Video conversion
Convert MP4 to PNG
Converting MP4 to PNG means pulling still frames out of the video and saving each one as a PNG image. Morphjet can extract every frame, or just the ones you pick, right on your own computer, so the video file never has to leave your machine or get uploaded anywhere.
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- Extension
- .mp4
- Type
- Video
- Typically
- The universal video format
- Compression
- Lossy
- Extension
- .png
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Screenshots, logos, UI assets
- Transparency
- Supported
Convert MP4 to PNG on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
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How to convert MP4 to PNG
- Open Morphjet and drag in the MP4 video, or a whole folder of them.
- Choose PNG as the output, and pick whether you want a single frame, every frame, or one frame per second.
- Convert. Morphjet saves the frames as PNG files next to the original video, and nothing leaves your machine.
MP4 vs PNG: what actually changes
| MP4 | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| What it holds | Full video, with motion and sound | One still frame, no motion or sound |
| File size | Compact for what it holds, minutes of footage in a modest file | One PNG per extracted frame, so a whole video can turn into a lot of files |
| Quality | Lossy compression, some detail is discarded to keep the file small | Lossless, the extracted frame is saved with no further loss |
| Transparency | No | PNG supports it, though a frame pulled from video is opaque like the footage it came from |
| Opens in | Video players and browsers | Any image viewer, browser, or photo editor |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert MP4 to PNG when you need one crisp frame from a video, for a thumbnail, a screenshot to drop into a document, or a still to open in an image editor.
Keep the MP4 if you need the motion or the sound, since a PNG only ever gives you a single moment frozen in time.
Why not just use an online converter?
Video often shows more than a photo does, faces, home interiors, or whatever was on screen during a recording. Sending an MP4 to an online frame-extractor puts that footage on someone else's server before you get a single PNG back. Converting on your own computer keeps the video, and every frame pulled from it, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting MP4 to PNG lose quality?
The frame itself is saved losslessly as PNG, so no extra compression happens at that step. But the video was already compressed going in, so the frame only has as much detail as the MP4 encoded in the first place.
Do I get one PNG or a PNG for every frame?
Either. You can pull a single frame at a chosen moment, or export the whole clip as a sequence of PNGs, one per frame or at a set rate like one per second.
Will the PNG include the video's audio?
No. A PNG is a single still image, so the sound and everything happening before or after that moment are left out. Keep the MP4 if you need those.
Can I convert MP4 to PNG without uploading the video?
Yes. Morphjet extracts frames on your own computer, so the video and the images pulled from it never get sent anywhere. That matters for video especially, since MP4 files are often too large to upload quickly.
Does the PNG keep any metadata from the video?
Not really. Recording details like date or device don't carry over to an extracted frame the way EXIF data does on photos, so each PNG is just the image itself.
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