I'm running OS 13 and want to get some still shots from some videos of my 2 yr old stud cold. This article: How to extract a still frame from a video… - Apple Community mentions a playhead and I don't have the slightest idea what that is.
Can this even be done on Ventura and, if not, what do I need to do?
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7
Simply put, it's a visual tool, usually a line or dot, that is used to show the video playback position in a video player or editor. It moves across the timeline as the video plays. That's all.
The easiest way to grab frames (still photos) from a video on the Mac is to playback the video on the Mac screen and pause the playback at the point you want to get the still and then take a screenshot by pressing Shift-Command-F3. Take a screenshot on Mac - Apple Support
You can then open the screenshot in the Preview app, crop it to your liking and print it out.
Simply put, it's a visual tool, usually a line or dot, that is used to show the video playback position in a video player or editor. It moves across the timeline as the video plays. That's all.
The easiest way to grab frames (still photos) from a video on the Mac is to playback the video on the Mac screen and pause the playback at the point you want to get the still and then take a screenshot by pressing Shift-Command-F3. Take a screenshot on Mac - Apple Support
You can then open the screenshot in the Preview app, crop it to your liking and print it out.
The "playhead" referred to in a software video or audio app is analogous to the physical device that contacts the magnetic tape of a video or audio tape recorder/player and, depending on the mode (record or playback) either records data to or reads data back from the magnetic tape.
In software, the playhead is usually identified by a line that marks the current location on a timeline of the video or audio data that is being recorded or read back or edited.
To extract a still frame from a video you first have to locate the frame that you want to use. You do that by positioning the playhead at the point in the video where that frame can be found. The still frame you see is usually right where the playhead is positioned.
You're on the right track with the link that you included in your post. 👍🏽
Thanks for the explanation, but I still don't understand what the playhead is in a video. Not sure why I'm not understanding this...
what is the "playhead" in a video?
