diff --git a/pandora/archive/extract.py b/pandora/archive/extract.py
index 8cc32465..db85c495 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/extract.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/extract.py
@@ -351,6 +351,22 @@ def frame(video, frame, position, height=128, redo=False):
                     '-p', str(position), '-y', str(height)]
             run_command(cmd)
 
+def frame_direct(video, target, position):
+    fdir = os.path.dirname(target)
+    if fdir and not os.path.exists(fdir):
+        os.makedirs(fdir)
+
+    pre = position - 2
+    if pre < 0:
+        pre = 0
+    else:
+        position = 2
+    cmd = [ox.file.cmd('ffmpeg'), '-y', '-ss', str(pre), '-i', video, '-ss', str(position),
+            '-vf', 'scale=iw*sar:ih',
+            '-an', '-vframes', '1', target]
+    r = run_command(cmd)
+    return r == 0
+
 
 def resize_image(image_source, image_output, width=None, size=None):
     if exists(image_source):
diff --git a/pandora/archive/models.py b/pandora/archive/models.py
index 3962e4bb..a6a0ff40 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/models.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/models.py
@@ -400,6 +400,30 @@ class File(models.Model):
     def all_paths(self):
         return [self.path] + [i.path for i in self.instances.all()]
 
+    def extract_frames(self):
+        def video_frame_positions(duration):
+            pos = duration / 2
+            return map(int, [pos/2, pos, pos+pos/2])
+        if settings.CONFIG['media'].get('importFrames') and self.data:
+            filename = self.data.path
+            prefix = os.path.dirname(filename)
+            info = self.info
+            oshash = info['oshash']
+
+            for pos in video_frame_positions(info['duration']):
+                position = float(pos)
+                name = "%s.png" % position
+                fr, created = Frame.objects.get_or_create(file=self, position=position)
+                if fr.frame:
+                    fr.frame.delete()
+                fr.frame.name = self.get_path(name)
+                if not os.path.exists(fr.frame.path):
+                    extract.frame_direct(filename, fr.frame.path, pos)
+                if os.path.exists(fr.frame.path):
+                    fr.save()
+                    os.chmod(fr.frame.path, 0644)
+            self.item.select_frame()
+
     def extract_stream(self):
         '''
             extract stream from direct upload
diff --git a/pandora/archive/tasks.py b/pandora/archive/tasks.py
index 3c89873c..8947177d 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/tasks.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/tasks.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ def extract_stream(fileId):
             file=file, resolution=resolution, format=config['formats'][0]
         )
         if created:
+            file.extract_frames()
             stream.media.name = stream.path(stream.name())
             stream = stream.encode()
             if stream.available: