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I need software that can take a standard .mp4 video and give me all the frames in standard picture format (.png or .jpg if possible). I know Movie Maker can take individual frames and turn them into pictures but I need an automated program if at all possible.

I'm trying to do this on the Windows OS (7/8) and I need a program that is free to use (no shareware).

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  • Mind to give some additional details (see e.g. here for some improvement hints)? Especially: What OS should it run on? Is "image splitting" the only requirement? What's the budget (or must it be free)?
    – Izzy ♦
    Jun 8, 2014 at 23:02

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You can use FFmpeg:

  • Free and open-source
  • Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
  • Allows to split video into pictures: e.g. ffmpeg -i input.mov -r 0.25 output_%04d.png to get a picture every four seconds.
  • Is CLI so you can batch.
  • Supports most of the video formats.

Other ideas.

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    I suggest using the command line for "every frame" as per the OP's question, which is just dropping the -r 0.25 I think
    – Neil Slater
    Jun 9, 2014 at 7:13
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If you prefer to have a graphical user interface and need to export every frame, you can use VirtualDub:

  • free and open source
  • Windows
  • File -> Export -> Image sequence:

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    It looks like this would fit the job.
    – Timtech
    Jun 9, 2014 at 11:05
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    Just verified that this does work. You may need to look around for the additional FFMpeg input plugins depending on the video type you are working with.
    – Kevin Brown-Silva
    Aug 9, 2016 at 0:27

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