05-13-2004, 01:54 PM
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Originally posted by Vittorio
The problem with creating good screencaps is that they take time. Sure, you can just "grab" any frame with a simple editing program which selects the frames randomly, but that's why 99% of all screencaps suck. At 30 frames per second, sometimes 29 of those frames are blurry from movement. If you don't click through all 30 to get that one clear frame, it's going to look terrible. The key to a good screencap from the start is a TON OF LIGHT on your subject. THAT WAY, the video camera's shutter spreed will increase, thus creating LESS movement per frame. Problem is, scrolling through 30 minutes of video one click at a time is TORTUROUS!!! That's 30 frames x 60 x 30 mins = 54,000 clicks of the mouse!!!!!! You CAN then just select "pieces" of the video you want screencaps from, but still, you'll be clicking 8,000-10,000 times. After awhile, looking at the so many frames that look alike DRIVES YOU CRAZY!!! You can't tell one from the other.
Anyway, to make a long story short, it takes time, I dreaded EVERY video I ever cut into pics, and I would NEVER do it unless I had too. But I will post some examples so you can see what a REAL quality screengrab should be compared too, if you are on the market to pay someone.
http://www.hotamateurmpegs.com/hi_res/pages/sierra.html
http://www.hotamateurmpegs.com/hi_re.../sunshine.html
http://www.hotamateurmpegs.com/model...y/pages/12.htm
http://www.hotamateurmpegs.com/hi_res/pages/nadia.html
http://www.hotamateurmpegs.com/hi_re.../samantha.html
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Yes this is true. Thats why I said it takes time. Your screencap quality is great, but you are still making the same mistake everyone makes when taking screencaps. Unless you are shooting in widescreen, your aspect ratio is wrong. |
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