What's New

v3.20 -> v3.30
- user notification updated, all deprecated code rewritten
- bug fixed: tip window state can be reset correctly
- bug fixed: video position counter not in white on dark mode
- More by dragonBTV menu updated

App Description

Extract all frames of your movie into high-resolution pictures!

Attention: for higher picture quality, constant extraction efficiency, and other productivity features, please consider our commercial version named 'preCut Pro'.

Still, using snapshots or screen-capture on obtaining a single frame image of a movie? Tired of fast-forwarding, rewinding, and rewinding some more, but still cannot find the frame you want? Then movie2picture is just the one you need.
Drag and drop a video file to movie2picture, which will find the highest possible resolution images for you.
After you set up the resolution and a destination folder, your movie or video file will be extracted into pictures without losing a single frame.

*For reverse engineering, generating a movie from pictures, please consider apps named "picture2movie" and "photo2movie", there is also a free app called "photo2movie FREE".

features:
- fully supports all movie formats that your QuickTime Player can open
- simple drag and drop interface
- preset to the highest resolution the video can provide
- extracted pictures' resolution can also be freely set by simply changing the player's size
- pictures will be outputted in PNG format
- picture files' names can be freely set or using the movie file's name
- extracted frames can be placed in any folder
- the starting point can be set to any position of the video
- extraction can be manually interrupted anytime without issues.
- status of extraction displayed on the app's dock icon
- output folder auto-opens after extraction

version history:
v1.60 -> v1.70
- Sandboxed OS 10.6 - OS 10.8 compatible version
- the size of the interface updated

v1.70 -> v1.73
- Fix bug of nil output folder under OS 10.7
- copyright warning alert added

v1.73 -> v3.00
- fully re-coded for macOS Sierra 10.12
- updated to macOS Sierra 10.12 and still compatible with OS10.8 and above
- deprecated macOS functions all re-coded
- interface window re-designed
- all extracting frame pictures will be saved at the highest resolution
- processing movie position can be changed even during extracting
- file saving folder alert added
- user notifications added
- set file saving folder function and menu added
- startup tip window and tip contents modified
- change the color of all popup alerts and panels to white
- icon color changed
- show file format tip removed
- more by dragonBTV updated

v3.00 -> v3.03
- fix file saving alert bug
- Menu item added: Upgrade Option: preCut Pro
- alert related to UHD movie added
- More Apps by dragonBTV is simplified by displaying in the App Store directly

v3.03 -> v3.05
- app size dramatically reduced
- thread processing efficiency improved
- performance improvements for macOS 10.13 High Sierra

v3.05 -> v3.06
- bugfix: prefix null or mistake during continuous extraction of multi movies
- bugfix: upgrade reminder doesn't pop up accordingly for UHD movies
- app menu rearranged

v3.10 -> v3.20
- Any Mac (Apple Silicon, Intel) version for macOS Big Sur
- bug fixed: interface forcing white background-color
- bug fixed: small icons don't match up on the dark mode
- interface fine-tuning for dark mode
- some alerts modified
- bug fixed: delay after an alert from resuming thread processing
- all deprecated functions rewritten

v3.20 -> v3.30
- user notification updated, all deprecated code rewritten
- bug fixed: tip window state can be reset correctly
- bug fixed: video position counter not in white on dark mode
- More by dragonBTV menu updated

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 09, 2014 Initial release
  • September 13, 2015 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
  • October 06, 2015 Price increase: $5.99 -> $7.99
  • November 06, 2016 Price increase: $7.99 -> $9.99
  • June 14, 2019 New version v3.06
  • August 05, 2021 New version v3.21
  • September 16, 2023 New version v3.30