Still image selection

fuzzzzy wrote on 6/2/2002, 6:20 PM
Hi,
When slecting a still from the timeline, one uses the arrow keys to toggle forward and backwards to select the desired still!
By stretching the clip one can finetune, so that one click equals one frame.
( if the clip is not stretched sufficiently the one click equals 2 frames or more)
The question I have is it possible to subdivide one frame ?
thanks fuzzzzy

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SonyDennis wrote on 6/2/2002, 9:11 PM
I think what you're talking about is time cursor movement. To make the cursor step in increments smaller than a single frame, turn off "Quantize to frames" on the Options menu, and zoom in (up arrow). Each left/right arrow key movement will be one pixel. You'll be able to move in very small increments. However, the cursor time will be rounded down to the actual project frame position to it's left, for what is displayed in the Video Preview window. I hope this answers your question. If not, please explain more of what you're trying to accomplish.

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fuzzzzy wrote on 6/3/2002, 4:40 PM
Hi,
Thanks for the Prompt reply! :)
Well what I'am actually trying to achieve is to get as good as possible still image from a video clip that was taken with a high zoom from a spectator boat during a sailing championships. Needless to say the clip is rather shaky (despite the "steady shot" function)due to the movement of the boat it was taken from, aggravated by the high zoom and then further by the moving object i.e.sailboat.
Some of the frames are quite blury and some not to bad. So I was wondering if there was a in-between i.e overlapping frame although I daught it ?
Cheesehole wrote on 6/3/2002, 4:57 PM
you don't have to stretch the clip to do fine tuning.

just hold ALT while you use the left and right arrow keys. that will move your cursor frame-by-frame. OR use the middle mouse scroller to zoom in, or use the Up/Down arrow keys to zoom in. then you can move the cursor frame by frame without holding ALT.

you are unlikely to find a good frame if your footage is interlaced and the camera/subject/ground was moving a lot but good luck!

for more useful keyboard commands, look in the help file.
SonyDennis wrote on 6/5/2002, 10:10 AM
Right, you don't have to stretch the clip to get to every frame, use Alt+L/R arrows, like he said.

To get the best possible still from interlaced video, I suggest:

- set the project to progressive, this will cause Vegas to deinterlace the still (File > Properties > Field order: progressive
- set the Video Preview to Best quality
- right-click in the Video Preview and make sure "Display at project size" is checked
- depending on whether you want the image at 720x480 or 655x480 (pixel aspect corrected), uncheck or check "Display square pixels"
- Navigate to the frame you want with Alt+L/R arrows
- press the "Copy Snapshot" or "Save Timeline Snapshot to File" buttons

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