pulling a still shot out of FCP at DVinfo.net

Ryan Wachter · August 14th, 2005, 02:39 PM

I want a few still frames for my website from footage I shot on my miniDV, I have FCP. How do I save it as a still shot to be able to open it places like photoshop?

Nate Schmidt · August 14th, 2005, 05:44 PM

Go to Export Quicktime Conversion and there should be some options for still frames. just choose the format you want jpg, bmp whatever

Boyd Ostroff · August 14th, 2005, 05:58 PM

Correct: File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion. Choose Still Image from the Format drop down menu, then click the Options button to choose the file type. Make sure you click the Options button in that dialog box as well. If you choose JPEG, for example, the default is not very good quality and you'll want to move the slider over the Best.

The other thing to remember is that the exported image won't be scaled for square pixels. After you open in Photoshop, if it's a 4:3 image you should resize without constraint to 542x720 (or any other multiple that gives you a 1.33 aspect ratio). If it's a 16:9 image then rescale it to 854x480, or a similar multiple.

August 14th, 2005, 02:39 PM	#1
Ryan Wachter Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 164	pulling a still shot out of FCP I want a few still frames for my website from footage I shot on my miniDV, I have FCP. How do I save it as a still shot to be able to open it places like photoshop? __________________ lastwachter.com

August 14th, 2005, 05:44 PM	#2
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	Go to Export Quicktime Conversion and there should be some options for still frames. just choose the format you want jpg, bmp whatever __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

August 14th, 2005, 05:58 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Correct: File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion. Choose Still Image from the Format drop down menu, then click the Options button to choose the file type. Make sure you click the Options button in that dialog box as well. If you choose JPEG, for example, the default is not very good quality and you'll want to move the slider over the Best. The other thing to remember is that the exported image won't be scaled for square pixels. After you open in Photoshop, if it's a 4:3 image you should resize without constraint to 542x720 (or any other multiple that gives you a 1.33 aspect ratio). If it's a 16:9 image then rescale it to 854x480, or a similar multiple.