what free software can I use for non jpg photos

[aquadude]

HI all

Before my dad died he put all family slides onto a VHS tape

the original slides are missing

today I'm getting the slide video transferred to CD ( I don't have a DVD reader on my pc )

what software can I use, since the Cd of photos will not be individual images but the photos scrolling to the next..

My aim is to convert all these images as individual jpgs..is it possible??

I am running XP

thanks

[malevolentsparkle]

hmmm dosent sound likely. what you will end up with is a video of a slideshow. no discrete photos. the only thing i can think of is to 'print screen' each photo one at a time and paste into a image programme. but that coould take a long time and you may loose quality.

have you asked the shop were you are getting it put on CD? they may have some ideas.

good luck

[Caryl]

It's possible but quality will not be very good as VHS is bad to start with. You would have to freeze individual frames and save them.

[aquadude]

I have a friend who has a VHS - DVD recorder combo

couldn't transfer onto CD so getting a DVD reader - writer - use the software to pause the slide show and then picture capture the individual image and save as jpg

well...that's the plan anyway

have been told that I don't need special software. but just do picture capture but I don't know how to do it this way...any tips and hints?

thanks

[Morcs]

try irfanview.

ive used it for years as a very general photo editor / cropper / viewer / saver.

[malevolentsparkle]

the printscreen button on your keyboard will take a copy of your whole screen to the clipboard. just crl-p to paste into an imaging programme

[aquadude]

thanks all

I have nearly finished this long awaiting project..done half the images as jpgs via pct scr button

[FishBen]

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