Convert Video to JPEG Sequence via API

Extract frames as JPEG images for thumbnails, previews, or analysis. JPEG frames are smaller than PNG, making them ideal for bulk extraction and quick previews.

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Loading FFmpeg engine... (~31 MB)

Use the API

curl -X POST https://renderio.dev/v1/commands \
  -H "X-API-KEY: ffsk_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ffmpeg_command": "-i {in_video} -vf fps=1 -q:v 2 {out_video}",
  "input_files": {
    "in_video": "https://example.com/input.mp4"
  },
  "output_files": {
    "out_video": "frame_%04d.jpg"
  }
}'

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Common Variations

Every frame at full fps

-i input.mp4 -q:v 2 frame_%04d.jpg

Lower quality, smaller files

-i input.mp4 -vf fps=1 -q:v 8 frame_%04d.jpg

Scaled thumbnails (320px)

-i input.mp4 -vf fps=1,scale=320:-1 -q:v 4 frame_%04d.jpg

Related Operations

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Need to process at scale?

Automate this with the RenderIO FFmpeg API. Process thousands of files programmatically or through no-code video automation.

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