Opening a Still from the timeline for external editing.

[Julian]

When I right click on a still and choose open Edius is using Windows Paint to edit the bitmap and not Photoshop. I have set windows to open all .BMP with Photoshop and I've set Edius to export stills to .PSD but when I right click on a still and choose open it just uses windows paint!

Do any of you had the same experience or have a solution?

Thanks in advance :)

Julian

[Aristotelis]

You are right...It does exactly the same here...It seems like Edius is not aware of the file associations so it uses the default...or something like this...

[vienna1944er]

excuse my "gibberish" english .... it is not my native language....

it is Edius [bad translated] Interface issue .... it is a old issue .. I know it since the old 3.22 days ....
post the solution\workaround 08-2005 in german canopus.de forum and the old Canopus.com forum ..... but ".com" is dead.....

the key is: Edius UI write "open" but the path that Edius in windows-system goes,
is NOT the path to "open" .... it is the path to "edit"

workaround [in windows] try to register [to fill out] or to change the "edit" in the "filetype windows" to the application your option i.e. Photoshop.exe

in the following exampel: for "JPEG" is the application option set to "IrfanView"
sorry, I have only (the old) pictures from german XP to to explain




maybe, a other User (or Support ???) can to supply with pictures from english XP and the correct words from a english XP-Interface

friendly greetings from ViennaLowLevelService ........... old Hans

[antonsvideo]

another option is to use tga stills, they will open in Photoshop

[Mr Bill]

maybe, a other User (or Support ???) can to supply with pictures from english XP and the correct words from a english XP-Interface

Here you go old Hans . . .

[Julian]

That DID it, Thanks guys,

I had an Edit with Photoshop action and I thought that would do it but now I created an action just called Edit and that did it...

Big THANK YOU :)

[kwshaw1]

While we're on the topic, what's the best way to configure Edius to generate frame grabs with minimal effort - preferably just one keyboard command?

[antonsvideo]

add the snapshot button to your timeline

you can do this in application settings, customize....

[GrassValley_KH]

And to add further to Anton's tip there - you might also want to check out the Plug-in Settings menu options for Still Image - this controls the default handling of things like still image file type, aspect ratio, field/frame, filtering.

Set those up how you like, and then you can make stills very easily!

[GrassValley_MD]

While we're on the topic, what's the best way to configure Edius to generate frame grabs with minimal effort - preferably just one keyboard command?

Ctrl-T Will create a still from either the Player Window or the timeline depending on which one is active at the time.


Mike