How do I capture good stills from video on Photoshop Elements 8?

I'm using Photoshop Elements 8. When I try to capture still photos from video clips, the results are not very satisfactory. Usually the stills are very unclear, not sharp like I want them to be. I have to make many attempts to capture a still before I can get one that's halfway clear. Does it have to be this way? What can I do to get consistently clear stills from video? Thank you!

Fair enough, Barbara. Thanks!
Lewis B.
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:08:37 -0700
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Subject: How do I capture good stills from video on Photoshop Elements 8?
    Re: How do I capture good stills from video on Photoshop Elements 8?
    created by Barbara B. in Photoshop Elements - View the full discussion
Frame from Video is more or less a legacy feature in PSE 8. It was meant to capture a frame or two from a short homemade video at a low resolution. It doesn't do HD video at all, and isn't meant for a clip that's more than a minute or so in length. It's been dropped from the latest version because nobody has those kinds of movies anymore.
So the bottom line is you're better off doing this with some other program than with PSE.
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