diff --git a/oxdb/backend/extract.py b/oxdb/backend/extract.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bfaf388f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oxdb/backend/extract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+# GPL 2010
+from __future__ import division
+import re
+import os
+from os.path import abspath, join, dirname, exists
+import shutil
+import time
+import warnings
+import subprocess
+
+import oxlib
+import Image
+import simplejson as json
+
+
+img_extension='jpg'
+
+def run_command(cmd, timeout=10):
+    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    while timeout > 0:
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+        timeout -= 0.2
+        if p.poll() != None:
+            return p.returncode
+    if p.poll() == None:
+        os.kill(p.pid, 9)
+        killedpid, stat = os.waitpid(p.pid, os.WNOHANG)
+    return p.returncode
+
+def frame(videoFile, position, baseFolder, width=128, redo=False):
+    '''
+        params:
+            videoFile
+            position as float in seconds
+            baseFolder to write frames to
+            width of frame
+            redo boolean to extract file even if it exists
+    '''
+    #not using input file, to slow to extract frame right now
+    base_size = 320
+    frame = os.path.join(baseFolder, "%f.%s.%s" % (position, base_size, img_extension))
+
+    if exists(videoFile):
+        if redo or not exists(frame):
+            if not exists(baseFolder):
+                os.makedirs(baseFolder)
+            cmd = ['oggThumb', '-t', str(position), '-n', frame, '-s', '%dx0'%base_size, videoFile]
+            run_command(cmd)
+    if width != base_size:
+        frame_base = frame
+        frame = os.path.join(baseFolder, "%f.%s.%s" % (position, width, img_extension))
+        if not exists(frame):
+            resize_image(frame_base, frame, width)
+    return frame
+
+def resize_image(image_source, image_output, width):
+    if exists(image_source):
+        source = Image.open(image_source)
+        source_width = source.size[0]
+        source_height = source.size[1]
+
+        height = int(width / (float(source_width) / source_height))
+        height = height - height % 2
+
+        if width < source_width:
+            resize_method = Image.ANTIALIAS
+        else:
+            resize_method = Image.BICUBIC
+        output = source.resize((width, height), resize_method)
+        output.save(image_output)
diff --git a/oxdb/backend/models.py b/oxdb/backend/models.py
index 43cc8eb4b..b36b6cd59 100644
--- a/oxdb/backend/models.py
+++ b/oxdb/backend/models.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from firefogg import Firefogg
 import managers
 import load
 import utils
-
+import extract
 
 class MovieImdb(models.Model):
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
@@ -1132,26 +1132,31 @@ class File(models.Model):
 
     def extract_video(self):
         ogg = Firefogg()
+        source = None
+        profiles = []
         if self.stream_high:
-            #mid stream
-            self.stream_mid.name = stream_path(self, 'mid')
-            self.stream_mid.save()
-            ogg.encode(self.stream_height.path, self.stream_mid.path, settings.VIDEO_MID)
-            #low stream
-            self.stream_low.name = stream_path(self, 'low')
-            self.stream_low.save()
-            ogg.encode(self.stream_high.path, self.stream_low.path, settings.VIDEO_LOW)
+            source = self.stream_high
+            profiles = ['low', 'mid']
         elif self.stream_mid:
-            self.stream_low.name = stream_path(self, 'low')
-            self.stream_low.save()
-            ogg.encode(self.stream_mid.path, self.stream_low.path, settings.VIDEO_LOW)
-
+            source = self.stream_mid
+            profiles = ['low', ]
+        for profile in profiles:
+            output = getattr(self, 'stream_%s'%profile)
+            output.name = stream_path(self, profile)
+            output.save()
+            ogg.encode(source.path, output.path, settings.VIDEO_ENCODING[profile])
+ 
     def extract(self):
         #FIXME: do stuff, like create timeline or create smaller videos etc
         self.extract_video()
         self.extract_timeline()
         return
 
+    def frame(self, position, width=128):
+        videoFile = getattr(self, 'stream_%s'%settings.VIDEO_PROFILE).path
+        frameFolder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(videoFile), 'frames')
+        extract.frame(videoFile, position, frameFolder, width)
+
     def editable(self, user):
         '''
         #FIXME: this should use a queryset!!!