Screenshotting Video Files

mastavic · TweakNOOB Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 56

Hey!
How's it going?

I was just wondering if there is any way I could screenshot a video that is playing on my computer. There is a clip that I just want a screenshot of while it is playing in Windows Media Player, but I don't know a way (if there even is one) to screenshot it into a still image. I'm running Windows XP Professional Version, if that helps.

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icyrus76 · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:43 pm Post subject:

press Prt Scr on ur keyboard, it stands for Print Screen, it basically copies watever you see on your monitor. After that, open it in either your image editor, or MS Paint, then Paste it and it will show up, just save it to a jpg or watever format you want it in.

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mastavic · TweakNOOB Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 56

Hey Cyrus,
How's it going?

Thanks for the attempt to help me, but if it were that easy, I would not have had to ask =P When I screenshot (with the Print Screen key) a video that is playing in Windows Media Player and try to paste it into Paint or any other graphics program I have, the video plays in the Paint file as well. The easiest way for me to explain this is if I don't - instead, you can try it yourself =P

Please help me if you can,
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icyrus76 · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 9:31 am Post subject:

How big is the file? If possible, could u send it over MSNm or email it to me so i can try? Thanks

Cyrus

mastavic · TweakNOOB Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 56

I'm talking about files (such as mpeg files) in general. Try screenshotting any mpeg video file while it is playing in Windows Media Player and pasting it onto Paint and see what happens.

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mastavic · TweakNOOB Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 56

I have been able to capture video stills by using InterVideo's WinDVD Platinum, but if anyone finds an easier way to do so, please let me know.

-=MaStA ViC

alexvdl · SirTweaksabit Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 311

See.... the reaodn print screen doesn't work is WMP doesn't render it on what we consider the screen.l It makes it's own mini screen and plays it there. That's why on most systems you try and Prnt Scn something and you get a black square.
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DivineSin · TweakNOOB Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Florida

Actually there is a way to screenshot in wmp and it actually pretty simple. All you have to do is go into your options and find your video acclerator performance, slide the little bar down to none, hit apply/ok or whatever. stop your video and replay it, then hit prnt srn and it'll work for you

EDIT: Then simply go into paint or any other image program you may have and go to edit/paste. The image of the screenshot you took should be up there.

gmoney · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:

i pushed the print screen key and it doesnt do anything or maybe... uh... where do you go to get the saved screen pictures
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

there is actually a way to get screenshots from WMP, what you have to do is load up the old style wmp that came with like windows 95, its on xp too. you have to go into your windows media player folder and open the "mplayer2" file, that will load the oldschool one, play it in there, and use the print screen button, this works 90% of the time.

gmoney · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 11:31 pm Post subject:

i mean like when you push the key it is supposed to take a snapshot of the desktop when i push the button it doesnt do any thing is there a specific spot where it saves the snapshot or am i doin somthin wrong
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

when you hit the print screen button, it saves the picture to your clipboard, just go into like an image viewer, and paste it in.

gmoney · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:40 am Post subject:

ah man not to be a bother but i really cant seem to find this clipboard thing, can you tell me what the clip board is or at least how to find it. thanks i appreciate the help. peace
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JayDubya · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:39 am Post subject:

have u ever right clicked to copy and paste something? when you click copy, you copy it to your clipboard. all u have to do is right click and paste it methinks.
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gmoney · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:56 am Post subject:

i am so lost.
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JayDubya · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:00 am Post subject:

well, here's another way to do it. just d/l fraps and use f9 to take a screenshot.
this is also fun to use when taking pics and screenshots of games.
http://www.fraps.com/
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DivineSin · TweakNOOB Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Florida

:/ No one bothered to read my way on how to take a screen shot. Oh well -.-. But incase you didnt.

1)Open up windows media player 8 or 9 or whatever.
2)Navigate to tools and then options
3)Open up the performance tab.
4)Slide the video acceleration down to NONE
5)Hit Apply and Ok
6)Replay your video and press Print Scrn on the picture you want to capture
7)Close down your video and open up paint or any other image editing software.
8)Naviagte to edit then paste. And wala theres your picture.

Taking the performance slider down DOES take away performance and picture quality

so once your done you may wanna slide it back up to full.

Just slide it down, hit print srn, open up PAINT, and go to paste.

gmoney · Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 2:46 am Post subject:

siccness! worked perfectly tanks for the detailed instructions on how to do that.
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eBob · TweakNOOB Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 15

There are better ways to capture single frames from a video, but in general, they require that you get a "real and proper" player, instead of WMP.

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there are always "better", then there is the "more convenient" way.

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