Easy free software for capturing stills

[johnnyanglia]

Hi can anyone recommend any easy free software for capturing stills from films. I want to get some nice shots of 50s and 60s cars extracted from some of the great films i have been watching, Thanks, Johnny.

[DB7]

I use VLC.

VLC media player - Overview

[penfold]

So do I, thanks to someones recommendation here...it's very straightforward.

[Dave Rattigan]

Yep, I use VLC, too. Dead easy to get the hang of.

[autolycus]

VirtualDub does the job with AVIs. Mpegs too if you use V1.5.10. I don't use VLC as i couldn't find a way to stop it associating itself with all my media files, but maybe i missed something.

[johnnyanglia]

Wow....That was quick. I posted the thread no more than five minutes ago and already three replies. I thank you very much, Best wishes, Johnny.

[sippog]

For Mac users, I recommend DVD Capture

A customisable 1 trick pony that produces Full Screen Captures - donationware

[Steve Crook]

name='autolycus']VirtualDub does the job with AVIs. Mpegs too if you use V1.5.10. I don't use VLC as i couldn't find a way to stop it associating itself with all my media files, but maybe i missed something.

It's part of the installation. But you can always correct it or change the association back to other applications after installing if you missed it



Steve

[Harbottle]

I use BSPlayer Pro myself, a doddle to use just press "P" when viewing a clip to takes stills.



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[autolycus]

name='Steve Crook']It's part of the installation. But you can always correct it or change the association back to other applications after installing if you missed it



Steve

That's what i thought, but i remember when i tried, after installation, i couldn't seem to find a way to change these options. In the end i gave up and uninstalled the app:-(



Actually, i have 4/5 different media players installed anyway, tho' i believe VLC offers some options that the others don't.

[johnnyanglia]

Thank you everybody. I am now using VLC media and very happy with the results !

[nickgilbert]

name='sippog']For Mac users, I recommend DVD Capture

A customisable 1 trick pony that produces Full Screen Captures - donationware

What's wrong with using apple-shift-3? Or apple-shift-4 to define the area of capture. Built-in to OSX and free.

[mariocki]

I'm also using VLC but they're saved as .png files. Anyone know how I can (easily) convert them to .jpegs?

[DB7]

name='mariocki']I'm also using VLC but they're saved as .png files. Anyone know how I can (easily) convert them to .jpegs?

Settings > Preferences > Video snapshot format

[mariocki]

Many thanks DB, I'll give it a go.