VLC Frame by Frame is a feature of the VLC media player which plays the video frame by frame. So if you want to analyze a video in VLC one frame at a time, you can use the Play Video Frame by frame feature in VLC. So if you want to use frame by frame feature you can download the VLC media player onto your computer for both Mac and Windows operating systems, if you haven’t yet downloaded it.
To do this, we have to enable the Frame by Frame feature built into the VLC media player to play it one frame after another frame.
You can also enable the advanced controls if you like to have more control over this feature. Let’s learn how we can do this step by step below.
How To Use VLC Frame By Frame to Play Video
Follow the below step-by-step tutorial on your Windows or Mac computer to use the Frame by Frame feature of VLC.
- Open the VLC Media Player on your computer.
- Open the video file that you want to play frame by frame by choosing File Menu at the top and choosing the Open File option and choosing the video.
- Now when you are at the correct time in the video where you want to analyze the video frame by frame, press the “E shortcut key” button on your keyboard.
- Now the video will pause and the VLC Media Player will play the video one frame at a time. Click on the E Button Again to play the Next Frame.
- This frame-by-frame feature works in VLC when the video is playing or when the video is paused as well.
Do you know that VLC can be used to Cut videos? If you wanted to know how then you would also like to read How to Trim Or Cut Videos in VLC.
How Do I Enable Video Frame by Frame numbers in VLC?
With this feature below you can also analyze the video with Frame by Frame number so it’s easy to track which frame you are seeing.
- To show frame-by-frame numbers on your VLC player, select the Tools option >> Media Information option on your Windows PC.
- Go to the Statistics window and under the Video option, you can see the frame displayed and lost.
- Adding both these Displayed and Lost frame values will give you the frame number in VLC.
How Do I Reverse frame by frame in VLC?
By default, the frame-by-frame feature only goes forward one frame at a time.
If you want to make it go reverse frame by frame, there is no option available as of now. You can use the “A shortcut” key for frame stepping.
VLC Frame by Frame Frequently Asked Questions
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Hope you were able to play the video frame by frame using the VLC media player. If you liked our tutorial, don’t forget to share our tutorial on social media.
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