Best way to pull high quality stills from avi at DVinfo.net

Glenn Gipson · August 23rd, 2005, 11:17 AM

What is the best way to pull the best quality stills from my AVI? I'm using Vegas 5.0 as my NLE, but is there a way to pull better looking stills from my movie then what Vegas has to offer? Can Adobe Photoshop help? Thanks.

Ash Greyson · August 23rd, 2005, 11:32 AM

Unfortunately it is not possible... best you can do is get some 720X480 grabs (unless you are doing HDV), deinterlace, take them into photoshop, color correct and make them 300dpi. Grabs from video are great for the web but not for printing...

ash =o)

John McManimie · August 23rd, 2005, 12:40 PM

Deinterlace the exported image (unless you shot progressive) and then digitally enlarge the image using something like Shortcut PhotoZoom Professional (http://www.trulyphotomagic.com/short...te/content.php) --- it actually works quite well.

Craig Terott · August 23rd, 2005, 01:03 PM

Just as Ash said - I do the same... but I also add fill flash +5 or so if it is a still taken from video shot indoors. It's helps a lot.

August 23rd, 2005, 11:17 AM	#1
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Best way to pull high quality stills from avi What is the best way to pull the best quality stills from my AVI? I'm using Vegas 5.0 as my NLE, but is there a way to pull better looking stills from my movie then what Vegas has to offer? Can Adobe Photoshop help? Thanks.

August 23rd, 2005, 11:32 AM	#2
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	Unfortunately it is not possible... best you can do is get some 720X480 grabs (unless you are doing HDV), deinterlace, take them into photoshop, color correct and make them 300dpi. Grabs from video are great for the web but not for printing... ash =o)

August 23rd, 2005, 12:40 PM	#3
John McManimie Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 314	Deinterlace the exported image (unless you shot progressive) and then digitally enlarge the image using something like Shortcut PhotoZoom Professional (http://www.trulyphotomagic.com/short...te/content.php) --- it actually works quite well.

August 23rd, 2005, 01:03 PM	#4
Craig Terott Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 691	Just as Ash said - I do the same... but I also add fill flash +5 or so if it is a still taken from video shot indoors. It's helps a lot.