Taking a screen cap from a digital camera video

rocksteadyvybes · rocksteadyvybes #1 (**permalink**)

02-08-2008, 10:32 AM

How can I accomplish this? We have a video from our camera and want to turn a screen shot into a JPEG or any other picture format.

Any help?

dtownley1 · dtownley1 #2 (**permalink**)

02-09-2008, 06:23 AM

fairly easy. Open the movie in something like Quicktime*. Find the frame you want, then hit apple+c to copy it to the clipboard.

Next, open Preview, and click File>New From Clipboard. Your image should appear then. You can then save it however you like.

*If it's an .avi movie, Quicktime won't play it unless you use a plugin. I believe Perian should do the trick. If you google that you'll find what you need.

rocksteadyvybes · rocksteadyvybes #3 (**permalink**)

02-10-2008, 01:29 PM

thanks for the response! i'll give it a whirl

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rocksteadyvybes #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 52	02-08-2008, 10:32 AM How can I accomplish this? We have a video from our camera and want to turn a screen shot into a JPEG or any other picture format. Any help?
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dtownley1 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 09, 2006 Posts: 690 Mac Specs: macbook	02-09-2008, 06:23 AM fairly easy. Open the movie in something like Quicktime. Find the frame you want, then hit apple+c to copy it to the clipboard. Next, open Preview, and click File>New From Clipboard. Your image should appear then. You can then save it however you like. If it's an .avi movie, Quicktime won't play it unless you use a plugin. I believe Perian should do the trick. If you google that you'll find what you need.
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