Frame Grab vs Save Frame

Frame Grab makes it easy to capture and share any moment from videos stored on your device as still images in JPEG or HEIF format. It supports not only videos stored in the Photos app, but also those in the Music, Podcasts, and TV apps, as long as they are downloaded to your device. ◇◇◇ How to Use ◇◇◇ ◆When you launch the app, a list of video categories appears: Photos, Live Photos, Music Videos, Home Videos, Movies, TV Shows, and Podcasts. ◆Tap a category to view its videos, then tap a video to open the player view. ◆Move the playhead to the desired frame. Use the buttons on either side of the play button to step forward or backward one frame at a time. ◆Save Option 1: Tap the Share button to save the displayed frame to the Photos app, or share it with other apps and services. ◆Save Option 2: Tap the gray circle button to temporarily save the displayed frame to the Queue. Repeat this for other frames as needed. When you’re ready, tap the red badge showing the number of queued items to open the Queue and save multiple frames at once to the Photos app, or share them with other apps and services. ◆Choose an image format: Choose JPEG or HEIF in “Settings” > “Image Export Settings” > “Format”. ◇◇◇ Settings ◇◇◇ ◆Live Photos: Choose whether to show Live Photos videos. ◆Format: JPEG or HEIF ◆Quality: Four levels: Low, Low-Mid, Hi-Mid, High ◆Size: Actual size of original video Half size of original video Maximum 1920, 960 or 640 pixels ◆Location Info: Choose whether to embed the location data as Exif metadata in the exported images. Applies only if the video contains location information. ◆Date-Time Info: Choose whether to embed the shooting date-time as Exif metadata in the exported images. Applies only if the video contains date-time information. ◆Show Format: Choose whether to show the format on thumbnails in the Queue. ◆Show Frame Time: Choose whether to show the frame time on thumbnails in the Queue. ◇◇◇ Other Features ◇◇◇ ◆Playback Speed: 0.5x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x ◆Continuous Grabbing: Extract multiple frames at user-defined intervals and save them to the Queue. ◇◇◇ Note ◇◇◇ ◆No recording feature included. ◆Protected videos — such as movies downloaded from the Apple TV Store — cannot be displayed. ◆Images in the Queue may be cleared when either the app or the OS is updated. ◆Videos recorded on iPhone or iPad store only the location where the recording started. Images extracted from the same video will contain the same location information.

Turn your videos into photos and Live Photos. Save Frame combines precise frame controls with batch extraction, helping you capture favorite memories and create thumbnails, covers, and social posts from footage you already have. FIND THE EXACT MOMENT Open a video from Photos or Files, slow down playback, and zoom in to inspect expressions and details. Step forward or backward one frame at a time to find your favorite moment. Saved-frame markers help you keep track of the photos you’ve already captured. CREATE LIVE PHOTOS Keep the movement around your chosen frame by saving it as a Live Photo. Capture the smile, the celebration, or the little moment that deserves more than a still image. You can also extract still photos from existing Live Photos. SAVE A SERIES AUTOMATICALLY Create more from footage you’ve already shot. Built for content creators, batch extraction helps you pull thumbnail candidates, video covers, and images for social posts from a single video. • Save frames at regular time intervals • Extract every nth frame • Choose a total number of images spread across the video Review the results in Photos and pick your favorites. CHOOSE HOW YOU EXPORT Save frames at the video’s original resolution, including from 4K footage. Choose JPEG or HEIC, with AVIF available on supported devices, and adjust compression quality to balance image detail and file size. Preserve HDR color and brightness with compatible videos, devices, and export settings. Keep capture dates, times, and location information when available. YOUR VIDEOS STAY PRIVATE Choose a video using Apple’s photo picker or open one directly from Files. No full photo library access required. Save Frame processes your video directly on your device, with no video uploads required. No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. You already captured the moment. Save the frame.