Almost afraid to ask.......

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dsk

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Ok, i've got on my protective padding and am ready for the whipping that is sure to follow.....



I am interested in posting some frame grabs but am not sure how to get the frame from my project to a format that I can upload via jareds software.

I edit in FCP 4.0 (if that helps)



....... running for my life!



Dave
 
Re: Almost afraid to ask.......

When you're viewing a clip (I believe in the Viewer or Canvas), you position your playhead over the frame that you want to export and choose "Make Still Frame" (from the Modify menu I think). Then you can just export it as whatever image type you wish.

BTW, my instructions may not be spot on as I'm currently not on FCP, so I can't verify ATM :)
 
Re: Almost afraid to ask.......

Fellas,

Thanks for the replies - I tried this last night and was able to export ot via QT conversion to still image.  At that time I was given a choice of different file types.. JPG, TIF etc.  What is the proper format for posting frame grabs?


Thanks again for helping with what appears to be a very simple question.



Dave
 
Re: Almost afraid to ask.......

What are you going to be using the pictures for? If you are putting them back on FCP, you will probably not want to use a compressed format, so I think TIFF is the file type that does not compress--not positive though.

Sometimes I take random pictures from my video just to use a normal pictures on my screensaver and to email to people. In that case, I prefer using JPEG, which does compress the file some.

Also, if there is any quick movement in your shot and you notice that some of the picture is blurring because it is "in between frames" you will need to de-interlace the picture for it to look decent.
 
Re: Almost afraid to ask.......

Kyle,

Thanks - I am looking to post some frame grabs here on the site. I pulled some off last night in .jpg and .tif
and I think they look ok. To my eye I really cannot tell a difference.
 
Re: Almost afraid to ask.......

In order to post frame grabs on the web, you'll want to export your frames to a format that can be displayed by web browsers (gif, jpg, etc.). For video images, jpg would be your best bet.
 
Re: Almost afraid to ask.......

In that case, I would go with JPEG. You can also designate if you want it at the highest picture quality or at a lower quality (but smaller file size). Good luck!
 
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