Extract evenly spaced thumbnails from a video
Saves a chosen number of evenly spaced frames from each video as WebP, JPEG or PNG images, resized to the width you set, plus a contact sheet that shows them all with their times. Each dataset row has the frame time, the image link and its size. Run it as it is to try a built-in 6-second test clip for free, then add your own video links or files.
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The Video Frame Extractor - Thumbnails, Scenes & Contact Sheet Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like which frames, number of frames (count mode), and more, to match your specific use case.
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The thumbnail task spreads the frames evenly over the video (or over the part between startSec and endSec) and saves the decoded frame at each time. Each row gives its real timestamp and timecode.
The Video Frame Extractor reads direct links to video files (MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI), videos in a key-value store of your Apify account, or files you upload. Use only videos you have the right to use.
The Video Frame Extractor charges $0.0015 per saved frame. Long decoding beyond 400 megapixels per frame and the video data (1 per 64 MB from a link, 1 per 16 MB from Apify storage) count extra events. The built-in sample is free.