Answers.Body: <p>For a good GUI based on libavcodec (which a ffmpeg library), take a look at <a href="http://handbrake.fr/screenshots.php" rel="nofollow">handbrake</a>. Might be a bit too detailed for a very "simple" user, but with some effort it's manegable. It also supports saving of presets, so you can set it up for easy use.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Look at <a href="http://ffmpeg.org/">ffmpeg</a>. It will run on just about anything and should do what you want, although it might depend on what your source actually is
  Something like this should work : </p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i sourcefile.avi -f image2 'img-%03d.jpeg'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>(see the <a href="http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#image2-2">image2 section</a> for full reference)</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks, I'll have look. The main purpose is to have this software running on the average user's machine. I'll have look to see if I can bundle it and put a minimal gui on top.
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Answers.Text: If you want GUI you might want to check VLC, it's using some of the same libraries too
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Body: <p>I'm looking for a piece of software I'm even sure it exists.
  Here's what I would like this software to do:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>be free (ideally open source, but free and closed source is also fine)</li>
  <li>be cross platform (at least works on Win and OSX, Linux support would be nice)</li>
  <li>import a variety of video formats (mov, avi, wmv, mpg, mp4, ogg, flv, 3gp, etc.)</li>
  <li>exports an image sequence from the imported video</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Any ideas/suggestions ?</p>
  
Tags: <video><formats><transcoding>
Title: cross platform software to convert video to image sequence
UserDisplayName: George Profenza
ThreadText: # cross platform software to convert video to image sequence
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-11-29)
  
  I'm looking for a piece of software I'm even sure it exists.
  Here's what I would like this software to do:
  
  * be free (ideally open source, but free and closed source is also fine)
  * be cross platform (at least works on Win and OSX, Linux support would be nice)
  * import a variety of video formats (mov, avi, wmv, mpg, mp4, ogg, flv, 3gp, etc.)
  * exports an image sequence from the imported video
  
  Any ideas/suggestions ?
  
  **Tags:** video, formats, transcoding
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2012-11-29. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  Look at [ffmpeg](http://ffmpeg.org/). It will run on just about anything and should do what you want, although it might depend on what your source actually is
  Something like this should work :
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i sourcefile.avi -f image2 'img-%03d.jpeg'
  
  ```
  
  (see the [image2 section](http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#image2-2) for full reference)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks, I'll have look. The main purpose is to have this software running on the average user's machine. I'll have look to see if I can bundle it and put a minimal gui on top.  
  > **username_2**: If you want GUI you might want to check VLC, it's using some of the same libraries too  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-02. Score: 4
  
  For a good GUI based on libavcodec (which a ffmpeg library), take a look at [handbrake](http://handbrake.fr/screenshots.php). Might be a bit too detailed for a very "simple" user, but with some effort it's manegable. It also supports saving of presets, so you can set it up for easy use.
  
  
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