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Creating snapshots of a video

Guide on how to create a snapshot or image of a frame in your video

This feature is useful if you want to create images of specific frames in the video

Please note: We recently launched a new and improved video experience, which you can currently access via the blue banner on the existing video page. In the new experience, you can create a snapshot by clicking the snapshot icon located at the bottom of the video player. See the instructions towards the end of the article for more details. 

To create a snapshot of a video: 

  1. Log in to your account via the Halo Vault login page:
    1. UK Login: app.halovault.cam
    2. US Login: app.halovault.us
  2. Navigate to the Videos section from the sidebar menu
  3. Click on the video you want to create a clip from. This will open a more detailed view of the selected video
  4. Click the Edit Video button above the clip

    Vault-VideosPage-EditButton

  5. The Edit Asset page will be displayed with a Video Editor and Create New section. Navigate to the Snapshots tab in the Create New section
  6. Pause the video at the point you want to snapshot
  7. Click the Take Snapshot button
  8. A prompt will appear for you to enter a name for your snapshot
  9. Click Save to create the snapshot. Once processed, your snapshot will appear on the right-hand side table 

    Vault-VideosPage-EditVideo-Snapshots

  10. In this table, you will also be able to view 3 symbols in the Actions column of your created snapshot. These allow you to:  
    1. Download
    2. Edit 
    3. Delete

New Videos Experience

To create a bookmark in the new experience

  1. Log in to your account via the Halo Vault login page:
    1. UK Login: app.halovault.cam
    2. US Login: app.halovault.us
  2. Navigate to the Videos section from the sidebar menu
  3. Click on the video you want to add bookmarks. This will open a more detailed view of the selected video
  4. Move to the point in the video you want to add a bookmark
  5. Click the Snapshot icon located at the bottom right of the video player 

    Screenshot 2026-08-19 at 16.37.32

  6. A window will open where you can confirm the snapshot timestamp. From here you can also:

    • Adjust the timestamp
    • Add a description
  7. Once you have reviewed your settings, click Create Snapshot to create the snapshot.

    Screenshot 2026-08-19 at 16.39.16
  8. To view your created snapshots, click the Snapshots tab in the top right menu bar 

    Screenshot 2026-08-19 at 16.40.54
  9. For all snapshots created, you will be able to view 2 symbols in the Actions column. These allow you to: 
    1. Edit description
    2. Delete