Capture a frame from a video clip and save as a photo

I create a freeze frame in a video clip, select it, and cut it, but it doesn't go into the general copy/paste buffer. How can I export the frame as a photo?

See my post here for full instructions.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3231

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Re: how to capture a frame from a video file and save it as a jpeg

package com.snn.multimedia;
* @(#)FrameAccess.java 1.5 01/03/13
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import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Iterator;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.imageio.stream.ImageOutputStream;
import javax.imageio.ImageWriter;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.image.DataBufferByte;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.control.FramePositioningControl;
import javax.media.control.TrackControl;
import javax.media.Format;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.util.BufferToImage;
import javax.media.util.ImageToBuffer;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
* Sample program to access individual video frames by using a
* "pass-thru" codec. The codec is inserted into the data flow
* path. As data pass through this codec, a callback is invoked
* for each frame of video data.
public class FrameAccess extends java.awt.Frame implements ControllerListener
Processor p;
Object waitSync = new Object();
boolean stateTransitionOK = true;
* Given a media locator, create a processor and use that processor
* as a player to playback the media.
* During the processor's Configured state, two "pass-thru" codecs,
* PreAccessCodec and PostAccessCodec, are set on the video track.
* These codecs are used to get access to individual video frames
* of the media.
* Much of the code is just standard code to present media in JMF.
public boolean open(MediaLocator ml)
try
p = Manager.createProcessor(ml);
catch (Exception e)
System.err.println("Failed to create a processor from the given url: "
+ e);
return false;
p.addControllerListener(this);
// Put the Processor into configured state.
p.configure();
if (!waitForState(p.Configured))
System.err.println("Failed to configure the processor.");
return false;
// So I can use it as a player.
p.setContentDescriptor(null);
// Obtain the track controls.
TrackControl tc[] = p.getTrackControls();
if (tc == null)
System.err.println("Failed to obtain track controls from the processor.");
return false;
// Search for the track control for the video track.
TrackControl videoTrack = null;
for (int i = 0; i < tc.length; i++)
if (tc.getFormat() instanceof VideoFormat)
videoTrack = tc[i];
break;
if (videoTrack == null)
System.err.println("The input media does not contain a video track.");
return false;
VideoFormat currentFormat = (VideoFormat)videoTrack.getFormat();
System.err.println("Video format: " + videoTrack.getFormat() );
videoTrack.setFormat(new VideoFormat("RGB", currentFormat.getSize(), currentFormat.getMaxDataLength(), currentFormat.getDataType(), currentFormat.getFrameRate()));
// Instantiate and set the frame access codec to the data flow path.
try
// Try to retrieve a FramePositioningControl from the player.
FramePositioningControl fpc = (FramePositioningControl) p.getControl("javax.media.control.FramePositioningControl");
if (fpc == null)
System.err.println("The player does not support FramePositioningControl.");
System.err.println("There's no reason to go on for the purpose of this demo.");
return false;
Time duration = p.getStopTime();
long totalFrames = 0;
if (duration != Duration.DURATION_UNKNOWN)
System.err.println("Movie duration: " + duration.getSeconds());
totalFrames = fpc.mapTimeToFrame(duration);
if (totalFrames != FramePositioningControl.FRAME_UNKNOWN)
System.err.println("Total # of video frames in the movies: "
+ totalFrames);
} else
System.err.println("The FramePositiongControl does not support mapTimeToFrame.");
} else
System.err.println("Movie duration: unknown");
long[] frames;
if (totalFrames > 0L)
double intervalDouble = Math.floor(totalFrames / 5.0);
long interval = new Double(intervalDouble).longValue();
frames = new long[5];
frames[0] = 1;
frames[1] = frames[0] + interval;
frames[2] = frames[1] + interval;
frames[3] = frames[2] + interval;
frames[4] = frames[3] + interval;
} else
frames = new long[1];
frames[0] = 1;
// Codec codec[] = { new PreAccessCodec(), new PostAccessCodec()};
Codec codec[] = { new OverlayCodec(frames)};
videoTrack.setCodecChain(codec);
catch (UnsupportedPlugInException e)
System.err.println("The process does not support effects.");
// Realize the processor.
p.prefetch();
if (!waitForState(p.Prefetched))
System.err.println("Failed to realize the processor.");
return false;
// Display the visual & control component if there's one.
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
Component cc;
Component vc;
if ((vc = p.getVisualComponent()) != null)
add("Center", vc);
if ((cc = p.getControlPanelComponent()) != null)
add("South", cc);
// Start the processor.
p.start();
setVisible(true);
return true;
public void addNotify()
super.addNotify();
pack();
* Block until the processor has transitioned to the given state.
* Return false if the transition failed.
boolean waitForState(int state)
synchronized (waitSync)
try
while (p.getState() != state && stateTransitionOK)
waitSync.wait();
catch (Exception e)
return stateTransitionOK;
* Controller Listener.
public void controllerUpdate(ControllerEvent evt)
if (evt instanceof ConfigureCompleteEvent
|| evt instanceof RealizeCompleteEvent
|| evt instanceof PrefetchCompleteEvent)
synchronized (waitSync)
stateTransitionOK = true;
waitSync.notifyAll();
} else
if (evt instanceof ResourceUnavailableEvent)
synchronized (waitSync)
stateTransitionOK = false;
waitSync.notifyAll();
} else
if (evt instanceof EndOfMediaEvent)
p.close();
System.exit(0);
* Main program
public static void main(String[] args)
if (args.length == 0)
prUsage();
System.exit(0);
String url = args[0];
if (url.indexOf(":") < 0)
prUsage();
System.exit(0);
MediaLocator ml;
if ((ml = new MediaLocator(url)) == null)
System.err.println("Cannot build media locator from: " + url);
System.exit(0);
FrameAccess fa = new FrameAccess();
if (!fa.open(ml))
System.exit(0);
static void prUsage()
System.err.println("Usage: java FrameAccess <url>");
* Inner class.
* A pass-through codec to access to individual frames.
public class PreAccessCodec implements Codec
* Callback to access individual video frames.
void accessFrame(Buffer frame)
// For demo, we'll just print out the frame #, time &
// data length.
long t = (long) (frame.getTimeStamp() / 10000000f);
System.err.println("Pre: frame #: " + frame.getSequenceNumber()
+ ", time: " + ((float) t) / 100f + ", len: "
+ frame.getLength());
* The code for a pass through codec.
// We'll advertize as supporting all video formats.
protected Format supportedIns[] = new Format[] {
new VideoFormat(null)
// We'll advertize as supporting all video formats.
protected Format supportedOuts[] = new Format[] {
new VideoFormat(null)
Format input = null, output = null;
public String getName()
return "Pre-Access Codec";
// No op.
public void open()
// No op.
public void close()
// No op.
public void reset()
public Format[] getSupportedInputFormats()
return supportedIns;
public Format[] getSupportedOutputFormats(Format in)
if (in == null)
return supportedOuts;
} else
// If an input format is given, we use that input format
// as the output since we are not modifying the bit stream
// at all.
Format outs[] = new Format[1];
outs[0] = in;
return outs;
public Format setInputFormat(Format format)
input = format;
return input;
public Format setOutputFormat(Format format)
output = format;
return output;
public int process(Buffer in, Buffer out)
// This is the "Callback" to access individual frames.
accessFrame(in);
// Swap the data between the input & output.
Object data = in.getData();
in.setData(out.getData());
out.setData(data);
// Copy the input attributes to the output
out.setFormat(in.getFormat());
out.setLength(in.getLength());
out.setOffset(in.getOffset());
return BUFFER_PROCESSED_OK;
public Object[] getControls()
return new Object[0];
public Object getControl(String type)
return null;
public class OverlayCodec extends PreAccessCodec
long[] myFrames;
BufferedImage work;
byte[] workData;
int width;
int height;
int dataLen;
RGBFormat supportedRGB = new RGBFormat(null, // size
Format.NOT_SPECIFIED, // maxDataLength
Format.byteArray, // dataType
Format.NOT_SPECIFIED, // frameRate
24, // bitsPerPixel
3, 2, 1, // red/green/blue masks
3, // pixelStride
Format.NOT_SPECIFIED, // lineStride
Format.FALSE, // flipped
Format.NOT_SPECIFIED); // endian
public OverlayCodec(long[] frames)
// force specific input format
supportedIns = new Format[] {
supportedRGB};
myFrames = new long[frames.length];
System.arraycopy(frames, 0, myFrames, 0, frames.length);
public String getName()
return "Capture Codec";
public Format setInputFormat(Format format)
if ((format != null) && (format instanceof RGBFormat)
&& format.matches(supportedRGB))
// set up working image if valid type
// (it should be since we insisted!)
Dimension size = ((RGBFormat) format).getSize();
width = size.width;
height = size.height;
dataLen = width * height * 3;
if ((dataLen > 0)
&& ((work == null) || (work.getWidth() != width)
|| (work.getHeight() != height)))
// working image - same 3-byte format as buffer
work = new BufferedImage(width, height,
BufferedImage.TYPE_3BYTE_BGR);
// reference to pixel data
workData = ((DataBufferByte) work.getRaster().getDataBuffer()).getData();
return format;
* Callback to access individual video frames.
void accessFrame(Buffer in)
try
if (Arrays.binarySearch(myFrames, in.getSequenceNumber()) >= 0)
BufferToImage stopBuffer = new BufferToImage((VideoFormat) in.getFormat());
Image stopImage = stopBuffer.createImage(in);
BufferedImage outImage = new BufferedImage(140, 96,
BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
Graphics og = outImage.getGraphics();
og.drawImage(stopImage, 0, 0, 140, 96, null);
FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream("image"
+ in.getSequenceNumber() + ".jpg");
writeImage(outImage, fout);
catch (Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
public int process(Buffer in, Buffer out)
try
accessFrame(in);
BufferToImage stopBuffer = new BufferToImage((VideoFormat) in.getFormat());
Image stopImage = stopBuffer.createImage(in);
ImageToBuffer outImagebuffer = new ImageToBuffer();
out = outImagebuffer.createBuffer(stopImage, p.getRate());
// Swap the data between the input & output.
in.copy(out, true);
catch (Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
return BUFFER_PROCESSED_OK;
void writeImage(BufferedImage outImage, OutputStream os) throws Exception
Iterator writers = ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName("jpg");
ImageWriter writer = (ImageWriter) writers.next();
ImageOutputStream ios = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(os);
writer.setOutput(ios);
writer.write(outImage);
ios.close();

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function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}
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Please help, all of you experts.

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My process is this:
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3. In Premiere Pro 5, I select render and replace in SoundBooth.
4. In Soundbooth, I choose Add Multichannels.
5. In Multichannels, I delete the unwanted noisy channel, and any other unused channels.
6. With the remaining mono channel, I then select Export and Save As option, then Stereo.
7. Next I edit the stereo channels as needed.
8. The imported stereo won't automatically update in Premiere Pro, so in PPR I import the new edited stereo track.
9. I test this track in PPR, to check that it is playing R & L channels. It is. OK.
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Subject : Slideshow looks bad Hello guys I have a project in my Final Cut just about done. I want to add my slideshow as part of the project and burn it to DVD. In my slideshow, there are some stills from the movie clips and some downloaded from the i

Subject : Slideshow looks bad
Hello guys
I have a project in my Final Cut just about done. I want to add my slideshow as part ofthe project and burn it to DVD. Inmy slideshow, there are some stills from the movie clips and some downloadedfrom the internet but they all look blur when playback and even worse if Iapply Ken Burn to it. Pleasesome one can tell my how to do it right or it can’t be done because thedownload quality and stills from the clip are not suitable or slideshow. Thank you
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psc

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Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Thanks for your reply devbear11. You ALMOST got what I was asking for. I'm sorry if my wording is confusing, lol. Everything you said is great, EXCEPT that I want to KEEP the audio on the inserted video in ADDITION to the audio on the original clip. So to break it down....
- Main video clip is playing.
- Segue into the inserted video clip. Have the screen be showing the inserted video clip and have it be playing it's own audio, WITHOUT interrupting the audio of the original/main video.
- Inserted video clip plays on the screen and you hear both the audio of the inserted video clip in addition to whatever my friend is saying on the main audio....To give you an example, my friend blogs about figure skating. So he will be discussing a competition and the screen is showing him at his desk talking about the different skaters. While he is discussing a certain skater, he may input a clip of their performance and you will see and hear them skating to their music, but still be able to hear him discussing it uninterrupted in the background.
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Am I making sense? lol

Print Out Still Frames From HD Video

I am importing HD video into iMovie 08. I have made a few still frames from the video for printing. I could not export them to iPhoto or Photoshop Elements 2.
How can I make HD video prints? Do I need new software?

I have made a few still frames from the video for printing. I could not export them to iPhoto or Photoshop Elements 2.
Select the "still frame" sequence and use the "Reveal in Finder" option to take you to the saved "still image" in the named_Project package. If you then double-click the image, it will open in Preview. Using Preview, you can print the image or save it to any of the available image formats in any "visible" location for later access by whatever graphic application you wish to use.

Capture a frame from a video clip and save as a photo

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