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    Film Screenshots

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by plattnnum, Mar 8, 2007.

  1. plattnnum

    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm wondering if there is a way to take your own screen shots via windows media player or any other media player when playing a movie or mpeg file. I've tried using "prt sc" and the image always ended up blacked out for some reason. Thanks. :D
     
    plattnnum, Mar 8, 2007
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    VLC Media Player includes a "Screenshot" option.
     
    usapatriot, Mar 8, 2007
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  3. RedSensiStar

    RedSensiStar Notebook Deity

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    Print screen doesn't work?

    Go to www.download.com and look at image capturing applications. There are

    plenty of free high-quality good ones out there.

    Edit: Yup! Print screen doesn't work. Weird. Some copy-right protection thing I bet, or, Print Screen simply isn't

    capable of capturing moving images.
     
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  4. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    It's more likely to be because WMP (like most other video apps) uses a technique called Hardware Overlay. As such, Windows printscreen can't see the video... it's out of the loop so to speak.
     
    TedJ, Mar 8, 2007
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I use VLC and it's much better than WMP (not only at screen shots, but also others)
     
    hehe299792458, Mar 9, 2007
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