Splitting a video into frames means breaking it down into separate frame-pictures. You might need this to pick the best frame for a cover, make a series of photos from a motion, or study a moment frame by frame. Below is how to split a video into frames on your computer — with no fiddly settings.

First decide how many frames you need

  • Every frame in a row — for example, a frame-by-frame look at a short clip. There will be a lot of them (25–60 for every second).
  • By interval — one frame per second, or once every few seconds. Handy for reviewing a long video.
  • Only the sharp key frames — when you need not “everything” but the best frames from each scene change.

Way 1. Online services

There are websites where you can upload a video and get the frames as JPG or PNG. That is handy for a short clip, but keep in mind: you are uploading your video to someone else's server. For personal or work recordings that is not always a good idea.

Way 2. On your computer, without uploading to any website

If the video is personal, it is better to split it into frames right on your computer. The Kadrik program is made exactly for this: drag the video into the window, and it lays the clip out into frames on its own. And not just one after another — it finds scene changes and keeps the sharpest frames, with no blurry duplicates. The pictures are saved to the desktop in the Mamonov/Kadrik folder, and the video itself never leaves your computer.

More about the Kadrik program

Which format to save frames in

For photos and covers, JPG works well — the file is light and opens everywhere. If you need maximum sharpness with no compression, use PNG. Kadrik saves frames as ready-made pictures with nothing else to configure.

FAQ

How many frames are there in one second of video?
Usually 25–60. So “everything in a row” from a long video means thousands of pictures; it is often easier to take the key frames.

How do I avoid getting hundreds of blurry frames?
Choose a mode that keeps only the sharp frames. In Kadrik that is the default.

Can I assemble a video back from the frames?
Yes, but that is a different task — building a video from pictures in a video editor.

In short

  1. Decide: every frame, by interval, or only the sharp key frames.
  2. Short and not personal — online is fine; personal — better on your computer.
  3. The easy option is Kadrik: drop in the video, get sharp frames.