Video

Extract frames from a video
on iPhone, privately.

Sometimes what you need out of a video is a handful of stills, not the whole clip — a storyboard, a set of thumbnails, a moment you want as an image. Filemorph pulls frames out at a set interval, right on your iPhone.

Filemorph extracting frames from a video on iPhone

Scrubbing through a video and screenshotting individual frames is slow and gives you whatever resolution the screen happens to render. Filemorph reads the video data directly and exports full-resolution stills at the interval you choose, from every half second to once a minute.

Each still is saved as a JPEG. For a five-minute clip at a five-second interval, that is sixty images written to Files, ready to browse, pick from or drop into another app.

How to extract frames from a video on iPhone

Pro
  1. Add your video. Open Filemorph and pick the video from Photos, Files or the Share sheet.
  2. Set the interval. Tap Extract Frames and choose how many seconds apart each still should be.
  3. Save or share. Tap Convert. The JPEG stills save locally in Files, one per interval.

In the app: Extract Frames.

Why extract frames from a video?

A single frame is sometimes more useful than the video it came from — for a thumbnail, a print, or picking the exact expression out of a burst of motion. Extracting frames at a set interval gives you a full set of candidates to choose from instead of guessing where to pause playback.

Is it private?

Yes. Unlike web converters that upload your files to a server, Filemorph converts every file locally using Apple's frameworks. Nothing leaves your device, and it works with no internet connection. This operation is part of Filemorph Pro ($29.99/year, 7-day free trial on monthly and annual plans).

FAQ

Video → JPEG frames — common questions.

What image format are the frames saved as? +

JPEG. Each extracted frame is written as a separate JPEG file at the video's native resolution.

What interval options are there? +

From every half second up to once a minute, set per conversion. A shorter interval means more frames and a longer export.

Is frame extraction free in Filemorph? +

No, Extract Frames is part of Filemorph Pro ($29.99 a year, 7-day free trial on monthly and annual plans).

Extract frames from a video without uploading it.
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