pyav_video_decode_and_save_frames_as_images.py

1import av
2
3# Open the video file
4container = av.open('path/to/video.mp4')
5
6# Iterate over the packets in the stream
7for packet in container.demux(video=0):
8    for frame in packet.decode():
9        # Do something with the frame (e.g., save it)
10        frame.to_image().save(f'frame-{frame.index:04d}.jpg')
11        
12        # Limit to the first 10 frames for this example
13        if frame.index >= 10:
14            break
15    if frame.index >= 10:
16        break
17
18container.close()