Take a screenshot of a video frame
Press Ctrl + Alt + C to save the current frame as PNG or JPEG; it needs a sign-in.
Take a screenshot
- Pause on the frame you want, or leave the video playing.
- Press
Ctrl + Alt + C, or click Capture on the widget's Tools tab. - The frame is downloaded, copied or uploaded, depending on the action you chose in Settings.
Pause, press , or . to step one frame at a time, and you capture the exact frame where the slide is complete.
Choose the format and where the image goes
Open Settings, go to the Video Features tab and find the Screenshot card.
| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Format | PNG (higher quality) or JPEG (smaller file) |
| Action | Download, Copy to Clipboard, Download + Clipboard, Upload to Cloud, or Cloud + Clipboard |
| Cloud Visibility | Private or Public, for the cloud actions |
| Sync to cloud library | On or off |
| Include Timestamp | On or off |
| Timestamp Position | Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right |
The timestamp is the video time of the frame, written on the image. Turn it on for lecture slides and you know where each one came from.
Where the image goes
Choosing a cloud action uploads the image. Otherwise the capture stays on your device.
One frame or a moving part
A screenshot is one frame. For a moving section, the clip recorder records a part of the video and downloads it, and its switch is Clip Recording, in Settings on the Download & Capture tab.
Related keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
Ctrl + Alt + C | Capture the frame |
, | Step back one frame |
. | Step forward one frame |
All three can be moved: see Default shortcuts for the starting keys and Change a shortcut for the steps.
Notes and bookmarks is the next page.