how to extract a picture from a m2v

[Manyone]

Hello,
i am searching for a tool which can export a single frame as a bmp or jpg or any other pictureformat from an videofile without audio (m2v).

thanx 4 any ideas

regards
Michael

[[Toff]]

You can use DVD2AVI.
Open your m2v, go to the frame you want to grab and press "B".

[Manyone]

it doesn't work, because the m2v has only 1 or 2 frames (ripped menu from a dvd, done with vobrator) and dvd2avi does not show any frame.

any other ideas ?

regards
Michael

[DJ Bobo]

After opening the m2v file in DVD2AVI, save the project.

Now use VFAPI to make a fake AVI out of this project.

Open the fake AVI in VirtualDub. There select the frame you want, then press CTRL+1. The frame will be saved into the clipboard.
Now go to your favourite imaging software and paste it.

[Manyone]

doesn't work to.

this is the *.d2v from dvd2avi
####################################
DVD2AVIProjectFile
1
55 F:\_audio(vob036-e0).m2v

Stream_Type=0,0,0
iDCT_Algorithm=2
YUVRGB_Scale=1
Luminance=128,0
Picture_Size=0,0,0,0,0,0
Field_Operation=0
Frame_Rate=25000
Location=0,0,0,23
9

FINISHED
####################################

vfapi can not read this file.
any other working ideas around here ?

regards
Michael

[DJ Bobo]

You must use DVD2AVI 1.76

If this still doesn't work (very strange!!), install AviSynth & mpeg2dec.dll, open your notepad and write the following:

loadplugin("...\mpeg2dec.dll")
mpeg2source("filename.d2v")

And save under *.avs

Open this AVS in VirtualDub and do as mentioned above.

[Manyone]

also not working.

the message is:

Avisynth open failure:
Unrecognized exception!
(f:\menu.avs, line 2)

my menu.avs is that:

loadplugin("mpeg2dec.dll")
mpeg2source("audio.d2v")


the dll script and d2v are in the same directory

cya
Michael

[TactX]

I could try it with mplayer (for linux). It can output to .png files, which I could convert to any image format.

PM me if you're interested.

[[Toff]]

Can you try the little tools attached ?

It will convert all the frame in the m2v file to bmp.

Usage:
m2v2bmp mymovie.m2v

EDIT: Strange, I just post my message and it is already approved. Is there no more approvement for attachement ? or have I find a blazing fast moderator ?

[Manyone]

hi toff,
that is it, this is the tool i waited for.

much much much much thanks to you.

but one question, i have in mind
why doesn't it work if i import these m2v's.
if i import the bmp's, maestro convert them to m2v.
it's amazing.

big thanx
Michael

[[Toff]]

Originally posted by Manyone
why doesn't it work if i import these m2v's.
if i import the bmp's, maestro convert them to m2v.
it's amazing.


I don't have any idea about that, in fact I have never used neither Maestro nor any dvd authoring software.
But it's sure that it will be better to not decode the m2v, to reencode it after.

[Manyone]

@toff
i wonder that no one knows this tool, nothing at google, nothing at altavista. is it written by yourself ?

@Administrator
can you please put this little (but very helpfull) tool in the download area.
i think there are more people out there who need a tool like that.

regards
Michael

[[Toff]]

Originally posted by Manyone
@toff : i wonder that no one knows this tool, nothing at google, nothing at altavista. is it written by yourself ?

It's a tool based on a sample available in libmpeg2 (an mpeg2 decoder library) : http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net
I just added code to write bmp. So you will find it only on this forum.

[Bodman]

Drag and drop the M2v file into powerdvd and as its playing press the 'C' key this will capture the current picture......you can pause and step through if you like

//Bodman