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Jeremy Butler <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:16:22 -0600
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The short answer to your question, Patricia, is to use an internal DVD
drive and a program such as Cyberlink PowerDVD to capture an image. This
will generate an image file that is as good as one can get from
US-standard, NTSC video. It never looks that great, but you can get quite
serviceable frame grabs this way.

I've put together a tutorial on frame grabbing and its use online and in
print as part of the companion Website for TELEVISION: CRITICAL METHODS AND
APPLICATIONS.

http://www.tcf.ua.edu/TVCrit/frames.htm

I hope it might answer some of your questions.

Regards,

P.S. A trial version of PowerDVD is available at

http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/product_main.jsp?ProdId=28

>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:47:24 -0500
>From: Patty White <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: digital frame grabs
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>I am interested in obtaining the highest quality still image from a
>digital source, either an external DVD or laser disc player or an
>internal DVD drive. Does it matter what capture program is used and
>what platform? In what ways might the quality of the DVD affect the
>capture? What video settings/image sizes are optimal? Should the
>image be paused or captured "on the run"? What format/file type/color
>settings should the image be saved in to retain the most information
>for a publisher's art department to work with?
>I'm interested in people's experiences with this for publication
>purposes. Have any definitive specifications emerged for this process?
>thanks
>
>--
>Patricia White
>Associate Professor, English Literature
>Chair, Film and Media Studies




Jeremy Butler
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