Create a snapshot from a movie clip

I have put the 2 sec video clip into an iMovie event. I wish to select a part of the clip and produce a photo. How do I proceed?

From version 10.0.6 you can share a single frame by positioning the playhead at the desired location in the timeline and selecting File - Share - Image. A window opens asking you to choose a location for the still jpeg file.
Geoff.

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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
PSC

Thank you Ross.
The entire DVD containing Quick Time movies (Final CutExpress project) and slideshow was done in iPhoto. The Final Cut project was rendered prior to export to QT, the slideshow was sent to iDVD withoutrendering. The slideshow with most of the pictures from my still camera incombination with stills from movie clips and some downloaded from the Internet.After burning, the movie playback is perfect but the slideshow is not. The slideshow containing 3 differentkinds of pictures; those from my still camera looks OK; the stills from themovie clips and from the Internet are not. I don’t have much knowledge in this game, but I think NTSCwith frame size 720x480, and the downloaded picture Item Property shows most ofthem are between 400 to 500 x 300 to 600, may be both of them are not suitablefor TV screen while the stills from my still camera looks OK because they are2048x1536. Please enlightenme. Once again, thank you so much,I really appreciate the time you offered.
psc

I have FCE 4.0.1 and running OS x 10.7.5 when i burn my movie the audio from my movie clips don't come through . My Sound effects and music can be heard. I export to Quicktime movie, make it self contained then open IDVD for an intro and burn it.

I have FCE 4.0.1 and running OS x 10.7.5 when i burn my movie the audio from my movie clips don't come through . My Sound effects and music can be heard. First I export to Quicktime movie, make it self contained then open IDVD for an intro and burn it. everything sounds great in preview but then ( once again)I lose my audio from my movie clips.

Try Mixing Down the audio before export.
This info may help;
https://discussions.apple.com/message/1060680?messageID=1060680&amp%3b#1060680
Also serch this forum for Mix Down you should find lots of info.
Al

Passing a variable from a movie clip to the main timeline

Hi,
I'm having trouble passing a variable from a movie clip in my
flash file to the main timeline.
I have a movieclip with the instance name IntroNav which
contains several buttons. Clicking a button sets the variable
"page" to a specific name, i.e. page = "home"
However, outside of the movie clip, on the main timeline I am
unable to call this variable, and "page" seems to have no value.
Can anyone tell me why this is and how to solve it?
Thanks

Umm, yes ... declare your variables correctly.
var page:String = new String(); //proper complete
var page:String; //strict typing
var page:String = "home"; //stirct typing with value
declaration
Do not declare the variable in your buttons, you would have
to do so in every button and be constantly resetting the value.
Declare it on the main timeline at the lowest level. You do not
need to use it as a _global, you just need to resolve your path
issues. You can 'set' the variable value from a button, without any
problem, but you have to call to the variable correctly.
You do not 'name' a variable as "_root.page" , the '_root'
refers to the lowest level of the SWF or the main timeline, as does
a call to ' _level0' (that's a zero). If the variable is declared
on the main timeline, and you're calling from the MC/button or
anywhere you can refer to the variable by calling to it by
the proper path of '_root.page'
To set the variable from any of your button/MC instances
call:
_root.page = "value"; OR _level0.page = "value";
But you must have the varibale declared on the main timeline,
and only once and the playhead should be stopped or it will reset
the value to the default upon looping.

Creating a function in a movie clip.

OK - so i have this method (which is in a class, if that
matters) that receives a MovieClip. I want the method to create a
function inside this movie clip and link it to the onEnterFrame
even of the movie clip.
What kind of syntax can i use for this? I'm familiar with
creating and deleting events, but not familiar with creating
functions dynamically.
Thanks for your help!

I would imagine you are trying to do something similar to
what I am doing.
I would add the onEnterFrame to your class constructor...
look at my code below...

Create a snapshot from simulation

Hi,
There is a business requirement to create a simulation basing on a snapshot.
As far as I know it is not possible in standard. Is there some easy way to achieve
that functionality? Otherwise a lot of coding needed?
Thank you.

Since the title states the question the otherway around and the topic is interessting for my problem i'm posting a question in this existing thread.
Is it possible to create a snapshot from a simulation?
The bussines requires the option to validate a simulation. Since a simulation can be changed we would like to take a snapshot from the simulation, use the snapshot as validation and if necessary implement the business requirements back into a new simulation version.
If making a snapshot from a simulation is not possbile, do you have any other solutions to have a non changable version of a simulation?
thanks a lot in advance
Bram

How to link from a movie clip to main timeline?

My problem first appeared very simple, but I have spent a
while on it and can't think how to solve it. I must say that I am
very much an amateur in designing in Flash and ActionScript.
I created a movie clip containing an embedded video and a
sound clip. In the main timeline I inserted the movie clip into a
keyframe. When I found the movie clip didn't play, I discovered
that the only way of making it play was to place a Stop action in
the keyframe of the movie clip, and also set the whole movie to
loop. The Stop action stopped the whole movie from looping, but
instead made the movie clip loop. If the keyframe is on frame 456,
how do I make it advance onto frame 457 once the movie clip has
finished running?
I've tried various ways around the problem, including placing
a button inside the movie clip to Go to and Play frame 457, but
instead it plays frame 457 in the movie clip.
Can anyone help me with this please?

Hello,
You need to tell flash the "target" you want to play. If not
specified
it will think it is the target you are calling from which in
your case
is the movie clip.
So to go back and play one level up would be:
_parent.gotoAndPlay(457);
If the movie clip was inside another movie clip then it would
be:
_parent._parent.gotoAndPlay(457);
or you can just referent the root of the movie directly:
_root.gotoAndPlay(457);
Search the help file for timeline target and you should find
more about it.
Incubusguy wrote:
> My problem first appeared very simple, but I have spent
a while on it and can't
> think how to solve it. I must say that I am very much an
amateur in designing
> in Flash and ActionScript.
>
> I created a movie clip containing an embedded video and
a sound clip. In the
> main timeline I inserted the movie clip into a keyframe.
When I found the movie
> clip didn't play, I discovered that the only way of
making it play was to place
> a Stop action in the keyframe of the movie clip, and
also set the whole movie
> to loop. The Stop action stopped the whole movie from
looping, but instead made
> the movie clip loop. If the keyframe is on frame 456,
how do I make it advance
> onto frame 457 once the movie clip has finished running?
>
> I've tried various ways around the problem, including
placing a button inside
> the movie clip to Go to and Play frame 457, but instead
it plays frame 457 in
> the movie clip.
>
> Can anyone help me with this please?
>
>

How do I create a play button for movie clip using AS3

Hello.
Bit new to this and have been searching the adobe forums and google. I am trying to create a button that will play an imported MovieClip.
I have a movie clip that I've imported into it's own layer (Layer1) Frame 1. I've given the MovieClip an instance name of foundationMovie.
I've created a button and have that on its own layer(Layer2) above layer1, it is also in Frame 1.
I've added a
stop (); action to layer2
The video is not set to autoplay.
I want the video to start playing when the viewer clicks the button. I know I've got to put some kind of event listener using AS3 in my timeline somewhere.
I've found some code and I've been trying to work with it. I'm sure I've mutilated it beyond usability but this is what I've got.
stop ();
player.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,play);
function play(event:MouseEvent)
gotoAndPlay("foundationMovie");
If someone could point me the right direction or help me with my code I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

First, you need to clear up what you are working with... a movieclip and a video are usually entirely different things.
Next, your code may get you started on your way with some changes. You shouldn't use "play" as a function name due to there already being a play() method/function in Flash.
If the movieclip is a movieclip and has an instance name of "foundationMovie", and your button has an instance name of "player" then the following adjusted code would normally work...
stop ();
player.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,playMovie);
function playMovie(event:MouseEvent)
foundationMovie.play();

Sound from separate movie clips over laps.

I have 4 buttons that each lead to 4 different frames with a gotoAndStop() command. Each of those frames has a movie clip on it. But for some reason the sound that I have triple checked plays from more than one movie clip. It's weird because the sound is only in the movie clips.
Here are some pictures.
http://rapidshare.com/files/382828989/2.png.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/382829165/1.png.html

And here is the project file its self.
http://rapidshare.com/files/382874382/Project.fla.html

Accessing a scene from a Movie Clip

Hi, I'm using Flash CS3 and am writing action script inside
of one of my movie elements and I want to access an element that's
on my main scene, "Home". How can I reference my main form that
hosts the element video form my movie clip?

if "Home" is on the main timeline you can reference it from
any timeline using:

How do I navigate from a movie clip back to a scene?

I am just starting with Flash. I am creating my own website
within a single scene built up of movie clips. Within Scene1,
frame1, I have a movie clip that is the animated introduction to my
site. i have attempted to add a gotoAndStop command to the last
frame within the movie clip in order for the scene to proceed to
frame2.
gotoAndStop("Scene1",2);
Can anyone explain why this does not work?

ragtoes wrote:
> I am just starting with Flash. I am creating my own
website within a single
> scene built up of movie clips. Within Scene1, frame1, I
have a movie clip that
> is the animated introduction to my site. i have
attempted to add a gotoAndStop
> command to the last frame within the movie clip in order
for the scene to
> proceed to frame2.
>
> gotoAndStop("Scene1",2);
>
> Can anyone explain why this does not work?
Give a frame some label name and use
gotoAndStop("labelNameHere");
Do not use scene names. Just labels...
Best Regards
Urami
"Never play Leap-Frog with a Unicorn."
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If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
</urami>

Loading a pic from a Movie Clip

I currently have a site that loads pics by rolling over a
button. I would like to change the buttons to Movie Clips but still
be able to load the pics.
In the root of my Flash file I have this action script:
var myMCL:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
Then on each button I have this script which loads the pic
into an empty MovieClip called "container":
on (rollOver) {
myMCL.loadClip("images/image01.jpg", "container");
This script doesn't seem to work when I apply it to a
MovieClip that I want to fucntion like a button. I need it to be a
MovieClip because there is other stuff I want the MC to do that a
button can't do.
Any ideas?

I thought that might be the problem but I;m not sure where to
put "this._parent.container"
I tried this with no luck:
on (rollOver) {
myMCL.loadClip("images/image01.jpg",
"this._parent.container");

Still picture from a .mov clip

Hello,
the last update brings the capability of making still pictures. When i am making a still picture from a movie-file (.mov, .mpeg, .mp4) comressed with h264, the still picture is not shown correctly in the viewer.
But when making a still photo from an .avi, the photo is displayed in the viewer.
Thanks for help,
Achim

Achim Bernlöhr wrote:
I hope you have some more ideas for help.
.. unfortunately not, because I can not recreate here your 'effect'.. your file works flawless within my iM08 vers.7.1., QT 7.2.0/7.2 , the still looks charming, no distortions, Mr Bublath in his all beauty ( ? ) ..
funny enough: I do have perian and many plug-ins installed, which are known here for making trouble, and my system works like charm.. as 99.8% of 'trouble' posted in this board don't happen to me..
here's a last and desperate advice:
how much free disk space is on your internal harddrve?
in case, you did partition it: on System Partition?
should be never below 10-15GB..

Can I create a snapshot from view?

I am using Oracle 9iLite Server for my application on Pocket PC 2002 based PDA. Because my oracle center database table is very large for creating a snapshot and it will take a long time to sync. I want to create a view based the large table then using the view to create the snapshot. Can i succeed in doing it?

A snapshot or view is also not ordered.
And I don't think that you only want to have each time the same
70 lines, or ?
Thomas

Controlling root time line from a movie clip

Hi
Ive been searching around for an hour or so and cant find anything that helping.
Im using cs4 and actionscript 2.
in my 2nd scene i have a movie clip with a roll over button inside, i need that button to control the root timeline and navigate around the site, how do i do this? this is what ive got and doesnt work -
on (release) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("main movie", 2);
thanks for any help.

Try using just a label name for the frame, no scene or frame number... Navigation for scene-based designs can be problematic. It will save you some issues if you design using just one scene.

Create a snapshot from a movie clip

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