Grabbing a thumbnail pic from Final Cut Pro? at DVinfo.net

David Allen Smith · May 5th, 2008, 11:05 AM

I know this is a simple process but cant remember how it is done. Can anyone tell me how to grab a screen shot from Final Cut and convert it into a jpeg pic?

Edward Carlson · May 5th, 2008, 12:27 PM

Shift-N creates a freeze frame in the Canvas. You can go to File > Export > QuickTime Conversion and export it as a JPG (or anything else.)

David Allen Smith · May 5th, 2008, 01:44 PM

Thank you very much.

Benjamin Hill · May 5th, 2008, 03:41 PM

You can also do the OS X screen capture (Command+shift+4) and get a screen grab, which will save a PNG so you'd have to open in Preview and save as JPEG (which I actually prefer because Quicktime conversion into still frame sometimes screws up the aspect ratio or shows interlace artifacts).

Edward Carlson · May 5th, 2008, 03:44 PM

I've seen that method go awry, though. If any overlays are visible, they get captured right along with the frame. I saw someone's video and all their still frames had the exclamation point or green check mark at the top because they didn't turn off the excess luma overlay.

Benjamin Hill · May 5th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Well, nothing's idiot-proof.

Paul Podraza · May 6th, 2008, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benjamin Hill

Well, nothing's idiot-proof.

And once they do make something idiot-proof, they come out with a better idiot!

May 5th, 2008, 11:05 AM	#1
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Benjamin Hill Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 670	You can also do the OS X screen capture (Command+shift+4) and get a screen grab, which will save a PNG so you'd have to open in Preview and save as JPEG (which I actually prefer because Quicktime conversion into still frame sometimes screws up the aspect ratio or shows interlace artifacts). __________________ youtube.com/benhillmedia linkedin.com/in/benhillmedia

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May 5th, 2008, 12:27 PM	#2
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	Shift-N creates a freeze frame in the Canvas. You can go to File > Export > QuickTime Conversion and export it as a JPG (or anything else.)

May 5th, 2008, 01:44 PM	#3
David Allen Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FTW Texas Posts: 77	Thank you very much.

May 5th, 2008, 03:44 PM	#5
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	I've seen that method go awry, though. If any overlays are visible, they get captured right along with the frame. I saw someone's video and all their still frames had the exclamation point or green check mark at the top because they didn't turn off the excess luma overlay.