Video Decompiler

In case you’re into video or photo editing, you might want some more advanced tools to work with other than those Windows puts at your disposal. Sure enough, they also depend on the task you need to accomplish, and Video Decompiler wants to help you out by grabbing snapshots from various video files.

It takes only a little while to get the application up and running. However, you need to cautiously proceed through the setup process, or you might end up with other programs installed as well. Moreover, a restart is required to launch Video Decompiler for the first time, so make sure to save your work.

When launched, the application struggles to bring up its custom-made interface, that if you manage to overlook other visual issues caused by poor programming, it doesn’t look or feel that bad. Playback buttons are there to help you start, stop, and fast forward through content, with an option to toggle fullscreen, progress and volume sliders, as well as the dedicated functions through which to take snapshots.

The core function is to export frames from videos, with the possibility to load files like MPG, AVI, MPE, 3GP, 3G2, ASF, HDMOV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WMV, VOB. This needs to be done through the built-in browse dialog, because dragging the target file over the main window has no effect. What’s more, batch processing is not supported, so you can only work on one file at a time.

With the video file loaded, there’s little else you can do, since there aren’t any effects you can apply to the output pictures. However, you can take a look at the set of options to set the picture format, which can either be JPG or PNG, pick the download folder, as well as a prefix name for the generated files.

There are several ways through which Video Decompiler lets you grab snapshots. The first is the classic, with a picture taken every time that specific button is pressed. Another lets you have multiple shots taken and then sort out those you need, while the last depends on a countdown timer you set.

Video Decompiler comes in handy for grabbing that specific frame you need from a video, letting you do so in an intuitive, pleasant environment. However, it hasn’t received any updates in quite some time, and stability or functionality are not the major features here, convincing you to quickly look for alternatives.