Extracting a Still Image from an MP4 at a Specific Time with Media Foundation (archived 2026-07-27)

How to grab the frame closest to a given time in an MP4 with the Source Reader, fix up stride and the RGB32 alpha byte, and save it as a PNG. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/15/000-media-foundation-extract-still-image-from-mp4-at-specific-time/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-15.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-07-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21614497
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Cell Image Analysis Techniques
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Extracting a Still Image from an MP4 at a Specific Time with Media Foundation (archived 2026-07-27)

Go Komura
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cell Image Analysis Techniques
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Extracting a Still Image from an MP4 at a Specific Time with Media Foundation (archived 2026-07-27)

Go Komura
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How to grab the frame closest to a given time in an MP4 with the Source Reader, fix up stride and the RGB32 alpha byte, and save it as a PNG. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/15/000-media-foundation-extract-still-image-from-mp4-at-specific-time/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-15.

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