Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 04:34:07PM +, Robert McWilliam wrote: > MPlayer has a handy jpeg output driver which saves every frame of a video as > a > JPEG file in the current directory (It will save a lot of these). You can > then > pick out some of them. > > You'll want a command line somet

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On 30/12/07 14:33:42, norman wrote: > My son has received some photographs of his wedding on a VCD and has > asked me if it is possible to extract individual images. I have Googled > away and followed various paths but, whilst there are lots of ways to > put images into a vcd, I have not come acros

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On 12/31/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > to a CD in a format that plays on a DVD player. However, this does not > help me in finding a process which will enable me to extract the images > in a form I can process. Perhaps, if there is no way to do this with > Ubuntu I must look to Windows.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

> One option you may have not considered is asking for the original images > from the person who made the CD? > > This would save a lot of faff and may even yeild better results if you can > get the original high res images. Of course, you are absolutely correct, except I hate to be beaten. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On 12/31/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On the face of it that seems a very good idea but, when I try to rename. > I can change the identity like item5 but I cannot change the > extension. Perhaps there is some other crafty method that I am not aware > of. Not sure what you mean he

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

< snip > > A PhotoCD (which some people on here are thinking of) is a Kodak think > that holds digitised photos normally from analogue file, which some DVD > players can play. > > The confusion is further enhanced because a while back a video editing > software company came up with a neat ide

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 02:33:42PM +, norman wrote: > My son has received some photographs of his wedding on a VCD and has > asked me if it is possible to extract individual images. I have Googled > away and followed various paths but, whilst there are lots of ways to > put images into a vcd, I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

> As far as I was aware a VCD is only a collection of MPGs these > will presumably be the larger of the files on the CD... I think > the .dat files. > > If you were to copy on of the .dats to your hard drive, rename it > to .mpg will it then open in mplayer or whatever? > > Then, perhaps,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

Sean Miller wrote: > On 12/31/07, *Sean Miller* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Couldn't you just start the VCD playing and at the appropriate > moments press "Print Screen"? > > Or is that too simple? > > > Sorry, missed a couple of posts... so the issue is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On 12/31/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Couldn't you just start the VCD playing and at the appropriate moments > press "Print Screen"? > > Or is that too simple? Sorry, missed a couple of posts... so the issue isn't getting the jpgs it's actually getting the VCD to play? As far a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

Couldn't you just start the VCD playing and at the appropriate moments press "Print Screen"? Or is that too simple? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

How many pictures are in the vcd? Could you open the pics with a picture program? Just an idea, dont know if its possible. Daniel On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 21:20 +, norman wrote: > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:52 +, Dave Morley wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:20 +, norman wrote: > > > <

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:52 +, Dave Morley wrote: > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:20 +, norman wrote: > > < snip > > > > > > Go into synaptic. Highlight all the lib files you find by typing vcd > > > into the search bar. Then try again. > > > > Thanks, did that still no joy. Amongst the thi

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> > > Silly question. But I just remembered my Aunt had one of these disc but > the pictures were actually in a folder on the cd have you just tried > looking at the cd? There are four folders on the disc one of which is labelled vcd. Inside that folder there are four items, entries, info, lot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:28 +, Dave Morley wrote: > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:20 +, norman wrote: > > < snip > > > > > > Go into synaptic. Highlight all the lib files you find by typing vcd > > > into the search bar. Then try again. > > > > Thanks, did that still no joy. Amongst the thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:20 +, norman wrote: > < snip > > > > Go into synaptic. Highlight all the lib files you find by typing vcd > > into the search bar. Then try again. > > Thanks, did that still no joy. Amongst the things I have tried is File > -> Open Disc -> VCD pressed OK and appli

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 20:20 +, norman wrote: > < snip > > > > Go into synaptic. Highlight all the lib files you find by typing vcd > > into the search bar. Then try again. > > Thanks, did that still no joy. Amongst the things I have tried is File > -> Open Disc -> VCD pressed OK and appli

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

< snip > > Go into synaptic. Highlight all the lib files you find by typing vcd > into the search bar. Then try again. Thanks, did that still no joy. Amongst the things I have tried is File -> Open Disc -> VCD pressed OK and application crashed. I can collect lots of error messages by doing ot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 18:32 +, norman wrote: > > > If you can sit by it as it is running vlc will allow you to get > > > screenshots from it, or frozen frames. > > > > That sounds a good idea, I will install vlc and try to run it. Have you > > any words of wisdom or is everything straightforw

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

> > If you can sit by it as it is running vlc will allow you to get > > screenshots from it, or frozen frames. > > That sounds a good idea, I will install vlc and try to run it. Have you > any words of wisdom or is everything straightforward? I installed vlc but, no matter what I tried, the vcd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

< snip > > The other alternative is to rip the vcd to a different format (only > available in cli) and then split that into the individual pics using > avidemux and then use the gimp to fix the image. Using avidemux and gimp I am quite happy about it is the cli stuff where I am very ignorant. I s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

> If you can sit by it as it is running vlc will allow you to get > screenshots from it, or frozen frames. That sounds a good idea, I will install vlc and try to run it. Have you any words of wisdom or is everything straightforward? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 15:05 +, Daniel Lamb wrote: > If you can sit by it as it is running vlc will allow you to get > screenshots from it, or frozen frames. > > Regards, > Daniel > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 14:33 +, norman wrote: > > My son has received some photographs of his wedding on a V

Re: [ubuntu-uk] jpeg from vcd

If you can sit by it as it is running vlc will allow you to get screenshots from it, or frozen frames. Regards, Daniel On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 14:33 +, norman wrote: > My son has received some photographs of his wedding on a VCD and has > asked me if it is possible to extract individual images.