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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 20 2006, 08:29 AM (180 Views) | |
| Bee | Oct 20 2006, 08:29 AM Post #1 |
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Kim Komando had this hint in her column this morning: You can always extract pictures from your video files. The resolution won't be as good as photos taken in camera mode. That's because video is captured at a lower resolution. There is a quick and dirty way to capture images from videos. You can use Windows' Print Screen command. To do this, transfer the video to your computer. When you get to the frame you want to save, pause the video. Then, press the PrntScrn button on your keyboard. It may seem like nothing happens. That's because the screen print is saved to the clipboard. So open Paint (Start>>All Programs>>Accessories). Paste the picture into the new file by pressing Ctrl + V. You'll notice that the Screen Print feature captures the entire screen. This means you'll need to edit out toolbars and the program windows. Also, you may end up with a picture of an empty video player window. This happened to me with Windows Media Player. In order to capture a picture from the video, I had to turn off video acceleration. To turn video acceleration off in Windows Media Player, click Tools>>Options. Open the Performance tab and slide the Video acceleration slider to None. Click Apply and OK. When you're done, save the photo by clicking File>>Save. Enter a file name and then select the file type. I recommend JPEG. If you want to edit the photo, save it as a TIFF. Click Save. Don't plan to enter the photo in a contest. A screen grab will be mediocre. If you have a photo-editing program, use it instead of Paint. If you need a photo-editing application, I have links to several. They're free. If you bought video-editing software, explore it. Some will extract photos from video. That's easier than using Windows' Print Screen feature. And the quality may be better. Windows Movie Maker can capture images from videos (Start>>All Programs>>Windows Movie Maker). First, import the video into Windows Movie Maker. Click File>>Import into Collections. Select your video and click Import. When it appears in the Collection window, double-click it to play it. Use the controls to pause it at the frame you want to capture. Then, click Tools>>Capture Picture from Preview. Enter a name for your picture and click Save. Some cameras record movies in the MOV format. These videos play in Apple's QuickTime. To capture a picture from a QuickTime movie, pause it on the frame you want. Then click Edit>>Copy. Paste the screen print into Paint or a photo-editing program. Bee |
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| Bee | Oct 20 2006, 08:32 AM Post #2 |
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I thought I was putting the above into Tech Help but I blew it. Anyone know how to move it to where it belongs? |
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| Hulabird | Oct 20 2006, 09:08 AM Post #3 |
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I think it would be ok if you left it here Bee. Thanks for the tip. |
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