Ever wish you could capture that perfect moment from a video you’ve recorded on your iPhone? It could be a funny facial expression, that stunning sunset you saw on your holidays, a cool trick your pet has pulled or something much more special, like your baby’s first steps.
Of course, you’ve got the option of taking photos while recording videos on iPhone, but what if you didn’t capture a photo in the moment? Thankfully, there is a way to extract stills from videos shot on iPhone, ready for sharing with friends and family.
Whatever your subject might be, keep reading to learn how to get still photos from videos on your iPhone.
What you’ll need:
- An iPhone
- A video to screenshot
The Short Version
- Open the video and tap Edit.
- Drag the slider to the frame you want to capture.
- Press the side and volume up buttons at the same time to take a screenshot.
- Tap on the screenshot.
- Drag the border in to crop the image.
- Tap Done.
- Tap Save To Photos.
Step 1.
Open the video in the Photos app and tap Edit
You can use any video for this method.
Step 2.
Drag the slider to the frame you want to capture
Using the Edit window will allow you to be more precise.
Step 3.
Press the side and volume up buttons at the same time to take a screenshot
You can find both on the sides of your phone.
Step 4.
Tap on the screenshot
This should appear in the bottom left corner of your phone after taking a screenshot.
Step 5.
Drag the border in to crop the image
This will remove the Edit window controls in your image.
Step 6.
Tap Done
This will save your image.
Step 7.
Tap Save To Photos
That’s it! You can also save the image to your Files or create a Quick Note in the Notes app.
Troubleshooting
There are apps that offer the ability to extract photos from videos, but many of these are paid-for or ad-laden. It’s much easier to follow the steps we’ve outlined above.
You can capture stills as you record a video in the iOS Camera app by pressing the record button to initiate the video recording and tapping the white button in the bottom right corner every time you want to snap a photo.