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Video Player & Frame Grab

Last updated: May 2026


The canvas video player gives you a full glass-style player for any uploaded video, plus a unique trick: grab a frame from the video and drop it onto the canvas as a reusable image element.

Adding a Video

  • Toolbar: Pick the Video tool
  • Keyboard: Hover the canvas and press V
  • Drag-drop: Drop an MP4, MOV, or WEBM file onto the canvas
  • Paste link: Paste a YouTube or Vimeo URL for an inline embed

Player Controls

  • Play / pause / scrub timeline
  • Volume and mute
  • Fullscreen toggle
  • Playback speed

Frame Grab

Pause at the frame you want and use the Grab Frame button. The frame is captured and placed on the canvas as a new image element you can resize, caption, or use as a reference for AI image generation.

Use Cases

  • Build a shot reference board from a single source video
  • Pull stills from a rough cut for a thumbnail planning board
  • Reference specific moments in a video without re-watching it each time
  • Capture key beats of a competitor video for analysis

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