Getting Screengrabs / Screenshots from video
I am attempting to make a photomosaic as a gift for my brother, which will be a photo of him, make up of many pics from a favorite movie of his. In order to accomplish this, I have attempted to get screengrabs/screenshots while playing the movie using VLC. This is easy enough to do.
However, the resulting pictures look like this:
The black bars at the top and bottom of the pics (widescreen, aspect ratio issues), would make them unsuitable for a photomosaic. What I need is a way to get the screengrabs, but so that they look like this:
I am hoping this can be accomplished, either through an options adjustment in VLC, or through some other software. Thanks for any help you can provide.
However, the resulting pictures look like this:
The black bars at the top and bottom of the pics (widescreen, aspect ratio issues), would make them unsuitable for a photomosaic. What I need is a way to get the screengrabs, but so that they look like this:
I am hoping this can be accomplished, either through an options adjustment in VLC, or through some other software. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Muhammad Ahmad Imran
KMPlayer have more capturing options
Are you just using the print screen key to copy it to the clipboard? And I suppose you could always crop the image afterward to take the black bars out, which it looks like you've done in the 2nd pic, by means of a small tool like Snipping Tool.
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Bill
Sorry for the delay in answering your questions...I hope you are still available to help.
The screen grabs are from a commercial DVD, and so I suppose the file type is .VOB. The black borders would be identical on each imaged captured.
Not a composite of separate video files.
I am assuming with each image captured from the same source (DVD), using your recommended settings on VLC would result in exactly what I am looking for.
I will review your post above, and keep this open for a couple more days in case you have any additional help given this information, and then I will accept your solution as the answer.
Again, sorry for the delay and so any additional information you think is necessary is DOUBLE appreciated.
Gregg
Sorry for the delay in answering your questions...I hope you are still available to help.
The screen grabs are from a commercial DVD, and so I suppose the file type is .VOB. The black borders would be identical on each imaged captured.
Not a composite of separate video files.
I am assuming with each image captured from the same source (DVD), using your recommended settings on VLC would result in exactly what I am looking for.
I will review your post above, and keep this open for a couple more days in case you have any additional help given this information, and then I will accept your solution as the answer.
Again, sorry for the delay and so any additional information you think is necessary is DOUBLE appreciated.
Gregg
Hi again Gregg.
It's good to know that the black borders at the top and bottom of the screenshots you have are all exactly the same, because that would make it pretty easy crop the images in batch mode with Irfanview (window or command line mode), XnView, XnView's command line partner nConvert, or other free application.
If you find that the VLC Player settings don't work for you, then just say and I will provide you with the required steps to do what you need with the existing images.
Bill
It's good to know that the black borders at the top and bottom of the screenshots you have are all exactly the same, because that would make it pretty easy crop the images in batch mode with Irfanview (window or command line mode), XnView, XnView's command line partner nConvert, or other free application.
If you find that the VLC Player settings don't work for you, then just say and I will provide you with the required steps to do what you need with the existing images.
Bill
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Over and above...one of the best and most complete answers i have received since joining Experts Exchange. Thanks.
Thank you Duchenne :-)