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Is there a way to copy the recent frame to clipboard to paste it in any other program?

I know there is an exporting script from Video Copilot but somehow it doesn't seem to work with my version of After Effects (CC).

I get the following error message after starting AE:

After Effects Error: Couldn't find main entry point for Comp2Clip.plugin

I am using After Effects on an iMac late 2013.

Are there any other ways to copy the viewport, or does anyone know how to fix the error?

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  • Yes, there is a little camera icon right beside the current time indicator (in my cc version).
    – p2or
    Nov 16, 2015 at 10:08
  • @poor I am aware of the snapshot thing, but how can I get it into my clipboard?
    – Marten Zander
    Nov 16, 2015 at 10:15
  • Oops, sorry then I've misread the question :) For now the only option I see is saving it as file via Ctrl+Alt+S, but you probably even know this...
    – p2or
    Nov 16, 2015 at 10:25
  • @poor yes, but thank you anyway!:)
    – Marten Zander
    Nov 16, 2015 at 10:31
  • Unfortunately a binary, can't take a look into the source...
    – p2or
    Nov 16, 2015 at 10:44

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The free Copy Image plug-in should work. The plug-in is executed via Edit -> Copy image. As the readme states,

The image is copied as an 8bits per channel image. If the active project is 16 or 32bits per channel, downsampling is performed.

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If you're on a mac, you can press ctrl+cmd+shift+4, drag a box over the viewport, and the resulting image will be copied to your clipboard. This won't be a high quality file, and is dependent on the zoom/quality of your viewport.

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    thats not was I was looking for. What you describe is the native snapshot feature by apple. I am looking for a way to make a copy of the actual AE-Viewport with the right aspect ratio and resolution to my clipboard without having to mess arround with draggin boxes over anything.
    – Marten Zander
    Nov 16, 2015 at 12:50

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