Google Chrome now lets you capture full-res video frames: Here’s how to use it

Designed for students, the new feature lets you capture 4K screenshots from YouTube videos.

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Here's how you can copy high-quality video frames from YouTube. (Image: Google)

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Google has announced a new feature for its Chrome browser that allows users to copy high-quality still images from videos on YouTube and a few other sites. The feature, which is aimed at students who want to take notes from lecture videos, is built into Chrome and works in several Chromium-based browsers.

Currently, the feature seems to work on YouTube and Google Photos videos, which use the YouTube player. It might not work on videos that have overlays or are embedded in other elements.

The feature is a simple but useful addition to Chrome that can help users capture high-quality screenshots from videos without using any external tools or extensions.

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How to use the feature

To use the feature, users need to pause the video and right-click on it. Then, they can select “Copy Video Frame” from the menu. This will copy the frame to the clipboard, which can then be pasted into any document or image editor.

The copied frame will have the same resolution as the source video, not the resolution of the screen. This means that users can get 4K frames from YouTube videos even if they are playing in a smaller window.