Export Single Frame as PNG
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Rodney Roy Garcia
Yes!!! I'm currently using VLC Player to export a single frame PNG for YouTube thumbnails. This will improve my workflow.
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Renée
Just chiming in to say that this extremely basic feature is very important and literally every other video editing software has it!
Nathan Maingard
How is this still not a thing?
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Constantin Weitbrecht
Its really crazy that this has not been implemented yet. Easy to implement and reaaly a must have in a video editor
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Michael Thornhill
Hi guys, descript is great but this is a super basic feature that really is important for video creators. Please can you add this, I was surprised that that this feature is not included. This is a significant hurdle in the video editing process with Descript. Need to upload to a different video editing software to do this now. Kind of defeats the purpose of using descript in the first place. Thank you
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Nathan Cashion
Four years later, and still no way to export a frame as an image?!
Steve Day
I just did I search on how to create a Thumbnail from a video frame - and guess what - you can't! Please fix this simple task.
Currently I have to export the video, then take a screen shot of the frame, then go back to descript and insert the png at the start of the video.
Without this, I can't use the video to publish as an FB Reel as there is no thumbnail option on FB Reels.
Am I missing something?
Canny AI
Merged in a post:
Feature Request – Export Frame as Image for Thumbnails
Autumn Carter
Hi Descript Team,
I love using Descript for my video editing, and I appreciate how intuitive it is for content creation. One feature that would be incredibly helpful is the ability to export a single frame as an image directly from the timeline.
Currently, many YouTube creators, podcasters, and video marketers (myself included) need high-quality thumbnail images from our recordings. Right now, the process involves manually taking a screenshot, which can be inconsistent in quality and requires extra steps. Having a dedicated “Export Frame” option (with customizable resolution and format choices like PNG or JPG) would make it much easier to create professional thumbnails directly from Descript.
This feature would:
• Save time by eliminating the need for external screenshot tools.
• Ensure high-quality images without compression or artifacts.
• Streamline the workflow for creators who rely on Descript for content production.
I’d love to see this added in a future update! Thank you for continuously improving the platform—Descript has been a game-changer for my workflow.
Best,
Autumn Carter
Jared M. Smith
That would be lovely.
I have a tedious workaround for this:
- Go to the timeline.
- Select the Range tool.
- Select a tiny bit of the scene starting at the moment you want a screenshot. Note: minimum selection size must be ~0.084s, or else "Current selection" will be disabled in the next step.
- Export "Current selection" to GIF.
- Externally convert to JPG.
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J D
Jared M. Smith I keep the original files and just use the option on the mac to right-click and copy image. Surprising that Descript cannot offer the same right-click option and give three options:
1) copy image to clipboard
2) save image to project
3) save image to Finder
That way, if you are using the web version, you would be able to easily get your images off of the page and save them locally or leave them on the cloud inside the project.
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J D
Images of mac video players vs Descript's "copy" which isn't the same as Copy Image or Copy Still Image.
Jared M. Smith
J D I didn't know that QuickTime Player had Copy Image! Thanks for sharing. That saves me a big hassle.
What application is the menu with "Copy Frame Link" from?
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Jared M. Smith That is from the App that is the most awesome that actually made me switch from PC to Mac after 40 years. Nothing is better and it is so powerful that I use it for everything. It is called DEVONthink. If all operating systems had that kind of Finder interface life would be great. If Descript had a Drive that behaved like DT3 I would be very happy. Searching, tagging, scripting and ability to work directly with web pages and pdf and video and audio make it invaluable to me.
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Stephanie Walton White
Totally agree. Yes please!!!!
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