Aimhigh Posted January 10, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2011 On our trip to Big Bend we took some photos, but did not notice that the photo selector was on "video". The videos are very short. I would like to somehow save them as individual photos so I can salvage the original target. Would appreciate any information on how to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted January 10, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Most any free video editing software can do this, (Windows Movie Maker or iMovie for Mac)) or if you only need a few frames captured, depending on your requirements for resolution and such, there are some screen capture utilities. If you are using a Mac, there is a built-in screen capture app. The Windows guys might be able to help you if your using Windows. Be aware that unless you had your video resolution set to anything other than very high, the pictures that you capture may be somewhat less resolution than the original video...this is due to the video compression used on-the-fly during recording. Still, capturing the video frames is certainly better than not having the pictures at all. Edited January 10, 2011 by tx2sturgis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted January 10, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 10, 2011 If you are using a Mac, there is a built-in screen capture app. The Windows guys might be able to help you if your using Windows. Jing is a great program for doing screen captures (and it's free) http://www.techsmith.com/jing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted January 10, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 10, 2011 If you have access to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 it does this very well. Using the Import function from the drop down menu and choose the "Frame from Video" you can load and view the video and freeze it to select a frame to make a photo from. From there you can crop and resize as you like. I think a lot of Windows XP units have the program bundled with the software. That was how I came across it. Good program. I use this for a lot of the pics I post on the site. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted January 11, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 11, 2011 If you have access to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 it does this very well. Wow. Adobe Photoshop TWO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted January 11, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 11, 2011 Wow. Adobe Photoshop TWO. QUOTE] Hey! I use a lot of vintage stuff. Photoshop TWO, dial-up, and '84 Venture........ If it works......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted January 11, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 11, 2011 Wow. Adobe Photoshop TWO. QUOTE] Hey! I use a lot of vintage stuff. Photoshop TWO, dial-up, and '84 Venture........ If it works......... Well I loved the early versions of Adobe Photoshop, but some of them cant be run under the newer OS'es....and likely would take Aimhigh longer to get working on a modern OS using compatibility work-arounds than to just have someone help him get it done locally or over the internet. And Windows Movie Maker is included in XP...and available on the Microsoft website. If he had a Mac, there is an included app called Grab, that can do it with just a few clicks. For a simple solution, he could either play them locally on his screen and use a screen grabber, or....upload them to youtube or vimeo and then capture the screen shots during a pause of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted January 11, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 11, 2011 Wow. Adobe Photoshop TWO. QUOTE] Hey! I use a lot of vintage stuff. Photoshop TWO, dial-up, and '84 Venture........ If it works......... Well I loved the early versions of Adobe Photoshop, (before the bloat) but some of them cant be run under the newer OS'es....and likely would take Aimhigh longer to get working on a modern OS using compatibility work-arounds than to just have someone help him get it done locally or over the internet. And Windows Movie Maker is included in XP...and available on the Microsoft website. If he had a Mac, there is an included app called Grab, that can do it with just a few clicks. For a simple solution, he could either play them locally on his screen and use a screen grabber, or....upload them to youtube or vimeo and then capture the screen shots during a pause of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elag Posted January 11, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 11, 2011 Don't need to install any programs. Just play in Windows Media Player (full screen). When the part you want comes up. Press and hold control and press print screen (prt sc). Open paint and click paste, then save it as .jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted January 11, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 11, 2011 Don't need to install any programs. Just play in Windows Media Player (full screen). When the part you want comes up. Press and hold control and press print screen (prt sc). Open paint and click paste, then save it as .jpg Using Vista Home.....I tried that and it did nothing! Tried it with F-lock on and off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted January 11, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 11, 2011 Don't need to install any programs. Just play in Windows Media Player (full screen). When the part you want comes up. Press and hold control and press print screen (prt sc). Open paint and click paste, then save it as .jpg Specifically what does Ctrl do? Normally one would either use Print Screen by itself or in conjunction with Alt. By itself, it captures the entire screen and with Alt, it captures the active window. If you run the vid in full screen, the quality may be compromised as it may be running in a larger window than it's designed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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