The best way to extract still image from 5dII movie

[igord]

<p>What is the best way to have still image from 5Dii movie? I would like to print in the magazine 15x20 cm images, so I need as good quality as possible. Thanks I.</p>

[Stock-Photos]

<p>I beleive the Canon software which came with the 5D will do a still image capture.</p>

<p>Otherwise, pause the play on the frame you want. Hit the print screen key. (above number-pad) Open your favorite image editor, create a new document (ctrl+n) and paste it in. (ctrl+v)</p>

[Matt Laur]

<p>Just be prepared for marginal results if you're talking about printing 20 cm wide. At good printing resolution, that would typically call for well over 2000 pixels, and your video capture won't give you any more than half that. How much that only-half-the-resolution problem really matters will depend a lot on the nature of the image's contents.</p>

[igord]

<p>Thanks for your help. Hope it will print well.....</p>

[Glenn McCreery]

<p>On a Macintosh you can use the "Grab" utility to select and copy the frame displayed on the screen. As Matt says, resolution, even with 1280p HD video, will not be the greatest. </p>

[igord]

<p>I try to save stills as tiffs using zoom browser ex, resolution is not the problem, the overall low quality makes me add artificial grain and make it look like an old 8mm movie.</p>

[mark_schafer1]

<p>I use Adobe Premiere and it has a screengrab function. Good quality if the frame is exposed right. I tend to shoot with a custom profile that's very flat to give me highlight and shadow info. Then from the screengrab i can adjust contrast and color in Photoshop to my liking as would do when i grade video in Premiere. <br>

You basically work with a jpg in a small colorspace, so corrections will be limited and most likely the black will block out first.</p>

[igord]

<p>Thanks, I sort of mastered it. If they print a cover from my image I will post it here;)</p>