Re: Grabbing an Image from Video

PaintShop Pro can capture while the movie is playing.  While in Paint Shop
Pro, you will need to change the capture properties under import, screen
capture, setup.  Change the capture properties to window or screen and set a
hot key for the capture.  Click on Capture now.  Go back to your video
player and play it.  Hit your hot key when you want to make the capture
during the video play.

I have done this on numerous occasions to create screen captures for SME
reviews.  If you are looking for a more video editing approach you can try
Sonic Foundry's Video Factory but the learning curve might be a little high
for what you want to do.

HTH,

Don Haller


----- Original Message -----
From: "Manish Sharma" <msharma(at)satyam.net.in>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: Grabbing an Image from Video


> Hello Christie,
>
> Since you already have Paint Shop Pro use the Screen Capture utility of
the
> program (Capture - Start) or SHIFT-C.
> Play the movie in Windows Media Player then (important) pause at the frame
> you want to copy. Then capture using PSP. (Note, PSP would not be able to
> capture while the movie is playing, but if the movie is paused, it works!)
> Also make sure that the cursor is on the movie (you would need to
configure
> the setup of PSP screen capture utility not to include the cursor).
> Finally, crop the image.
> Hope this helps
>
> Regards,
> Manish Sharma
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christie Cooksey <christie(at)thearmidalemall.com>
> To: HWG-Techniques <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 5:02 AM
> Subject: Grabbing an Image from Video
>
>
> > I would like to grab a single image from a short video clip and paste it
> > into PaintShopPro.
> > Are there any programs out there that will allow me to do that?
> >
> > The video was taken with an ordinary video cam (not digital) and I've
got
> it
> > on my computer.  I can edit the video with my software but none of the
> > programs I have will allow me to copy a single frame so I can paste it
> into
> > PaintShopPro.  There is a cool shot that I'd like to use on a website.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Christie Cooksey  :0)
> > http://www.thearmidalemall.com
> > http://www.designedbychristie.com
> >
> >
>
>

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