How to Capture a Still From an MPEG Using FFmpeg
- 1). Download and install FFmpeg. To simplify the rest of the process, place the MPEG you wish to convert in the same folder as your FFmpeg installation.
- 2). Enter the DOS shell command line by opening the "Start" menu and clicking the "Search programs and files" field. Type "cmd" and press "Enter."
- 3). Navigate to the folder containing the MPEG using DOS commands.
- 4). Enter into the command line "ffmpeg -i movie.mpg movie%d.jpg" and replace "movie" with your file name. FFmpeg will convert the mpg into a series of JPEG files titled movie1.jpg, movie2.jpg, and so on.
