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msongs

(70,170 posts)
1. google search turns up tons of imovie still capture tips. may or may not work with your
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 02:00 PM
Apr 2019

version according to some of those tips

mitch96

(14,652 posts)
2. Can you view the video on your laptop?
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 02:12 PM
Apr 2019

If so you can pause the vid on the image you want then do a print screen (shift/command/4). It then comes up as a screenshot on the desktop. Open the screenshot in preview and crop it to what you want and then save.. Sounds a bit involved but it's easy peasy quick

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361#portion

If you can't view the vid on your mac, play it on the device you can view it on, pause and take a pic with your digital camera or phone. Transfer it to your mac and play with it.. enjoy

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Make7

(8,546 posts)
3. I use VLC Media Player for converting video formats, but it can take a snapshot image of a frame too.
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 08:54 PM
Apr 2019

I haven't used it on OS X, but it is supported (and free) (double check version that matches your OS):

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

In the Windows version, there is a button with a camera icon that will save the current frame as an image file when clicked. I assume it works the same on a Mac.

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