# Show specific frame of video file as an image

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**Category:** Python\
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/show-specific-frame-of-video-file-as-an-image/9461 "2022-07-11T03:16:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![crackwitz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.opencv.org/crackwitz/32/14_2.png) [@crackwitz](https://forum.opencv.org/u/crackwitz)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/show-specific-frame-of-video-file-as-an-image/9461/2 "2022-07-11T09:48:19Z")

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`vid.set(cv.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES)` or `CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC` and then try to read.

may or may not work, may or may not be accurate. depends on the video file.

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