capturing screenshot of video

[kristeejo]

Does anyone know how to take a screen shot of a video frame?

[kristeejo]

figured it out - had to turn off hardware acceleration

[Atom]

Kool, Kristee. Let us know what setting you leave your slider on, if you decide to experiment.

[Vern]

Hello Kristee,

Looks like I came to the party too late. Does this mean that if you turn on graphics accelerator - the quality of the images tend to get blur during your "PrtSc" command on the keyboard ?

I was thinking about getting video snapshots too.

The only other questions is if it's the same with using cam capture on a video running.

[kristeejo]

I tried EVERYTHING to get a screenshot of a shot of a video and nothing worked EXCEPT turning hardware acceleration completely off - REstarting the video then taking the shot. worked like a charm.

[Atom]

I tried it fully decreased and the first thing I noticed is that my page was scrolling erratically. I put it back to full increase. Maybe I should simply make the adjustment prior to a capture, and then adjust it back when done. I haven't had a chance to properly experiment yet.

[kristeejo]

Yes - make the adjustment and the screen will flutter like crazy and go black -

once it's back - open the video and pause it where you want the shot and take the screenshot

once you are done - put the setting back to full

[Atom]

Neet. Good info!

[kristeejo]

*tips hat*

[DOS]

You could also use VLC player or VirtualDub.

[kristeejo]

really? i searched everywhere for this yesterday, but I've read that it won't work for all video

[DOS]

VLC will play most video types. When you see "Winamp can't play this file etc.", people usually suggest VLC and it works.

But I prefer VirtualDub because you can skip frame by frame.

[kristeejo]

I'll download that and try it.

[jamestan2]

To view video, i recommend VCL player, to capture screen, i recommend Snagit (version 7).

[Superstar]

I used to have MPEG-elecard player, you should find it when you google.
With this i could play everything, and just take pictures from the exact screenshot i wanted.

[Immo]

Best bet is to use a video editor, find the frame you want, cut it out and save it as an image.

[titan216]

maybe you should try ACA capture PRo, it is a great screen capture sofware....

[DOS]

Originally Posted by titan216

maybe you should try x, it is a great screen capture sofware....

We see through your cunning attempt at spamming and keyword stuffing.