photo button on camcorder

knowa wrote on 3/19/2002, 12:30 PM

I have a panasonic DVD camcorder with a photo button, can I capture it in vegas video and save as a jpg.,gif.,phd. or png. so I can use it on the web?

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Caruso wrote on 3/19/2002, 6:34 PM

My cam has one of those "photo" buttons. When in record standby mode, pressing that button will take a snapshot of whatever is out in front of the lens and print it as a still over about three or four seconds of tape footage. I'm not certain where the advantage to that setup is for me. With Vegas (and I know also with Pinnacle's Studio DV/Studio7, and probably products from many other software makers) I can grab any frame that strikes my fancy and turn it into a still pic.

I find I get better results if I just squeeze off three or four (or more) seconds of live video and decide which frame is best after I get back to my PC . . . no closed eyes, and I can review and select that special expression, the perfect smile, etc.

Of course, the above is only my opinion, and, I certainly know far less than "all of it" so I'd be interested in someone else's perspective.

Caruso

Cheesehole wrote on 3/19/2002, 6:48 PM

some cameras store the photos on memory sticks so you can grab the photos without going through a DV tape.

other's like mine just hold the frame for a few seconds. there is a way to search through the tape for photos, which is one advantage to using it. I just use it for fun if I want to talk over a frozen image for a few seconds.

there may be some technical advantages concerning the way the CCD is used when taking the photo, but that's just an idea.

I agree with Caruso, it's much better to just shoot video, especially if you are shooting progressive, and then you have 30 photos per second to choose from!