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# Extract video frame

> Pull a single frame from a video as an image.

Extract Video Frame pulls one frame from a video and outputs it as an image, ready to feed into image nodes.

## When to use

* Thumbnails
* Still previews
* Reference frames

Common pattern: `upload_video → extract_video_frame → generate_image`.

## Inputs

<ParamField body="Video" type="video" required>
  The video to extract a frame from. Required. Supports loop mode.
</ParamField>

## Outputs

<ParamField body="Image" type="image">
  The extracted frame.
</ParamField>

## Configuration

<ParamField body="frameSelection" type="string" default="first">
  Which frame to extract. One of `first`, `middle`, or `last`.
</ParamField>

<Note>
  This node consumes credits per run.
</Note>