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[_jems_]

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[evening_star]

I had a quick question about capping.

Do you have to cap your dvds manually, by pressing the capture button for every frame you want in programs like WinDVD or PowerDVD? Is there a software/technique you can use so it automatically selects a certain amount of frames per minute?

I know with AVI files there is a program the does that. I was hoping someone could do the same thing with a dvd. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! ♥

[_jems_]

Yes, I cap "manually". I really don't think that capping any other way is constructive to getting good caps. There are too many shots that require you to step through and find the exact frame and I hate to think of all the wonderful caps I'd miss with an automated process. If there even is such a thing, I really don't even know. =)

[psychme]

I haven't tried it out myself, but I know someone who uses HyperSnap DX, which caps at customized time intervals. I think you can use the program in conjunction with your DVD-playing software.

If you don't mind my asking, what is the program you mentioned that can select a set number of frames per minute from an avi file? That would be helpful to me.

Thanks. :)

[_jems_]

I think I heard somewhere (actually, read, but you know...) that VirtualDub does that.

[psychme]

Oh, truly? I use Virtualdub, but only to take actual frame by frame caps. And so I end up with literally thousands sometimes. :S I'll have to see how it can be set up to skip a few frames at a time. Thanks, Jennifer.

[evening_star]

Yeah it was Virtualdub I was talking about. Try this tutorial and see if it helps.

Thanks to both of you for your comments. :) ♥

[psychme]

Thanks so much for the link! Worked perfectly. :)