how can i take a single frame of my video clip and save it in an image file format?

[harrow]

hey,

i wanted to take a still shot out of my video sequence and save it in image file format (i don't know, like TIFF or something?). i know you can chop out frames using virtualdub, which is what i've been doing, but can you save a file as something other than AVI?

is there any other program (that's free) that can do it?

[benderman]

If you allready know how to use VirtualDUB, you should also use it to save a single image.
Go to the frame you want to save, press "ctrl-1" and the image is in the clipboard. Now you can start an image-editor like paint (included in windows) and insert it by pressing "shift-ins".
Or you delete all frames except the one (or more) you want to save and use "file -> save image sequence...".

[setarip]

Or, while playing the video in Windows Media Player, hold down the Alt key and press the PrintScreen key. This will send a copy to your clipboard. Then from within a "paint" or graphics program, select "Paste". Save your image in the desired format (JPG, etc.).