As a film archivist I wanted to learn more about possible content based image retrieval (CBIR) tools, to evaluate if they could be a solution for the extraction of automated metadata for the videos in the collections I work with. The development of a CBIR tool from scratch goes beyond my personal skill level. So I attempted to develop a rudimentary workflow to carry out this process. Finding a semi-automated way to input video into reverse image search tools. Automatic screenshots Tineye and Google images are the most popular reverse image search engines. But they only allow for still images. VLC allows for automatic screenshot capturing at specific time intervals. 1. Preferen ce s ( ⌘,) click Show All 2. Select the video tab on the left side. Specify snapshot directory and copy it. 3. Under the video tab, select the filter tab. 4. Check scene video filter. 5. Under filters, click on Scene filter. Paste previously copied directory path. Set the recording ratio. This is the frame i