Using ffmpeg to capture frame by number

I need to capture several video frames as .png from .mkv files in an automated way, starting from the frame numbers. I use the following .bat file (windows) which extracts e.g. 4 frames from a .mkv with yuv video. Code:

Well, VD2 uses avlib-1.vdplugin as decoder, and behind that sits: The very same mother ffmpeg, what else. ;-) Just no lengthy indexing, rather trusting the container- if that hits the correct frame, one may use that. (Here it was not, BTW. DGDecoders are the gold standard here, and they do need indexing.) BTW, if one prefers VD: no image utility needed. VD can export frames: single, sequences, and this can be scripted. And AvsPmod can do that too, with Macros.

Thanks a lot for info and tips! :thanks: I cannot find the way to script single image export with VD2, bit i managed it with export image sequence. The following script seems to do a good job. Perhaps it needs some tweak with strange characters in file name. It needs Virtualdub2 folder in windows PATH Code: