Taking still pictures from video

[Steve76]

Got to the frame you want to make a still image of, then goto Modify->Make Freeze Frame. Then all you have to do is go to File->Export->Using Quicktime Conversion. Here you can select ‘Still Image’ in the Format option. Then hit ‘Options..’ to select JPEG from the pulldown menue.

That’s all there is to it.

Cheers,

Steve

[Rob Gee]

Make sure you’re on the frame you want to save in your timeline, then go to File > Export > QuickTime Conversion, then pull down the Format: QuickTime Movie and choose Still Image, save it to where you want it.

[Rafael Amador]

And don’t forget to drop a de-interlacing filter before to make the Freeze Frame.
Cheers,
Rafael

[Ed Dooley]

I usually do the de-interlacing afterwards in PS or AE, although I haven’t compared for quality.
Ed

[rafalaos] “And don’t forget to drop a de-interlacing filter before to make the Freeze Frame.”

[Rafael Amador]

Ed,
This why I do it in FC with BorisCC, RE_Vision or Nattress. The de-interlacer of Photoshop is too basic. In AE you can get it well done with the same plugins. There is an article in the COW comparing the different methods. Although to make still mai not be necesary to use the most precise one.
Cheer,
Rafel

[Ed Dooley]

I mostly do it in case there’s a field order problem (meaning, if I screwed up).
If I deinterlace in FCP, then bring it into PS or AE, I don’t know there’s a problem
until I open it. If I do it after capture, I can see the result immediately, when it’s already
a still image, so fixing it is quick. I think you’re right about de-interlacing stills though.
I don’t think there’s a huge quality difference from program to program. For video, I still
like the quality of AE, although I’m using Compressor’s Frame Controls with good success.
Ed

[rafalaos] “Ed,
This why I do it in FC with BorisCC, RE_Vision or Nattress. The de-interlacer of Photoshop is too basic. In AE you can get it well done with the same plugins. There is an article in the COW comparing the different methods. Although to make still mai not be necesary to use the most precise one.
Cheer,
Rafel
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