diff --git a/oxdbarchive/extract.py b/oxdbarchive/extract.py
index 85115da..177ee21 100644
--- a/oxdbarchive/extract.py
+++ b/oxdbarchive/extract.py
@@ -163,47 +163,6 @@ def extract_frame(movie_file, timestamp, img_folder, width=128, offset = 0, redo
     print "update the cache %s missing" % movie_file
   shutil.rmtree(framedir)
 
-def extract_still(movie_file, timestamp, img_folder, width=128, offset = 0, redo = False):
-  import warnings
-  warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", "tempnam")
-  ext = movie_file.split('.')[-1]
-  if ext in ('sub', 'srt'):
-    print "this is not a movie file, will not try to extract frames"
-    return
-  framedir = os.tempnam()
-  
-  os.mkdir(framedir)
-  os.chdir(framedir)
-  if offset:
-    timestamp_in_file = shift_time(-offset, timestamp)
-  else:
-    timestamp_in_file = timestamp
-  if os.path.exists(movie_file):
-    mplayer_options = ''
-    mplayer_options += " '%s'" % movie_file
-    mplayer_options += " -ss '%s' -frames 2" % (timestamp_in_file)
-    mplayer_options += " -vo png "
-    if width > 0:
-      mplayer_options += " -vf scale -zoom -xy %d " % width
-    mplayer_options += " -ao null"
-    mplayer = "mplayer %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % mplayer_options
-    frame = os.path.join(img_folder, "%s.%s" % (timestamp.replace(':', '.'), 'png'))
-    if redo or not os.path.exists(frame):
-      print mplayer.encode('utf-8')
-      os.system (mplayer.encode('utf-8'))
-      files = os.listdir(framedir)
-      if files:
-        print "creating frame ", frame
-        shutil.move(os.path.join(framedir,files[-1]), frame)
-        if len(files)>1:
-          for f in files[:-2]:
-            print "unlink", f
-            os.unlink(f)
-    time.sleep(0.1)
-  else:
-    print "update the cache %s missing" % movie_file
-  shutil.rmtree(framedir)
-
 def extract_poster_still(movie_file, png_file, inpoint):
   ext = movie_file.split('.')[-1]
   if ext in ('sub', 'srt'):
diff --git a/oxdbarchive/model.py b/oxdbarchive/model.py
index fd1fc5e..9691897 100644
--- a/oxdbarchive/model.py
+++ b/oxdbarchive/model.py
@@ -741,13 +741,13 @@ class ArchiveFile(SQLObject):
     return cache.loadPosterStill(self, position)
 
   def still(self, position):
-    still = os.path.join(self.stillFolder, "%s.%s" % (position.replace(':', '.'), 'png'))
+    still = os.path.join(self.stillFolder, "%s.%s" % (position.replace(':', '.'), 'jpg'))
     if not exists(still):
       oxdb_makedir(dirname(still))
       movieFile = self.absolutePath
       if os.path.splitext(movieFile)[-1] in ('.mov', '.mpg', '.mpeg'):
         movieFile = self.mini_movie_file
-      extract_still(movieFile, position, self.stillFolder, -1)
+      extract_frame(movieFile, position, self.stillFolder, -1)
     if exists(still):
         return cache.loadFile(still)
     return ''