From the course: HitFilm Express: Creating a Presentation Video

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Extracting images from other documents

Extracting images from other documents

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Extracting images from other documents

- So if you're making video projects for work, chances are you're going to need to incorporate some elements from other software, maybe spreadsheets from Excel or a Gantt chart from some project management software. Now sometimes programs will be able to export an image of their content, but often they don't, so if that's the case, what can you do? The good news is that both Macs and PCs have the ability to take really easy screenshots. On Windows, there's a program called Snipping Tool, you'll find it if you open your start menu and search for it. You can then choose to grab the whole screen, or a specific program or section of the screen. On Mac, you just need to press shift command three, to grab an image of the whole screen, or shift command four, to select an area of the screen. You'll then have a new PNG image you can use inside film. When grabbing screenshots, there's a few simple tips to remember. First, make sure your screen is running at a decent resolution. If you're…

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