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May 16, 2025
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Capture frame from video

  • May 16, 2025
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I shot a Timelapse video on my canon R50 and cannot figure out how to get the original photos or capture frame from the process. It was my first attempt at the Timelapse so I made it far too short, but feel like there's gotta be a way to snag frames from the video to edit. I've tried other forums and videos and my Lightroom doesn't give me the options most of them show (stacking, capture frame, etc). Any tips or ideas for how I could do that?

Correct answer Anshul_Saini

Hi @kevin_6698,


Welcome to the community. If you used the Time-Lapse Movie mode on your Canon R50, the camera does not save the individual photos; it compiles them directly into an MP4 video file. Unfortunately, this means there are no original RAW or JPEG frames to recover from that timelapse, only the final video.

 

However, you can still extract high-quality frames from the timelapse video using Photoshop:

  • Open Photoshop.

  • Go to File > Import > Video Frames to Layers.

  • Select your timelapse video.

  • You can now browse and save any frame as an image.

 

Next time, try using the Interval Timer Shooting instead of Time-lapse Movie. This mode captures each frame as an individual photo (RAW or JPEG), which you can:

  • Edit in Lightroom individually, and

  • Assemble into a video later if desired.

 

I hope this helps!

Best,

Anshul Saini

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Anshul_Saini
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May 16, 2025

Hi @kevin_6698,


Welcome to the community. If you used the Time-Lapse Movie mode on your Canon R50, the camera does not save the individual photos; it compiles them directly into an MP4 video file. Unfortunately, this means there are no original RAW or JPEG frames to recover from that timelapse, only the final video.

 

However, you can still extract high-quality frames from the timelapse video using Photoshop:

  • Open Photoshop.

  • Go to File > Import > Video Frames to Layers.

  • Select your timelapse video.

  • You can now browse and save any frame as an image.

 

Next time, try using the Interval Timer Shooting instead of Time-lapse Movie. This mode captures each frame as an individual photo (RAW or JPEG), which you can:

  • Edit in Lightroom individually, and

  • Assemble into a video later if desired.

 

I hope this helps!

Best,

Anshul Saini

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