Comments on: The Making of an HD Screen Grab http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Rush http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/comment-page-1/#comment-103709 Andy Rush Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:53:10 +0000 http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/#comment-103709 DB, Um . . . You know that I don't want to just do screen grabs from The Colbert Report, right? Your technique, of course, works just as you say it does. However, I also want higher resolutions versions of my screen grabs (generally). DB,

Um . . .

You know that I don’t want to just do screen grabs from The Colbert Report, right? Your technique, of course, works just as you say it does. However, I also want higher resolutions versions of my screen grabs (generally).

]]> By: DB Ferguson http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/comment-page-1/#comment-103704 DB Ferguson Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:44:52 +0000 http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/#comment-103704 Um .... You've got a Mac, right? And you can watch the Colbert videos from ColbertNation.com, right? Why don't you just do a command-shift-4, then highlight over the running video, and when it shows up, just release your mouse? Super easy, super crisp screen grabs. If you want them larger than 500px wide, you can go for the higher resolution full episode views, but if you just need a simple grab, you can do like I do for my Colbert Report episode guides and just do a quick screen grab. Um ….

You’ve got a Mac, right? And you can watch the Colbert videos from ColbertNation.com, right? Why don’t you just do a command-shift-4, then highlight over the running video, and when it shows up, just release your mouse?

Super easy, super crisp screen grabs. If you want them larger than 500px wide, you can go for the higher resolution full episode views, but if you just need a simple grab, you can do like I do for my Colbert Report episode guides and just do a quick screen grab.

]]> By: Andy Rush http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/comment-page-1/#comment-103655 Andy Rush Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:27:59 +0000 http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/#comment-103655 Alan - Nice! That indeed works like a charm. Too bad it doesn't work with the new QuickTime X player. Maybe some day there will be a Pro version of X. BTW, to get the "Pro" version in QT 7 in Snow Leopard you just register it with a valid license ($30). If you had a Pro version and you upgraded to Snow Leopard, you would still have the Pro registration. Alan – Nice! That indeed works like a charm. Too bad it doesn’t work with the new QuickTime X player. Maybe some day there will be a Pro version of X. BTW, to get the “Pro” version in QT 7 in Snow Leopard you just register it with a valid license ($30). If you had a Pro version and you upgraded to Snow Leopard, you would still have the Pro registration.

]]> By: Alan Levine http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/comment-page-1/#comment-103654 Alan Levine Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:49:21 +0000 http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/the-making-of-an-hd-screen-grab/#comment-103654 PICT format is pretty old so no surprise it is 32bit. Heck, I used PICT in HyperCard ;-) I am guessing you are using the Quicktime 7 app in Snow Leaopard? (I dont see a pro option in the new, semi-crippled QT Player). If so, there is an easier way to get a frame. If you just navigate to the frame you want and do a command-C (copy) it copies the frame as an image, and then you can paste into Preview (or whatever) to save in a appropriate format. PICT format is pretty old so no surprise it is 32bit. Heck, I used PICT in HyperCard ;-)

I am guessing you are using the Quicktime 7 app in Snow Leaopard? (I dont see a pro option in the new, semi-crippled QT Player).

If so, there is an easier way to get a frame. If you just navigate to the frame you want and do a command-C (copy) it copies the frame as an image, and then you can paste into Preview (or whatever) to save in a appropriate format.

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