A Question on a Video Frame at DVinfo.net

Chris Barnes · January 18th, 2008, 02:10 PM

I am creating some video highlight films of high school football and I need to take the first frame of a clip and extend its length to 1 second. Essentially, this is putting a still image in the time line at the beginning of the clip. I have done a similar task in Ulead Video Studio, where it allowed me to make an image file of a frame.

Is there a similar technique in Vegas?

Jason Boyette · January 18th, 2008, 02:18 PM

Take a picture of the frame you want. Right above the preview window is a little floppy disk icon...it says "copy image to clipboard"
This takes a jpeg image and puts it in your media bin. Drag that into the timeline and make it 1 sec long!
Hope this helps

Chris Barnes · January 18th, 2008, 02:19 PM

Jason,

That is great. This is exactly what I needed to do.

Chris

Jason Boyette · January 18th, 2008, 02:29 PM

Glad to help
I do a bit of football clips for my high school as well!
Good luck, and if you need any more help I'd be glad to assist.

Ron Anderson · January 18th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Chris,

You might want to make sure your preview window is set to best to get the best resolution for your image.

Ron

Mike Kujbida · January 18th, 2008, 04:33 PM

Make that Best/Full.

I know there's a script out there somewhere (VASST site?) called something like "snapshot to file" that automates this for you.

Derrick Michael · February 8th, 2008, 10:05 AM

Make sure all of your after effects are added before you take the picture as well or it won't look the same at the video.

January 18th, 2008, 02:10 PM	#1
Chris Barnes Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 66	A Question on a Video Frame I am creating some video highlight films of high school football and I need to take the first frame of a clip and extend its length to 1 second. Essentially, this is putting a still image in the time line at the beginning of the clip. I have done a similar task in Ulead Video Studio, where it allowed me to make an image file of a frame. Is there a similar technique in Vegas?

January 18th, 2008, 02:19 PM	#3
Chris Barnes Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 66	Thanks!!! Jason, That is great. This is exactly what I needed to do. Chris

January 18th, 2008, 02:18 PM	#2
Jason Boyette Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 145	Take a picture of the frame you want. Right above the preview window is a little floppy disk icon...it says "copy image to clipboard" This takes a jpeg image and puts it in your media bin. Drag that into the timeline and make it 1 sec long! Hope this helps

January 18th, 2008, 02:29 PM	#4
Jason Boyette Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 145	Glad to help I do a bit of football clips for my high school as well! Good luck, and if you need any more help I'd be glad to assist.

January 18th, 2008, 04:18 PM	#5
Ron Anderson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 45	Chris, You might want to make sure your preview window is set to best to get the best resolution for your image. Ron

January 18th, 2008, 04:33 PM	#6
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Make that Best/Full. I know there's a script out there somewhere (VASST site?) called something like "snapshot to file" that automates this for you.

February 8th, 2008, 10:05 AM	#7
Derrick Michael New Boot Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 15	Make sure all of your after effects are added before you take the picture as well or it won't look the same at the video.