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Frame Capture and Deinterlacing
I’m using Vegas Movie Studio. I’m getting a still from a 1080-60i (HDV) video using the technique of setting the preview window to best/full and then doing a save operation. The still I’m trying to capture is from a scene with a lot of motion, so not surprisingly the still suffers from a lot of interlace artifacts. I realize that at least to some extent this is just the nature of the beast. What I’m wondering is if there is a more intelligent way to deinterlace and capture a frame that will produce fewer of these artifacts – i.e. give me a better quality image. Or am I hoping for too much? Thanks.
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Kevin,
You can try applying a de-interlace filter to the video
clip….then capture your still as usual at the point of
your cursor. Hence try this free de-interlacing filter
called “Smart Deinterlace” with some other useful ones at:
https://www.mikecrash.com/index.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=13Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
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I would set the project temporarily to progressive mode and then take the snapshot and set it back to interlaced. This will remove the interlacing while the snapshot is being taken. You can also deinterlace an already captured image with Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or just about any image editor that understands video frame interlacing.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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