Jeff Geerling is a software developer, author, and open-source contributor known for his expertise in infrastructure automation and Drupal development. Readers can learn about DevOps practices, Ansible automation, and web development with Drupal. With blog posts, tutorials, and open-source projects, Jeff Geerling shares  insights and best practices for building and managing web infrastructure.

Jeff Geerling

A streamlined workflow for extracting still frames from videos using QuickTime Player on macOS. The solution uses AppleScript and Automator to create a Quick Action that automatically copies the current video frame, creates a new Preview document, saves it as a JPEG with a timestamped filename to the Downloads folder, and assigns a keyboard shortcut for quick access. This approach solves issues with HEVC/H.265 video corruption and reduces the manual steps from six keystrokes to a single keyboard combination.

Save video still frames from QuickTime Player with a shortcut