Saving SNAPSHOT to file pixilates image

[John Rofrano]

[Joao Carlos Schwalbach] “I have tried both: copying to clipboard and saving snapshot to file on FULL RESOLUTIONS but when I bring the file back to the timeline it is pixelated.”

How are you doing this? Are you setting the preview to Best (Full) before you save the image using the save image button? (you should be) This should give you an image with the same resolution as the project.

~jr

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[Joao carlos Schwalbach]

Yes John,

I am saving the snapshot at Best (FULL) but it always pixelates the file.
The workaround I found was to isolate the 1 frame and copy it several times on the timeline.
This must be a “stupid” way to do it but it works for now as I am struggling to deliver a project.

thanks a lot

joao

[John Rofrano] “[Joao Carlos Schwalbach] “I have tried both: copying to clipboard and saving snapshot to file on FULL RESOLUTIONS but when I bring the file back to the timeline it is pixelated.”
How are you doing this? Are you setting the preview to Best (Full) before you save the image using the save image button? (you should be) This should give you an image with the same resolution as the project.”

[Mike Kujbida]

Use a Velocity envelope to instantly freeze the video at the desired point.
Make the freeze as long as necessary and then resume it at the appropriate time.

[John Rofrano]

[Joao Carlos Schwalbach] “I am saving the snapshot at Best (FULL) but it always pixelates the file.”

Have you opened it up in an image editor to confirm it is pixelated and the wrong dimensions? I use this all the time and it works perfectly.

[Joao Carlos Schwalbach] “The workaround I found was to isolate the 1 frame and copy it several times on the timeline. This must be a “stupid” way to do it but it works for now as I am struggling to deliver a project.”

Here is an easier workaround. Make a subclip that ends at the freeze point. Drop the subclip on the timeline, right-click on it and disable looping. Drag the clip as long as you want and it will repeat the last frame as a “freeze frame”.

~jr

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[Bob Peterson]

I always switch the media from interlaced to progressive before I do the snapshot. I switch it back to interlaced after the snapshot is complete.

[Joao carlos Schwalbach]

thank you Mike, I will try that one.

[Mike Kujbida] “Use a Velocity envelope to instantly freeze the video at the desired point.
Make the freeze as long as necessary and then resume it at the appropriate time.”

[Joao carlos Schwalbach]

[John Rofrano] “Have you opened it up in an image editor to confirm it is pixelated and the wrong dimensions? I use this all the time and it works perfectly.”

John, I havent opened it in a proper image editor yet. But when I paste the “copied to clipboard” file in Paint, it is already pixelated.
Also, saving snapshop to file, I put the clip on the timeline it is pixelated.
I used to do this with earlier versions of vegas…very weird this is happening.
But will open the files in photoshop and see what is going on.

[John Rofrano] “Here is an easier workaround. Make a subclip that ends at the freeze point. Drop the subclip on the timeline, right-click on it and disable looping. Drag the clip as long as you want and it will repeat the last frame as a “freeze frame”.”

That is a very good tip John. Thank you.