taking pictures from a 4K video

pons48

Newbie Location: Madrid, Spain Joined: Jan 05, 2014 09:28 Messages: 5 Offline

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Jan 22, 2018 09:03

I have taken some pictures from a 4K recorded video and to my surprise they were HD 1920x1080 resolution. Since the video was 3840x2160 resolution I ask whether there is a mean to get pictures of this resolution. I went to configuration options but I couldn't find any option to do this. Does someone know if it is possible for Power Director 16 and if yes how to do it?

The Shadowman

Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline

Jan 22, 2018 11:39

Quote I have taken some pictures from a 4K recorded video and to my surprise they were HD 1920x1080 resolution. Since the video was 3840x2160 resolution I ask whether there is a mean to get pictures of this resolution. I went to configuration options but I couldn't find any option to do this. Does someone know if it is possible for Power Director 16 and if yes how to do it?

If you want a snapshot to be the same resolution as the original you need to capture it while it is in the media library. Capturing on the timeline will result in the standard 1920x1080. So highlight the clip in the media library, find the shot you want, then use the camera icon as you would normally.

I hope this helps

Robert Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

PepsiMan

Senior Contributor Location: Clarksville, TN Joined: Dec 29, 2010 01:20 Messages: 1054 Offline

Jan 22, 2018 12:17

welcome back.

one, make sure to disable shadow files.
two, in Preference\File check the use original video size...
three, or use MPC-HC x64.

happy happy joy joy

PepsiMan
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The Shadowman

Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline

Jan 22, 2018 12:57

Quote welcome back.

one, make sure to disable shadow files.
two, in Preference\File check the use original video size...
three, or use MPC-HC x64.

happy happy joy joy

PepsiMan
'garbage in garbage out'

Hi Pepsiman

Are you using PD16? I have no such option to Use original video size (see picture). Also no option to "Save Image". I also dont have to disable shadow files


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tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jan 22, 2018 14:05

Pons48 – Try this: highlight where you want with the scrubber. Right mouse click. Choose Edit Video/Image /Freeze Frame. Look at the properties of the created snapshot. I don’t have a 4k video to test at the moment.

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jan 22, 2018 16:48

Hi pons48 -

Just chiming in to confirm that, in PDR16 (&15), the only ways to get a full UHD/4K resolution snapshot are to:

Take the snapshot from the Media Library (as Robert suggested)

Use the Freeze Frame feature (as Tomas suggested)

Take the snapshot in VLC player (or similar)

This issue has plagued users since PDR15 and has been discussed repeatedly:

https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/63571.page
https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/50730.page

Cheers - Tony
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