Stills from DVD... issues

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Hi
I’m new to this sort of thing. I’m a scientist and have a system where a video camera records direct into a hard drive recorder, which then can record onto dvd’s. So basically I have VOB files on a dvd. It plays in things like windvd etc. I want to take stills, at specific known times (frame by frame in some instances), so I can study them. My question is what is the best way to get what I want? Please bare in mind that it can’t be too complex or lose quality.

Cheers

Marcus Aurelius

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I use two video editors Hollywood FX part from Pinnacle Studio 10 and Ulead Video Studio v9.0. Both very complex softwares with a lot of features. Also TMPGEnc MPEG Editor is not bad but not the same with first two.

BigPussy

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@kparkill(I’m a scientist)

If U R what U say U R..then U can get urself a REAL VIDEO EDITING Software called Avid Xpress Pro/Avid Mojo 4 just 2495 US Dollar. It’s just Small Peanuts 4 U considering ur POSITION!! I’m not a scientist but a common GEEK n could afford 2 owned n used it. Here!!!! Take a PEEK!!!!

http://www.avid.com/products/xpressprohd/

k parkill

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I wish I could afford that, unfortunately budgets would not be able to stretch that far.

In general converting from vob type files to avi/mepg etc causes a reduction of about 60% in whatever program I have use. I’d rather be able to take stills from the dvd direct, things like power dvd do it, but I can’t control the time well enough, or even at least know the exact time.

BigPussy

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Ok..here is a freeware 4 U. It hasn’t been updated since Nov 04, 2001..but it still worked.
here’s the link. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/gmm/fwvideoedit.html
Scroll down the page n get Zwei-Stein Video Editor.

tryhelpya

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hello mate you can get vlc player (free) when your playig your film ? you just go to the settings all along the top the one that says (video) drop down the window and click snap it will take a pretty good sharp picture of the object goodluck mate (Free)

www.videolan.org)