I'm trying to put together some promotional material for several movies and am faced with a lack of usable publicity shots from the production companies (e.g., the director got a pile of closeup shots of himself with the camera, but nothing else). It's not practical to get access to any of the film prints or negatives in time, so I'm left with trying to work with video captures. (grump, grump.)
So, my question is whether I can use some of the software (or hardware, even) for scaling/processing standard-definition video for getting better quality stills--with deinterlacing, motion compensation, noise reduction, etc.--and what would be the best way to go about it.
I've tried installing dscaler, but its "save still image" function captures a 720x480 picture, and using Irfanview to do a screen-capture at a higher resolution merely saves a blank image.
Anyone have some brilliant suggestions out there? I've got a few magazine and poster deadlines in just over a week, so I'm a little pressed for time on this project. If it's relevant, I'm working with source material off DVD, MiniDV, and BetaSP; I don't currently have any high-def input cards (but I'm sure I could get one if needed) and the only hardware scaler I've got on hand is a several-year-old Focus Quadscan. Software-wise I've got Premiere 6.5, Photoshop 7, and though I have Avid Express DV, I haven't finished building the computer for it yet.
So, my question is whether I can use some of the software (or hardware, even) for scaling/processing standard-definition video for getting better quality stills--with deinterlacing, motion compensation, noise reduction, etc.--and what would be the best way to go about it.
I've tried installing dscaler, but its "save still image" function captures a 720x480 picture, and using Irfanview to do a screen-capture at a higher resolution merely saves a blank image.
Anyone have some brilliant suggestions out there? I've got a few magazine and poster deadlines in just over a week, so I'm a little pressed for time on this project. If it's relevant, I'm working with source material off DVD, MiniDV, and BetaSP; I don't currently have any high-def input cards (but I'm sure I could get one if needed) and the only hardware scaler I've got on hand is a several-year-old Focus Quadscan. Software-wise I've got Premiere 6.5, Photoshop 7, and though I have Avid Express DV, I haven't finished building the computer for it yet.