program for creating a screen capture from an AVI file?

[nikko]

Does anyone know of a program that will allow me to screen capture (not sure if that's the right terminology) a frame from an AVI file? I'm just trying to create a jpeg. Preferably, I want something that's not going to result in a visible loss of quality from the original. Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[warcrow]

printer screen + mspaint - hardware acceleration for teh WIN!

 

[HN]

media player classic - go to File --> Save image
i believe virtualdub has an option as well.

 

[aceadrian1]

There are ways to get around this with videocard settings, I believe you have to turn off hardware acceleration, but the easiest method by far is Ctrl + I in Windows Media Player

 

[ActuaryTm]

VLC.

(out of the options listed in the above link, I simply use the --nooverlay command line option)

 

[nikko]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
VLC.

(out of the options listed in the above link, I simply use the --nooverlay command line option)

sorry, i'm a newbie. how do i get to the command line?

 

[Gooberlx2]

pause avi, press "print screen", paste into MSpaint. Wouldn't that work just fine?

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
pause avi, press "print screen", paste into MSpaint. Wouldn't that work just fine?

there is a matter of the overlay/hardware acceleration as somewhat described by warcrow above. if you try to do it with hardware acceleration on, you will only get a blank image when you try to paste.

 

[NuclearNed]

Windows Movie Maker has this option.

 

[cubby1223]

I usually open it up in virtualdub, then do the printscreen