ffmpeg -ss 00:01:00 -i input.mp4 -frames:v 1 -q:v 2 frame.jpg

Category: Media & Conversion

ffmpeg -ss 00:01:00 -i input.mp4 -frames:v 1 -q:v 2 frame.jpg

Extract a single frame at a timestamp

Extracts exactly one frame from 1 minute into the video. -frames:v 1 stops after a single frame and -q:v 2 sets JPEG quality, with lower being better. Without -ss you get the first frame.
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