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Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts) Fri Aug 16, 2013, 12:47 AM Aug 2013

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What is the best way to get a screen shot from MPG video?

I'm looking for a no-nonsense, free program that can let me see the clips one frame at a time.

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What is the best way to get a screen shot from MPG video? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 OP

avidemux n/t Duer 157099 Aug 2013 #1

Thank you for your swift response! Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #2

Cocoon's Quck Media Converter is another one I use n/t Duer 157099 Aug 2013 #3

VLC pokerfan Aug 2013 #4

Another vote for VLC. ManiacJoe Aug 2013 #5

It worked beautifully. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #6

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

1. avidemux n/t

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 12:50 AM

Aug 2013

Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts)

2. Thank you for your swift response!

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 01:04 AM

Aug 2013

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

3. Cocoon's Quck Media Converter is another one I use n/t

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 01:06 AM

Aug 2013

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)

4. VLC

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 02:20 AM

Aug 2013

which is what I use for playing movies on the computer anyway—because it plays pretty much any format you throw at it—has a frame by frame advance button along with a screen-grab button.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

5. Another vote for VLC.

Reply to pokerfan (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 18, 2013, 02:50 AM

Aug 2013

Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts)

6. It worked beautifully.

Reply to ManiacJoe (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 02:08 PM

Aug 2013

I didn't realize it, but I already had it on my laptop.

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