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  • How can I capture a still/thumbnail from inside Vegas?

    Posted by Norman Willis on July 6, 2009 at 2:51 am

    Hello.
    Is there some way to capture a single frame for use as a thumbnail or a still, from inside of Vegas? I would like to upload my thumbnail of choice to Vimeo.
    Thank you.
    Norman

    Mike Kujbida replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Mike Kujbida

    July 6, 2009 at 2:55 am

    Place your cursor at the appropriate place on the timeline, set the preview window to Best/Full (for maximum quality), click the Save Snapshot to File icon just above the window (looks like a floppy disc) and choose a file type (I prefer PNG) and save location.
    For slightly better quality, change your project properties to Progressive before you take the snapshot.
    Just remember to change it back afterward if you do this step.

  • Norman Willis

    July 6, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Nice.

    Thank you very much!

    Norman

  • Mike Kujbida

    July 6, 2009 at 3:34 am

    You’re welcome.
    Glad to have been of help.

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