Windows – How to capture a still image from digital video

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I'd like to get a still image from a digital video I've taken.

A quick search has revealed these two possibilities,

Any suggestions on which might be better or alternatives?

I'd be using Windows OS

Update
In the end I used Windows Live Movie Maker

Best Answer

I like VLC and have it installed so for ease of use I would probably use that. If I didn't find those results satisfactory I would probably attempt to use ffmpeg with one of the autobuilds from tripp.

Syntax as follows:

ffmpeg -i foo.avi -ss 00:01:43 -t 1 -s 1280x720 -f mjpeg bar.jpg

That should take one shot at 1 minute 43 seconds and output a jpg, at 1280x720

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