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Valdronius
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PostPosted: Nov 08 2005 12:51 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I recently attempted to get screen captures of movies on my computer, and have met nothing but hardship. Does anyone know how to get screen shots of movie files?


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PostPosted: Nov 08 2005 12:52 pm Reply with quote Back to top

How did you attempt to do it?
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PostPosted: Nov 08 2005 02:33 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Don't you press CTRL+PRINT SCREEN, and then go into MS Paint and paste it in?
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PostPosted: Nov 08 2005 02:38 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Tuckster wrote:
Don't you press CTRL+PRINT SCREEN, and then go into MS Paint and paste it in?


It depends what program you're using to run the DVD. This won't work with Windows Media Player. When you print screen, it will look like it worked, but when you reload the screenshot, there will be a black box where the video was.

PRINT SCREEN will work with InterActual Player, but not other players like Real Player or even PowerDVD. PowerDVD has its own screenshot option, but I've never had any luck getting it to work.
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PostPosted: Nov 08 2005 07:15 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I'm using an .avi file, and MS Paint. I tried doing print screen with Media Player, DivX, and Winamp, and got the same result every time.


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PostPosted: Nov 08 2005 07:30 pm Reply with quote Back to top

If you're using an avi file, downlad VirtualDub and load it in that. VirtualDub is very free and very popular, so shouldn't have much trouble finding it. Loading the avi in VirtualDub and then you'll be able to go frame by frame until you find the shot you want. Then you can C&P it into Paint using the Print Screen button.
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PostPosted: Nov 09 2005 03:06 am Reply with quote Back to top

I use a Mac for movie rips. As such, I use a program that turns it into a MPEG2 file. From there I use quicktime to copy and paste the image in either a drawing program to easily save as a jpg, or Photoshop if I need to mess with it.


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PostPosted: Nov 09 2005 03:03 pm Reply with quote Back to top

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