How to convert video to still photos

convert stills from video to windows photo gallery to produce paper prints

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You'll have to do screen captures/screen shots

while the video is displayed in a media player.

Screen Captures:

If you can import the video clips into Movie

Maker it has a Take Picture option.

It's quite simple to do screen caps with

Movie Maker. At the bottom of the view

screen you will see an icon that looks like

a camera.

Advance to the frame you want and click

the icon (known as the "Take Picture" button)...

you will be prompted to save the screen cap.

In Vista Movie Maker...Try the following:

Go to...Tools / Take Picture from Preview.

More info:

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Media Player Classic

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Media Player Classic

http://www.filehippo.com/download_media_player_classic/

(just unzip it and run it...no installation required)

For screen captures in Media Player Classic...

try the following steps...

Open Media Player Classic and go to...View /

Options / Playback / Output...in the right pane...

tick...System Default / Apply / OK

Now play your movie clip and type...

           Alt+I

to do the capture. You do not have to pause

but it makes it easier to get the frame you want.

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VLC Media Player

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VLC Media Player

http://www.videolan.org/

To setup for your screen captures...open VLC and

go to...Tools / Preferences / Video button / Video

Snapshots section.

In the directory field...Browse to and select a folder

to save your captures in. (for example...you could

create a new folder on your desktop and select it)

At...Prefix...check the box...Sequential numbering.

At...Format...choose JPEG or PNG.

Finally.....left click the 'Save' button.

Now...Play the video and pause by pressing your

Spacebar when you see a screen you wish to capture.

To capture the screen...type...  Shift+S

Press spacebar to advance to the next photo...

ect...etc...

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Picasa

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Picasa

http://picasa.google.com/

When you play a video in Picasa you will see a

'Take Snapshot' button in the left pane.

Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***