When watching a video, you may find that individual frames look much better than photos taken at the same time and place. In this case, just save the frame you like from the video. After some simple processing, it can turn out to be a good photo.
It is necessary
- - Photoshop program;
- - Movie Maker program;
- - VirtualDub program.
Instructions
Step 1
To save the frame as a separate file for further processing, open the video in the editor or player. The choice of the program depends mainly on the format in which the clip is saved. If your video is recorded in one of the formats supported by Movie Maker, drag the file icon to the editor window with the mouse.
Step 2
Place the file on the pasteboard. This can be done with the key combination Ctrl + D. Place the cursor on the frame from which you are going to take a photo. You can move the slider with the mouse or use the playback control buttons, which can be seen under the player window.
Step 3
Click on the "Take Snapshot" button. This button can also be seen under the player. Select a location to save the image in the dialog box that opens and write the name of the file.
Step 4
If you are dealing with interlaced video that may not display correctly in Movie Maker, open the file in VirtualDub. Place the cursor over the frame you want to save. This can be done by starting playback with the Play button. You can drag the current frame pointer at the bottom of the VirtualDub window.
Step 5
Select the Filters option from the Video menu and click the Add button. Select Deinterlace from the filter list. There are seven options for this filter, choose the one that best suits your video.
Step 6
To save the frame, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + 2. After that, the image will be sent to the clipboard, from where you can paste it into the document of the graphics editor.
Step 7
Edit the saved frame in a graphics editor. If you saved the frame to a file, open that file in Photoshop. If the frame was placed on the clipboard, create a new file using the New command from the File menu. Place the image in a new document using the Paste command of the Edit menu or by pressing Ctrl + V.
Step 8
If you have chosen one of the moments for conversion into a photograph, when the subject in the frame moved, the future photo may turn out to be slightly blurred. This can be corrected with the Smart Sharpen filter from the Sharpen group of the Filter menu. In the filter dialog, set the blur type to Motion Blur. Adjust the angle of the blur to be neutralized, the radius, and the amount. All this can be done by focusing on changing the picture in the preview window.
Step 9
You can make a simple frame around the saved frame. To do this, add a new layer using the Layer command from the New group of the Layer menu. Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool from the tool palette. Using this tool, select the part of the frame that will not be covered by the frame. Use the Inverse command from the Select menu. Use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill the resulting frame with a suitable color.
Step 10
Save the photo with the Save or Save for Web command from the File menu. Select.jpg"
