still pic from video? I'm just wondering how I can take a video of an event that I have and try to get a single frame out of it. I have PSE combo on my new laptop right now and Picasa...

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

I'm just wondering how I can take a video of an event that I have and try to get a single frame out of it. I have PSE combo on my new laptop right now and Picasa on my old laptop. It's a video of the Red Bull air race last fall and I got a plane chopping down a pylon.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/extract-video-frames-to-images-using-vlc-media-player/
--Bob

planepics wrote:

I'm just wondering how I can take a video of an event that I have and try to get a single frame out of it. I have PSE combo on my new laptop right now and Picasa on my old laptop. It's a video of the Red Bull air race last fall and I got a plane chopping down a pylon.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Never mind...I found I was able to do it using Elements, but the resulting frame was utterly useless :(

DaveHam Loc: Reading UK

If a single frame does not work and you were shooting the video at a frame rate of say 30fps you could try merging two adjacent frames to get a slightly better image. It is a technique that needs a fairly fast frame rate to achieve and a good angle on the subject - if it is moving fast at ninety degrees to you it is unlikely to work but if it is coming at a tight oblique angle you may have some success.

AlMac Loc: Newcastle Upon Tyne - UK

rmalarz wrote:

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/extract-video-frames-to-images-using-vlc-media-player/
--Bob

rmalarz has the right idea. With vlc player (free download) you can forward the video frame by frame and save the images you desire.

Alan.

CPR Loc: Nature Coast of Florida

If you have access to Photoshop CC you can put it in "MOTION" mode and capture frames. You can then use all the power of PS CC to try to get the pic you want. You can also apply all the PS filters and such to the entire video and then render a new version..

Billy Bob

Your FUTURE in photography. You can say a old man of 77 told you so.

Bill_de Loc: US

Check the software that came with the camera. My Panasonic extracts single shot from 4K

From Nikon -- http://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/article/gx2q3tr8/what-to-do-when-you-need-stills-while-shooting-hd-video.html

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don26812 Loc: South Bay of Los Angeles, CA

planepics wrote:

I'm just wondering how I can take a video of an event that I have and try to get a single frame out of it. I have PSE combo on my new laptop right now and Picasa on my old laptop. It's a video of the Red Bull air race last fall and I got a plane chopping down a pylon.

If you mean that you have the combination Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements package, you have everything you need to make a copy of a single frame. Premiere Elements has a command to do that. Moreover, almost every other video editor or viewer has a similar command. But as others have noted, you are stuck with the relatively low resolution of video. A frame grab from a 1920x1080 HD video will only allow 6.4"x3.6" image to be printed at 300 ppi.

Programs, like Photoshop can be used to up-sample the image somewhat, but the quality will be reduced. You can also chose to send your printer an image at a reduced resolution, say 200 ppi, which would yield a 9.6x5.5 inch print.