gstreamer-cheat-sheet/capturing_images.md
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# Capturing images (GStreamer command-line cheat sheet)
### Capture an image as PNG
The `pngenc` element can create a single PNG:
```
gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! pngenc ! filesink location=foo.png
```
### Capture an image as JPEG
The `jpegenc` element can create a single JPEG:
```
gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! jpegenc ! filesink location=foo.jpg
```
### Capturing images every X seconds
This example captures one frame every 3 seconds, and places it in files with the format `img00001.jpg`.
It also displays the video (as the `tee` command sends the video to both `multifilesink` and `autovideosink`).
To change the frequency, change the `framerate=1/3`.
e.g. `framerate=2/1` would capture a frame twice a second.
```
gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! \
videoscale ! videoconvert ! video/x-raw,width=640,height=480 ! \
queue ! decodebin ! tee name=t ! queue ! videoconvert ! videoscale ! \
videorate ! video/x-raw,width=640,height=480,framerate=1/3 ! \
jpegenc ! multifilesink location=img%05d.jpg t. ! queue ! autovideosink
```