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relic · 05-19-2003, 04:13 PM

Hey, anyone know how to get screen captures from AVIs, Mpegs, DVDs, etc?

Can't seem to find any program for it, and when I try to use the "Prnt Scrn" key, i just get a black screen shot where the picture should be.

Thanks in advance!

fuelmyfire · 05-19-2003, 08:56 PM

here's a little trick:
during the video, hit the pause button. with the video paused, point up to the "X" on the titlebar and click once, but don't release (otherwise it will close the application)
while holding that click down, press the PrintScreen.
That should do it.

relic · 05-19-2003, 08:59 PM

Oo... interesting, i'll try it, thanks =)

I would like to get a full screen of it though, but meh, better than nothing =)

MSD · 05-20-2003, 09:01 PM

I'll try that too, I've been wondering the same thing. This will result in pics posted for all of you

relic · 05-20-2003, 09:06 PM

i tried it, and you can get it copied and pasted, but then when you save it as jpeg, it goes black again, still trying to find software to do it.

chodarama · 05-20-2003, 10:01 PM

sweet

that works great

i used adobe photoshop 7 and zoom player

relic · 05-20-2003, 10:04 PM

zoom player eh, thanks! I'll try it

did you use it on a DVD, mpeg or avi?

spankthru · 05-27-2003, 05:33 PM

to be able to make a screen cap of video, turn off hardware acelleration. When you use hardware accelerating, the video card actually "spits" the movie onto the screen. Windows doesn't really realize there's video going on. When you use software acceleration, windows is able to know what's going on, and thus can make a screen capture

relic · 05-27-2003, 05:37 PM

how do I turn off hardware acceleration?

bleet · 05-29-2003, 10:12 AM

right click on desktop, go to properties, click on advanced, click on troubleshoot.

i think.

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Originally posted by relic
how do I turn off hardware acceleration?

05-19-2003, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
relic Tilted Location: Ontario	Screen Caps (question) Hey, anyone know how to get screen captures from AVIs, Mpegs, DVDs, etc? Can't seem to find any program for it, and when I try to use the "Prnt Scrn" key, i just get a black screen shot where the picture should be. Thanks in advance!

05-19-2003, 08:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
fuelmyfire Insane	here's a little trick: during the video, hit the pause button. with the video paused, point up to the "X" on the titlebar and click once, but don't release (otherwise it will close the application) while holding that click down, press the PrintScreen. That should do it.

05-19-2003, 08:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
relic Tilted Location: Ontario	Oo... interesting, i'll try it, thanks =) I would like to get a full screen of it though, but meh, better than nothing =)

05-20-2003, 09:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I'll try that too, I've been wondering the same thing. This will result in pics posted for all of you

05-20-2003, 09:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
relic Tilted Location: Ontario	i tried it, and you can get it copied and pasted, but then when you save it as jpeg, it goes black again, still trying to find software to do it.

05-20-2003, 10:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
chodarama Insane Location: a van, down by the river	sweet that works great i used adobe photoshop 7 and zoom player

05-20-2003, 10:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
relic Tilted Location: Ontario	zoom player eh, thanks! I'll try it did you use it on a DVD, mpeg or avi?

05-27-2003, 05:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
spankthru Banned Location: no trees, fields of wheat	to be able to make a screen cap of video, turn off hardware acelleration. When you use hardware accelerating, the video card actually "spits" the movie onto the screen. Windows doesn't really realize there's video going on. When you use software acceleration, windows is able to know what's going on, and thus can make a screen capture

05-27-2003, 05:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
relic Tilted Location: Ontario	how do I turn off hardware acceleration?