Exporting Still from template?

Hi all, using dvdsp4, I'd like to export a still from an apple template to make my own intro movie... Any ideas how to export to FCE or photoshop? Thanks!

I don't think there is an "export still" option in DVDSP. Your best bet is probably command-shift-4 for a screenshot (this lets you drag a rectangle around the area you want)

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There is no 4K interlaced format. Are you sure that's the setting you're using? Is the playhead over the frame you want to export? Can't reproduce the problem you're seeing.

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Hello,
I'm trying to export stills in JPEG or TIFF from my quicktime movie. (QT Pro 7)
I drag the playhead to the image > export > movie to pic > TIFF (or JPEG)
But no matter what, the image saved on my desktop is in a PICT format which I cannot read.
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You don't need to keep the .pct file extension on your export.
You can change the .pct to .jpg (if you use Photo-JPEG compression) extension and save away.
Bonus tip:
You can also change the display size of the movie playback (drag or use the menu) and your "capture" will be made using this newer size.
Bonus tip two:
You can also use any image from the movie to create a custom icon for the .mov file.
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Have you tried de-interlacing before exporting?
Sometimes, when I'm in a rush, I would expand the Canvas/Viewer (viewed at 100%), pick the clearest frame, and do a screen capture.
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select frame by positioning the playhead in iMovie
then hit -F (as Freeze, or Frame)
now, you should see a pic-file on your desktop, which you should be able to drag'n drop/import into iPhoto...
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Hello,
I am just exporting a couple of frames from the timeline.
The source footage is HDV 1440 x 1080 (1.333)
I'm sure I am being really stupid but why is the (default) bitmap image a wee bit squished? ie it doesn't look 16:9 anymore or normal.
I have played with all the export settings (DV widescreen, HD anamorphic)and they seem to all alter the image, but none of them just give me the same image as in the project monitor.
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ie. The Source Monitor or the Program Monitor or elsewhere?
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x

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Pretty much what the others have said also, ditto. Bear in mind that you may also need to throw a deinterlacing or NTSC filter on it if need be (may not dependning what comes out.)
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I am attempting to put together a stop motion animation in Final Cut Express but my exports are always either low quality, or medium quality and stretched. I am shooting on a Canon 5D Mark ii set to take pictures at 21M 5616x3744 [999] (though I'm not entirely sure what the 21M or 999 mean).
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How to export still frame from Quicktime movie?

Hello folks
I often need to use a still frame from a quicktime movie as an image file to work with in PhotoShop for windows.
If I export a frame via the export command and choose "Movie to picture" I end up with a .pct file, that Photoshop will not open.
I can open the .pct file with the Quicktime PictureViewer and then export it from that app as i.e. a JPEG-file, but I would like to avoid that extra step and just export a usable file straight from QT.
Anybody know how that can be done?
Best regards
Kris

Same problem here - no matter whether I choose Photo - JPEG or PNG format as the "compressor", QT 7 Pro wants to save with a .pct extension, and changing it to .jpg or .png extension fails to open.
The two workarounds I've found are:
1. Save it in Photo - JPEG or PNG format with a .pct extension, open with Photoshop CS4 or below, save to desired format.
One may be able to accomplish the same using Preview instead of Photoshop, but on my Snow Leopard machine I get the error "The PICT file format is not supported in 64-bit mode. Try selecting "Open in 32 Bit Mode" in the Finder's info window for Preview." and I don't feel like bothering to do this.
2. Use Grab to take a screenshot, copy into Preview, crop as necessary and save to desired format.
Which is easier depends on whether you feel like having to do precision cropping or not. Totally agree with above commenters - whither PICT, Apple?
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Bye
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