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Ron Edwards · May 29th, 2004, 09:53 AM

Newbee here. If I use my Cannon GL2 to capture, firewire to my Avio, how can I print photos on my HP color printer?

Robin Davies-Rollinson · May 29th, 2004, 10:11 AM

You'll need a photo editing application. With that, you could resize, adjust colour balance - everything in fact to correct or "creatively interprete" your priceless gems. Failing that, Microsoft usually has a built-in photo-viewer in which you can just click on "print" and choose your output size.

Robin

David Mintzer · May 29th, 2004, 09:55 PM

Actually, if you are trying to freeze a frame of video and then output it to your printer, you will need to capture the frame in an NLE. I use Vegas but I believe that the current version of Windowmoviemaker (or whatever it is called) allows you to frame capture. After you have capturecd the frame you will save it as a jpeg and then it can be printed.

Paul Tauger · May 29th, 2004, 11:40 PM

Also, make sure you use the "deinterlace" feature of your photo editor, or you'll get unacceptable results. Finally, remember that the resolution of digital video, while fine for video, is far too limited to produce particularly pleasing results as stills if printed any larger tha 3-1/2" x 5" or so. If you want to go bigger, use a program like Genuine Fractal's Print or Qimage (though Adobe Photoshop's bicubic resampling isn't too bad) -- you won't, of course, get more detail or resolution, but you'll avoid really bad digital artifacts.

May 29th, 2004, 09:53 AM	#1
Ron Edwards Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairview Heights, Illinois Posts: 148	Printing photos Newbee here. If I use my Cannon GL2 to capture, firewire to my Avio, how can I print photos on my HP color printer?

May 29th, 2004, 10:11 AM	#2
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	You'll need a photo editing application. With that, you could resize, adjust colour balance - everything in fact to correct or "creatively interprete" your priceless gems. Failing that, Microsoft usually has a built-in photo-viewer in which you can just click on "print" and choose your output size. Robin

May 29th, 2004, 09:55 PM	#3
David Mintzer Rextilleon Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 520	Actually, if you are trying to freeze a frame of video and then output it to your printer, you will need to capture the frame in an NLE. I use Vegas but I believe that the current version of Windowmoviemaker (or whatever it is called) allows you to frame capture. After you have capturecd the frame you will save it as a jpeg and then it can be printed.

May 29th, 2004, 11:40 PM	#4
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	Also, make sure you use the "deinterlace" feature of your photo editor, or you'll get unacceptable results. Finally, remember that the resolution of digital video, while fine for video, is far too limited to produce particularly pleasing results as stills if printed any larger tha 3-1/2" x 5" or so. If you want to go bigger, use a program like Genuine Fractal's Print or Qimage (though Adobe Photoshop's bicubic resampling isn't too bad) -- you won't, of course, get more detail or resolution, but you'll avoid really bad digital artifacts.