axiesdad Loc: Monticello, Indiana

I have some video of the Jupiter Saturn conjunction. I would like to process images from it in Registax to see what I can get. These are mov files is there any way to do this?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Is there a button in the program for saving a still or snapshot?

axiesdad Loc: Monticello, Indiana

What program are you referring to; I can't even figure out how to get Registax to see the video?

User ID

Theres usually a basic video editor bundled with your OS.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Video files are "containers". MOV and MP4 contain the details of how the clip is shot, they are not formats. Assuming your MOV file as current, typical contents, there are probably 30 or more 2 MP images in every second. All the video editing software I know of will "grab" and individual frame and make a JPEG from it. Lightroom Classic will do it too.

For free is the video player program called "VLC". It will do the same thing.

I don't know of any software that will batch process a video clip into a series of JPEGS.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Hmmmm... "How it is shot." ergo the format in which it is shot.....

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Codec, frame rate, frame dimensions, bit rate, audio specifications, color space, audio codec, audio compression, etc. A MOV from one device will not be the same as from another device. Any device can create a variety of MOV or MP4 files. A read out of a video file will look like this:

General
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : JVT
Codec ID : avc1 (avc1/isom)
File size : 1 001 MiB
Duration : 1 min 45 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 80.0 Mb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49
Tagged date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49
Comment : DE=None, Type=Normal, HQ=Normal, Mode=P
gpt : +167.20
gyw : +2.40
grl : +0.00

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=30
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1 min 44 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 80.0 Mb/s
Width : 3 840 pixels
Height : 2 160 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.322
Stream size : 999 MiB (100%)
Title : DJI.AVC
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49
Tagged date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Codec configuration box : avcC

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 1 min 44 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 2.36 MiB (0%)
Title : DJI.AAC
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49
Tagged date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49

Text
ID : 4
Duration : 1 min 45 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 2 048 b/s
Frame rate : 1.000 FPS
Stream size : 26.2 KiB (0%)
Title : DJI.Subtitle
Language : English
Forced : No
Encoded date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49
Tagged date : UTC 2022-06-14 23:01:49

Other
Type : meta
Duration : 33 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Default : No

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Yup, different formats...
The key is in how each "format" is described. They are different.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I thought I knew what I was talking about, but certainly am missing something. Can you help me understand what I am missing?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

You said said "Video files are "containers". MOV and MP4 contain the details of how the clip is shot, they are not formats."
(My bolding)
I didn't agree. The format is identified by the "container" nomenclature.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

To get Registax to process video files they have to be SER and AVI format. I use PIPP to convert MOV/MP4 files to SER or AVI for use in Registax or AutoStakkert.

bwa

tripsy76 Loc: Northshore, MA

After Effects can do that (render each frame as jpeg, png, or tiff sequence) fairly easily.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

OK! Next time I need it, I will try to write that MOV and MP4 are the file extensions for named file container formats, that include video coding formats and audio coding formats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_file_format

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Didn't know that. Unfortunately After Effects, Audition and Premiere Pro package is usually out of reach for most that do this stuff for fun.

tripsy76 Loc: Northshore, MA

Totally get that! I wonder if the video features in Photoshop could do it? It can export gifs from a video, so I’d assume that it could export a jpeg image sequence fairly easily. And you could probably write a batch command for it if it doesn’t already exist.

For those that do have access to after effects, you drop the video in a new comp, add it to the render cue and select image sequence for export format.