KawiZX900 0 #1 December 28, 2002 Does anyone know how to take an image off of a dvd "used w/permission of creator" convert that image to a bit map and then to a large transparency or negative? workin on a project where this is what needs to be done. and would greatly appreciate any info anyone can provide me on this! Quade??? got any tips? Respectfully, Kyle B 130ponies at the rear wheelie Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichM 0 #2 December 28, 2002 A simple way would be to stick the DVD in a computer player, pause the player on the frame you require, take a snapshot of it either using the player options or by pressing CTRL & PRT SCRN which will copy it to the clipboard on a Windows machine. You can then paste it into Photoshop and make it a negative. If you want hardcopy transparency just print it to capable printer, or if you need an alpha channel for video editing convert the image to a 256 greyscale and import it as a transparency layer into what ever software you are using that needs it. A more accurate method for locating the source frame would be import the MPEG2 stream from the DVD into an editor capable of editing native MPEG2, but I'm guessing this is not available to you else you probably wouldn't be asking :) Hope that helps.Rich M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 December 29, 2002 The way that I would do it, on a Mac, would be to cue it up in the DVD viewer, full screen and then command+shift+3. This creates a PICT file which can then be printed on an overhead transparency. Pretty simple really, but maybe the -exact- nature of what you're doing calls for something else . . . What, -exactly-, are you doing?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #4 December 29, 2002 the new mac super drive won't let ya do it, had to go get a pieco of software on download called snap pro X, and then when i paused said dvd i couldnt adjust frame by frame, those controls suck. now that i've got my files moved from pdf format to eps i cant burn them to a cd r for some reason , i'm not finding what i need when i need it. probably figure it out in a week..... Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
