Possible to take a picture while filming

[RParker762]

Is it possible to take a picture while recording video? I'm tired of stopping and starting while flying to get good shots.

ETA: found my own answer.....

 

[Lurch003]

Assuming you came to the same conclusion as me... No ?!!

Annoying isn't it !!! You can get a high res pic from video I'm told, but you need a decent computer and decent editing software

 

[brett8883]

You can get a high res pic from video I'm told, but you need a decent computer and decent editing software

This is actually a very simple operation for any video editing software and can be done with pretty much any modern computer.

I found a website that allows you to do this in the cloud for free so it takes virtually zero computer resources.

Video to JPG (image sequence) converter

Free online web tool allows you to convert video to an image sequence. Select size, duration, frame rate and download an archive of JPG images from video.

ezgif.com

 

[Lurch003]

This is actually a very simple operation for any video editing software and can be done with pretty much any modern computer.

I found a website that allows you to do this in the cloud for free so it takes virtually zero computer resources.

Video to JPG (image sequence) converter

Free online web tool allows you to convert video to an image sequence. Select size, duration, frame rate and download an archive of JPG images from video.

ezgif.com

Thanks man, I'll take a look. There were a few options I tried after googling (remember VLC being one of them) but quality wasn't there so gave up and went and sulked !

 

[RParker762]

This is actually a very simple operation for any video editing software and can be done with pretty much any modern computer.

I found a website that allows you to do this in the cloud for free so it takes virtually zero computer resources.

Video to JPG (image sequence) converter

Free online web tool allows you to convert video to an image sequence. Select size, duration, frame rate and download an archive of JPG images from video.

ezgif.com

And you come through again.. Awesome, thanks!

 

[Meta4]

Thanks man, I'll take a look. There were a few options I tried after googling (remember VLC being one of them) but quality wasn't there so gave up and went and sulked !

A screen grab from video will never match the image quality from a still image shot.

 

[lookout]

A screen grab from video will never match the image quality from a still image shot.

If you're not good at stills, then video at least lets you get a good capture.

Now that high speed train...

Yeah I think I can handle that...

Oops! Missed it again...it was moving too fast.

 

[Meta4]

If you're not good at stills, then video at least lets you get a good capture.
Now that high speed train...

Your frame grab will always bee at a lower resolution than a still.
And it will probably be at a slower shutter speed, if you use ND filters it will be a much lower shutter speed athn you would use for shooting stills.
A frame grab of that high speed train is likely to be just a blur.

Frame grabbing from video will be suitable for some things but will never match a dedicated still.
If you want a very good still, you have to shoot stills.