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Video Contact Sheet Generator

Drop in a video and get one image of the whole thing: frames from every scene, dense at the start, each labelled with its timestamp and scene number. Free, no signup, and your file is deleted as soon as the sheet is made.

Drop a video here or click to choose one

MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV or AVI, up to 100 MB. Deleted as soon as it's done.

Pages

A whole video in one image

Both sheets below came out of this tool. Each scene has its own colour and number, CUT marks the first frame after every cut, and every tile carries its timestamp, so you can read the pacing without pressing play.

A4 contact sheet of a 43-second vertical music video: 30 frames across 17 scenes, each labelled with its timestamp and scene number, cut marks on the first frame of each scene.
A 43-second vertical music video: 17 scenes, 30 frames.
A4 contact sheet of a 20-second widescreen documentary clip about building the Great Pyramid: 24 frames across 7 scenes with timestamps and scene numbers.
A 20-second widescreen documentary clip: 7 scenes, 24 frames.

How to Make a Video Contact Sheet

1. Upload the Video

MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV or AVI up to 100 MB. Leave pages on Auto or pick 1, 2 or 4.

2. Scenes Are Found

Every cut is detected. Each scene gets its first frame and at least one more, long scenes get more, and the opening gets one frame per second.

3. Download the Sheet

One JPG with every frame's timestamp and scene, plus the timings as text or CSV and, if you want them, the full-size frames.

Why Not Just Take Screenshots?

1

Image per video

The whole video on one sheet you can share or print.

A4

Full page, no gaps

Every scene with several shots, ready to print or share.

0

Files kept

Your video is deleted right after the sheet is made.

Feature
ClipTalk
Screenshots by hand
Command-line tools
Finds every scene change
Yes, automatically
You scrub for them
Depends on the tool
Timestamp on every frame
Yes
No
Usually
Scene numbers and cut marks
Yes
No
Rarely
Install or sign up
Neither
Neither
Install and set up
Full-size frames too
Optional ZIP
One by one
Yes
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Videos up to 100 MB and 20 minutes work without an account (60 minutes with a free one). Need the stills themselves? The video frame extractor gives you every frame on the sheet as a full-size JPG. Your file is deleted as soon as it's done.

What a Contact Sheet Is Good For

Anywhere you need to see a whole video without watching it.

Show a Video to ChatGPT or Claude

AI chat apps can't watch video, but they read a sheet well. Ask about any moment by its timestamp.

Review an Edit

See the cut points, shot lengths and pacing of a draft at a glance, or send it for sign-off.

Study What Works

Break down a video that performed well: how fast it cuts, what the first seconds show, where text appears.

Catalogue Footage

Keep one sheet per clip so you can find the right take without opening every file.

Frequently asked questions

One image that shows frames from across a video in a grid, each labelled with its timestamp. It lets you see a whole video's shots and pacing at a glance.

Drop the video into the box above. The scenes are found and the sheet is built in seconds, ready to download as a JPG.

Yes, with no signup. Without an account you can make 10 sheets an hour; a free account raises the limit.

Every scene gets the frame after its cut plus more from its first seconds, long scenes get a middle and a late shot too, and blank frames such as a black opening are skipped. Each A4 page holds about 30 frames, big enough to read on-screen text; long videos get more pages.

Yes. Most AI chat apps can't watch a video but read an image well, so upload the sheet with your question; the timestamps let the AI point to exact moments.

MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM, MKV and AVI up to 100 MB, including iPhone HEVC. Videos up to 20 minutes work without an account and up to 60 minutes with one.

Yes. Tick "Also download every frame full size" to get a ZIP of JPGs named by timestamp, or use the video frame extractor, which puts the frames first.

No. The file is processed on our server and deleted as soon as your sheet is made.

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