Making Video Stills from DVD - Blu-ray Forum

Jodi · 01-02-2023, 11:18 PM

How do I make video "still pictures" from off of a cartoon on DVD (like you would see still pictures sprinkled throughout a Blu-ray.com review of a movie on BD or 4K BD)? I want to store the images on some digital form like a DVD-ROM or onto a USB drive. The source is strictly DVD - there has never been a Blu-ray disc of the animated series that I am describing.

My goal: to use the digital images to help make action figures via a 3D printer and very good visual software to make the figures possible.

And don't worry -- one of the producers has already been contacted and he thinks it would be a "fun idea" to "bless (the production company) with" (sorry for the secrecy, as this is my personal project).

I will use my MacBook Pro/DVD drive as the beginning tool.

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.....

pleaserecycle · 01-03-2023, 01:00 AM

VLC for Mac will play the DVD and take screenshots. Pause the video when you're at the image you want to save and hit Take a Screenshot.

Roonan · 01-03-2023, 08:09 AM

Yep, VLC: https://www.vlchelp.com/take-picture-snapshot-video/

Jodi · 01-03-2023, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roonan

Yep, VLC: https://www.vlchelp.com/take-picture-snapshot-video/

Thanks!!

01-02-2023, 11:18 PM	#1
Jodi Power Member Member since:Jan 2006	Making Video Stills from DVD How do I make video "still pictures" from off of a cartoon on DVD (like you would see still pictures sprinkled throughout a Blu-ray.com review of a movie on BD or 4K BD)? I want to store the images on some digital form like a DVD-ROM or onto a USB drive. The source is strictly DVD - there has never been a Blu-ray disc of the animated series that I am describing. My goal: to use the digital images to help make action figures via a 3D printer and very good visual software to make the figures possible. And don't worry -- one of the producers has already been contacted and he thinks it would be a "fun idea" to "bless (the production company) with" (sorry for the secrecy, as this is my personal project). I will use my MacBook Pro/DVD drive as the beginning tool. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.....

01-03-2023, 01:00 AM	#2
pleaserecycle Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Blu-ray collection:89 DVD collection:79 Trading Score:1	VLC for Mac will play the DVD and take screenshots. Pause the video when you're at the image you want to save and hit Take a Screenshot.

01-03-2023, 08:09 AM	#3
Roonan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:2	Yep, VLC: https://www.vlchelp.com/take-picture-snapshot-video/

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