need info on getting pictures

[dgriffith]

I need to find out how to get a high quality still picture from a DVD. Does anyone know what program I need and how to use it. Any information would be great. Thank You

[mats.hogberg]

Easiest method is to use the "Screen shot" function provided by many software DVD players, like PowerDVD. But as max DVD picture resolution is 720*576 (PAL), that's how good it gets.

/Mats

[drjtech]

They should make a sticky for this question.

Wait a minute..... It's already there:

Sticky: How to capture a photo off a dvd or mpeg file?

-drj

[jtoolman2000]

I think the poster may be hoping to get a grab that ia as good as a high rez image file and not just how to to a normal screen capture with a player app.

But then again maybe not.

You cannot get a frame grab that exceeds what the video resolution is. If it is NTSC normal DVD it will probably be only 720 x 480 which is simply not good enough for any serious image work.

[guns1inger]

You might be able to get a fullscreen grab, but while that will be as alrage as your desktop, it will be interpolated from the original DV res, so it will likely be soft and grainy.