How do you export a still image in AE?

[Steve Roberts]

File>Save Image As.

[Peter Jun]

I dont see Save Image as in Files… I’m on a mac btw.

[Steve Roberts]

Sorry … I just use the shortcut, so I gave you the wrong location. It’s composition>save frame as>file.

[Jerzy Drozda jr]

Theres also a plugin to copy the current frame to clipboard and for example paste it to Photoshop. I used it in one of my tutorials. See it in action here:
https://maltaannon.com/after-effects/simple-object-removal/

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[Blake Howard]

Go to the frame that you want to export so that it is shown in the Composition panel.
Do one of the following:
To render a single frame, choose Composition > Save Frame As > File. Adjust settings in the Render Queue panel if necessary, and then click Render.
To export a single frame as an Adobe Photoshop file with layers, choose Composition > Save Frame As > Photoshop Layers.

[Ashish Luthra]

First, take your Playhead to frame you want to Export & then
Go to Composition(before layer tab)>Save Frame As>File>output mode should me JPEG Sequence if you want jpeg format.