Videos often contain funny or memorable scenes that we want to share with friends or refer back to later. Capturing a single frame in a video is an easy way to reference a particular scene. VLC has a snapshot feature that allows you to save any video frame as a normal image file. It also has advanced features like changing the speed of the movie or jumping to a specific time which makes finding and saving the perfect snapshot easy.
Step 1
Open your video in VLC by clicking "Media" in the menu. Select "Open Folder", "Open Disc", or "Open Network Stream" depending on the location of the video.
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Step 2
Navigate to the frame you want to save as a GIF by using the slider at the bottom of the window. Advanced navigation options are available in the "Playback" menu.
Step 3
Save the frame by clicking on "Video" and then "Snapshot" in the menu. This will save the frame as a PNG file to your "My Pictures" folder.
Step 4
Click on "File" and "Open" in Microsoft Paint and then find the file in the "My Pictures" folder.
Step 5
Click on "File", "Save As", and choose GIF as the new file type. The conversion will happen automatically.
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