Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom OConnell" <
tomoc@y...> wrote:
> 
> Off topic, but you folks are my fountain of knowledge...
> 
> I have a VHS tape that I converted to DVD so I could freeze a frame 
> to print a shot...figured it to be grainy but will go very high 
> contrast BW and it might look good.
> 
> I cannot for the life of me, capture the dvd image (it's a .VOB file) 
You would have more luck working from the original video. However you get it 
into your computer almost all video editing programs have a way to capture a 
still frame. It is usually in the file menu under export options. On a Mac it is 
file-export-quicktime-still. On Windows it might be some thing like: file -export-
frame. In some programs this function is in the Edit or Modify menu.
Name it and export it to somewhere you can find it later like a desktop folder. 
In the export file dialog you should be able to pick the file format. Use a file 
type other than Bitmap.
Open that saved frame/still in photoshop. Within Photoshop a handy tool for 
video frames is under filters-video-deinterlace- this filter will close the video 
scan lines and make a smoother image.
The easiest way to get video into a computer is thru firewire. An analog tape 
(VHS) can usually route thru a digital video camera (MiniDV). It should be in 
the manual. If you don't have a digital camera-I'll bet one of your neighbors 
does! Under the best of circumstances Video stills are relatively low quality.
Jack.