13T14:28:44.690