[John Crockett]

I know this is technically an After Effects forum, but I found an answer that works…HandyAVI.

A 10-day free trial can be downloaded from https://www.azcendant.com.

It only works with AVIs, but conversion from one format to another is not very difficult. I had to convert the .mpg that my camera records to AVI, and then for kicks I converted my time-lapse AVI back to .mpg. Worked like a charm.

Hope this is helpful to someone.

[John Crockett]

I’m sorry, I can no longer sit still and read these incredibly unhelpful posts without replying.

Yes I’m taking it personally because I need the exact thing that is being requested in this thread, so I am incredibly frustrated by replies like this one.

I ALREADY HAVE a video…that I shot with a DIGITAL video camera (Waste of good media???!?!? wtf?!?!? are you talking about the re-arranged electrons on the hard drive inside my cam?!?!?!).

Now…what I need is to EXTRACT every hundredth frame from the video that I have ALREADY SHOT, to create a shorter video, showing a process that took several hours (in “real” time), in about 30 seconds.

Advice such as, “You used the wrong kind of camera. You should buy the right kind of camera and they’re really cheap on the internet” is UTTERLY, RIDICULOUSLY – – – U S E L E S S – – – to me (and to the poster who started this thread). Pleas do not offer such advice.

Just in case I have not been completely clear: I have a video that is too long and too slow. I want to use this video as the basis from which I create a new video that shows the same scene (recorded subject) but is only 30 seconds from beginning to end.

Here’s my final suggestion: If you have read my message and you do not understand what I am asking for …or… if you think I’ve done something wrong and you want to tell me how to do it right…DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have I been clear enough?

For those who find this message offensive and condescending, but do not have a cogent answer to my question… tap your mouse and move on.

For those who find this message funny and have an answer that might be helpful to me…THANK YOU!!!!!