can't screen capture QT frame dragged to desktop

acme · 11-05-2009, 01:51 PM

I wanted to send a friend two frames from movies of my own creation, so dragged them to the desktop...I'd done this before successfully.

but this time, I couldn't open the frames as images, bcs it said that it was looking for the movie data.

then, when they finally did open, I couldn't take a screen capture! to me, a screen capture is all or part of whatever the video card is throwing out, committed to a raster file.

why was I unable to screen capture this thing which I could see on-screen with my eyeballs?

thank you!

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Dave Braine · 11-05-2009, 02:41 PM

Instead of dragging the frames to the desktop, why not just pause the movie and do a screen capture of the video?

acme · 11-05-2009, 02:45 PM

ultimately, that is what I did.

I guess I'm curious...if I can see it on the screen, and it isn't copy-protected, why was I unable to screen grab it?

thank you!

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Dave Braine · 11-05-2009, 03:24 PM

Which QT are you using? I don't seem to have the option of extracting frames.

acme · 11-05-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Braine


	Which QT are you using? I don't seem to have the option of extracting frames.

it sez Version 7.6 on a mac pro...leopard install...v10.5.7.

this trick is a simple one: open a QT movie, get to the frame you choose, click on it, and drag it to the desktop.

you'll get something called "movie clipping 1" or some such. it isn't an actual multi-frame clip, but a single frame. the opening of it is

it's similar to back in the OS 8/OS 9 days when you could select and drag some text from within Teach Text to the desktop, and end up with a clipping file...you could do it with all kinds of things....really useful.

dunno what up now...I mean, it works..sort of, yet insists on looking for the mothership, then won't allow a screen grab of itself?

what up with that?

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Las_Vegas · 11-05-2009, 04:20 PM

You could alternatively, scroll to the desired frame and Copy (command-c). Then open Preview and create New from Clipboard (command-n).

acme · 11-05-2009, 04:22 PM

good solution, that...basically what I wanted; to share two frames with my friend so that he could view and give feedback.

thanks!

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macosnoob · 11-05-2009, 04:26 PM

By the way, the Movie Clipping isn't even a clip. It's more like an alias with a pointer to a frame of the movie--and thus the reason the clipping is seeking the mothership. But there's no actual picture data in the clipping. Look at its size--only a few kilobytes, not nearly enough for an image.

acme · 11-05-2009, 04:27 PM

ah...that explains much...it hadn't occurred to me to examine the file size.

d'oh!

although...it would be nice if the icon or name indicated that it was an alias...the icon I get gives every indication to believe that it is exactly what I thot I'd get: a clipping file consisting of the frame dragged to the desktop.

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Dave Braine · 11-05-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:


	this trick is a simple one: open a QT movie, get to the frame you choose, click on it, and drag it to the desktop.

Hmm...I have 7.6.4 and 10.5.8, but I can't do that.

acme · 11-05-2009, 05:20 PM

well...while I remember doing it, my memory isn't infallible.

perhaps I *assumed* being able to, based on the ability to do it with other types of docs...

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11-05-2009, 01:51 PM	#1
acme Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 253	can't screen capture QT frame dragged to desktop I wanted to send a friend two frames from movies of my own creation, so dragged them to the desktop...I'd done this before successfully. but this time, I couldn't open the frames as images, bcs it said that it was looking for the movie data. then, when they finally did open, I couldn't take a screen capture! to me, a screen capture is all or part of whatever the video card is throwing out, committed to a raster file. why was I unable to screen capture this thing which I could see on-screen with my eyeballs? thank you! a

11-05-2009, 02:41 PM	#2
Dave Braine Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 97	Instead of dragging the frames to the desktop, why not just pause the movie and do a screen capture of the video? __________________ PPC Mini, 10.4.11; Intel Mini, 10.4.11 White MacBook 10.6.2

11-05-2009, 03:24 PM	#4
Dave Braine Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 97	Which QT are you using? I don't seem to have the option of extracting frames. __________________ PPC Mini, 10.4.11; Intel Mini, 10.4.11 White MacBook 10.6.2

11-05-2009, 04:20 PM	#6
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,845	You could alternatively, scroll to the desired frame and Copy (command-c). Then open Preview and create New from Clipboard (command-n). __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

11-05-2009, 04:27 PM	#9
acme Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 253	ah...that explains much...it hadn't occurred to me to examine the file size. d'oh! although...it would be nice if the icon or name indicated that it was an alias...the icon I get gives every indication to believe that it is exactly what I thot I'd get: a clipping file consisting of the frame dragged to the desktop. a Last edited by acme; 11-05-2009 at 04:38 PM.

11-05-2009, 02:45 PM	#3
acme Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 253	ultimately, that is what I did. I guess I'm curious...if I can see it on the screen, and it isn't copy-protected, why was I unable to screen grab it? thank you! a

11-05-2009, 04:22 PM	#7
acme Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 253	good solution, that...basically what I wanted; to share two frames with my friend so that he could view and give feedback. thanks! a

11-05-2009, 04:26 PM	#8
macosnoob MVP Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,147	By the way, the Movie Clipping isn't even a clip. It's more like an alias with a pointer to a frame of the movie--and thus the reason the clipping is seeking the mothership. But there's no actual picture data in the clipping. Look at its size--only a few kilobytes, not nearly enough for an image.

11-05-2009, 05:20 PM	#11
acme Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 253	well...while I remember doing it, my memory isn't infallible. perhaps I assumed being able to, based on the ability to do it with other types of docs... a

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