creating a hi res snapshot from video in sony vegas 9 at DVinfo.net

William Boehm · June 24th, 2010, 09:42 AM

i wanted to create a high def photo, image, snapshot from advhc cineform file from canon hfs100. captured with save into a jpeg and it is a terrible resolution, viewable about 1x1.5 inches. cannot blow it up because of pixelation. so how do a get a better resolution stilll image that looks as good as the video in size? bill

Edward Troxel · June 24th, 2010, 10:33 AM

Change the preview to Best - Full and then take the snapshot. Which exact version of Vegas are you using now?

William Boehm · June 24th, 2010, 10:58 AM

thanks for your response. i just purchased vegas 9 pro two months ago, and havent used it until this week. the avchd fils is so small. so i go to preview, press full or best? i am new at this and needed a little help. had a video of a rare glacier bear in glacier bay alaska and didnt have the still camera with me, so hoping for a good hi res foto..not one that falls apart greater than 1.5 inches horizaontally.

Don Bloom · June 24th, 2010, 12:21 PM

The preview screen will give you many options. Click the icon and at the bottom of the menu is BEST-FULL. Set to that then pull your freeze frame. You might be able to improve it a bit in something like Photoshop to resize, crop, color what have you.

Adam Stanislav · June 24th, 2010, 01:29 PM

The one thing to do after you set your preview to best/full is to click on the diskette icon above the preview window. That will let you save that frame in a bitmap file in the png or jpg format (your choice).

June 24th, 2010, 09:42 AM	#1
William Boehm Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bothell, Washington Posts: 195	creating a hi res snapshot from video in sony vegas 9 i wanted to create a high def photo, image, snapshot from advhc cineform file from canon hfs100. captured with save into a jpeg and it is a terrible resolution, viewable about 1x1.5 inches. cannot blow it up because of pixelation. so how do a get a better resolution stilll image that looks as good as the video in size? bill

June 24th, 2010, 10:33 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Change the preview to Best - Full and then take the snapshot. Which exact version of Vegas are you using now? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 24th, 2010, 12:21 PM	#4
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	The preview screen will give you many options. Click the icon and at the bottom of the menu is BEST-FULL. Set to that then pull your freeze frame. You might be able to improve it a bit in something like Photoshop to resize, crop, color what have you. __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

June 24th, 2010, 10:58 AM	#3
William Boehm Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bothell, Washington Posts: 195	thanks for your response. i just purchased vegas 9 pro two months ago, and havent used it until this week. the avchd fils is so small. so i go to preview, press full or best? i am new at this and needed a little help. had a video of a rare glacier bear in glacier bay alaska and didnt have the still camera with me, so hoping for a good hi res foto..not one that falls apart greater than 1.5 inches horizaontally.

June 24th, 2010, 01:29 PM	#5
Adam Stanislav Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rhinelander, WI Posts: 1,258	The one thing to do after you set your preview to best/full is to click on the diskette icon above the preview window. That will let you save that frame in a bitmap file in the png or jpg format (your choice).