saving one frame to JPG file?

[broadway]

I am looking for a program that will let me save a particular frame from a video to a JPG file.

I currently use PowerDVD and I have to keep clicking on a key on the keyboard to save to files on the hard drive while the video is playing. Then I have to go the files and *hope* that one of them is what I want.

Is there a better way????

[edDV]

How are you defining "particular frame" other than clicking a key?

On Power DVD you can step frame.

What am I missing?

PS If your captured video has timecode, programs like Premiere can capture to a frame defined by timecode. Good software will capture +/- several frames so you can choose the best frame.

[Captain Satellite]

As you approach the frame you want, put the video in 'pause' mode, step advance to the exact frame you want then capture that frame and 'save as'.

[edDV]

technically you will get a better frame cap on the fly for live or interlace tape .
'step frame' is usually a field only (half vertical resolution)
a DVD contains info in interlace format.
a DVD has all the info to construct a full frame. It depends on the player.
if there is motion between fields, you will see tearing unless motion adaptive processing is applied.