Prints from YT vids. Possible???
Discussion
As per the title.
Looking for some new art for my office and fancying a rallying theme. Is it possible to take screenshots from YT videos and then have those blown up into larger artworks? And as this will be from 1980’s footage, will poor pixelation be an issue?
Finally, can anyone recommend anywhere that can do this please?
Thanks
Looking for some new art for my office and fancying a rallying theme. Is it possible to take screenshots from YT videos and then have those blown up into larger artworks? And as this will be from 1980’s footage, will poor pixelation be an issue?
Finally, can anyone recommend anywhere that can do this please?
Thanks
Dave. said:
It'll look f
king hideous....
Quick Google and you can get proper artwork/prints for less than a tenner.
Bugger king hideous....Quick Google and you can get proper artwork/prints for less than a tenner.
Thanks for the quick reply.
Sadly I was wanting specific ‘shots’ which I can’t seem to find anywhere. Toivonen flat out and full opposite lock over a bridge on the Monte in 81, Alen flying high in a 037 on the 1000 Lakes, and Rohl painting four black lines on the tarmac on the San Remo in a Quattro.
Oh well, back to the drawing board:
Instead of trying to get good quality from a (relatively speaking) poorer quality source, it might be possible to artistically degrade or manipulate the screen captured images in an attempt to mask the quality issue.
In addition, the required final image size would also determine how much worse an 80's YT screen capture would actually be in comparison to what you see in the vid, and what you'd hope to see on the wall.
Which YT vid is it, and what size do you want your print to be?
In addition, the required final image size would also determine how much worse an 80's YT screen capture would actually be in comparison to what you see in the vid, and what you'd hope to see on the wall.
Which YT vid is it, and what size do you want your print to be?
ReverendCounter said:
Which YT vid is it, and what size do you want your print to be?
Thanks for the reply Rev Here’s the link to the vid
https://youtu.be/nYhiJeRPgdw
@2:25
@2:28
And Toivonen on the Monte
https://youtu.be/Q-aB7mBcmu0
@1:13
Although I’ve also seen footage of that precise moment in time shot from further up the road, with the Talbot Sunbeam head on, as opposed to from behind, which I think is better quality.
Ahem.
Okay, the source material is worse than I had anticipated...and the results will be exactly as Dave.'s describes. You'd be better off scouring the web for images shared by the photographers who were there on the day (the amount of compression artefacts in the vids makes it not worth attempting, IMHO).
Okay, the source material is worse than I had anticipated...and the results will be exactly as Dave.'s describes. You'd be better off scouring the web for images shared by the photographers who were there on the day (the amount of compression artefacts in the vids makes it not worth attempting, IMHO).
It’s not the exact shot, but it’s pretty close.I can't take any credit - that pic is one of the results of doing an image search for 'Toivonen Sunbeam Monte Carlo'. One of the search results was a Pinterest image which I just copied from the site.
There's another Toivonen Sunbeam pic which is really dynamic, taken from an unusual angle with the car sideways at speed, trailing a huge dust plume. Problem is, although its sort of referenced in Pinterest, the full pic isn't available. Apparently its taken from here, although it's a really long rally pics thread:
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5968607...
However as a quick test I've managed to get that first Sunbeam pic downloaded and enlarged, with a couple of processes applied, to try to get an image that *might possibly* not look crap once its printed. 500x350 @ 300dpi, although there is pixellation, I've tried to mask/hide it with noise.
Not sure of the 2Mb limitation will mean it gets compressed again by thumbsnap but here we go:
There's another Toivonen Sunbeam pic which is really dynamic, taken from an unusual angle with the car sideways at speed, trailing a huge dust plume. Problem is, although its sort of referenced in Pinterest, the full pic isn't available. Apparently its taken from here, although it's a really long rally pics thread:
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5968607...
However as a quick test I've managed to get that first Sunbeam pic downloaded and enlarged, with a couple of processes applied, to try to get an image that *might possibly* not look crap once its printed. 500x350 @ 300dpi, although there is pixellation, I've tried to mask/hide it with noise.
Not sure of the 2Mb limitation will mean it gets compressed again by thumbsnap but here we go:
filesize should be 26Mb, looks like thumbsnap has decimated it
Edited by ReverendCounter on Thursday 25th June 19:12
To create wall art with the required level of detail, you need access to the digital scan of the original print or transparency. You might be able to get this from a dedicated motorsports library.
I'd start with: https://www.motorsportimages.com
They will charge you but the quality will be excellent.
I'd start with: https://www.motorsportimages.com
They will charge you but the quality will be excellent.
StevieBee said:
To create wall art with the required level of detail, you need access to the digital scan of the original print or transparency. You might be able to get this from a dedicated motorsports library.
I'd start with: https://www.motorsportimages.com
They will charge you but the quality will be excellent.
Thanks Steve. I’ll give it a look.I'd start with: https://www.motorsportimages.com
They will charge you but the quality will be excellent.
Thanks Rev and Dave for your input also
CarPrintGuy said:
That particular photo? Not really what I was after, but thanks for the link. I’ll have a look through the rest of their stuff over lunch.Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff