Screen grabs of videos

georgiac

Hi. I have been asked if it is possible to screen grab a video image using Windows Media Player, and haven't got a clue.

Is there anyone out there that could advise?

I'd be most grateful, thanks

EasilyAggravated

the little button on the top of your keyboard called print screen
press that to select the image you want and then paste it into your selected image editing program

B33fy

Alternatively use file/save image whilst playing in Media player

georgiac

B33fy wrote:

Alternatively use file/save image whilst playing in Media player

Dumb question - I can't find save image under the file list, why!!!!!?

Thanks

albertross_2

or try snagit ......

B33fy

Perhaps the media players are different mine is media player classic down load from http://www.divx-digest.com/software/media_player_classic.html I must admit I didn't realise this function wasn't in the standard media player

georgiac

albertross wrote:

or try snagit ......

Unfortunately I can't load any software onto the computer in question, so can only work with what is there, hopefully the print screen should do the trick.

Thanks

mynamesnotdave

If you try to take a screenshot (by pressing print screen and then pasting into your application) of Windows Media player while it is playing back a video clip, you normally get a black square returned. This is because of the techniques the computer is using to put the video on the screen. Under Windows Media Player 9 and 10 a screen shot feature is built in for MPEG and MPEG2 content which can be used by just pressing CTRL-i together during playback.

matty_c608

Yep Print Screen is Not Possible!

edi7on

to capture Images from Windows Media Player you need to

Open Window Media Player
Then go to Tools | Options
In Options, select the Performance Tab
Way below you click on the Advanced Button
Uncheck "Use Overlays'
Click Ok
Then just print screen to copy image

I copied this from somewhere a while back

georgiac

HI.

Thanks everyone, I'm a bit closer, I can do the Print screen edi7on suggested on my computer, but only because I've got Photoshop and paste into a new image.

I doubt the other computer will have any imaging software loaded so I'm still stuck.

Is there any way to use this as a standalone utility and just save a file that can be put on a disc?

Edit: I've just found that I can paste the image into wordpad. I think practically all computers have this loaded so thanks to you I might have cracked it!