Premiere Pro · Exporting and delivery
How to export a still frame in Premiere Pro
Short answer
Park the playhead on the frame and click the Export Frame button (the camera icon) under the Program Monitor, or press Shift+E on Mac or Ctrl+Shift+E on Windows. Choose PNG or JPEG and click OK.
In Premiere Pro
01
Find the frame
Park the playhead on the frame you want.
02
Click Export Frame
Click the camera icon under the Program Monitor, or press Shift+E (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+E (Windows).
03
Pick the format
Choose PNG for the best quality, or JPEG for a smaller file. Name it and set the folder.
04
Import it if needed
Tick Import into project to use the still in the edit.
- The still is saved at the sequence's resolution, not the clip's. For a full-resolution still from a 4K clip, export from a 4K sequence or from the Source Monitor.
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From the help center
Questions
- Why is the Export Frame button missing?
- Add it from the Program Monitor's button editor (+).
- Why is my exported frame low resolution?
- Export Frame uses the sequence size. Export from a higher-resolution sequence or the Source Monitor.