Capture Screenshots
Capture and integrate screenshots from your media directly into your notes.
Media Extended allows you to capture screenshots from videos and seamlessly embed them into your notes. This isn't just a simple screen grab; it's a powerful way to link visual information directly to your thoughts, complete with timestamps.
Screenshot is not longer available for YouTube and Vimeo videos since v4, for details and future plans to solve this, see Breaking Changes.
Capturing a Screenshot
You can capture a screenshot in a couple of ways, depending on your workflow.
From the Player
The quickest way to grab a screenshot is from the player's control bar. Just click the camera icon.
This will save the current frame to your vault and insert a link into your active note.
With Commands
For a more keyboard-driven approach, you can use commands from the command palette:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Save Screenshot | Saves the current frame to your vault and inserts a link into your note. |
Copy Screenshot | Copies the current frame to your clipboard. |
Clip and Save Screenshot | Lets you crop the frame before saving it and inserting a link. |
Clip and Copy Screenshot | Lets you crop the frame before copying it to the clipboard. |
Assign hotkeys to these commands for even faster access.
Clipping Images
When you use the "Clip" variants of the screenshot commands, a cropping tool will appear over the video. You can adjust the selection to focus on the most important part of the image before saving or copying.
What Gets Saved
When you save a screenshot, two things happen:
- An image file is created in your vault.
- A timestamped link to that screenshot is inserted into your active note.
By default, the inserted text looks like this:
This is a combination of two things:
![[screenshot.jpg|...]]: An embedded image of the screenshot. The text inside|...|is the embed's display text (or alt text), which by default shows the media title and timestamp, and sets the image width.[[video.mp4#t=...]]: A timestamp link that jumps you to the exact moment in the video.
Customization
You can fine-tune the screenshot feature in the plugin settings.
Screenshot Format
You can choose the file format for your saved screenshots. Go to Settings > Media Extended > Playback > Screenshot. You can select PNG, JPEG, or WEBP. WEBP offers the best compression but may not be supported on all devices.
Save Location
By default, screenshots are saved in your vault root. You can specify a custom folder in the settings to keep your attachments organized.
Link Templates
The text inserted when you take a screenshot is generated from templates. You can customize these in Settings > Media Extended > Note Taking to fit your note-taking style perfectly.
For a detailed guide and more examples, see Template Customization.