[TrashMan]

So I have one of my favorite TV series on my Pc in .mpg format and I want ot make a few shots of some of the parts, but Printscreen doesn't work (everything is shown except the Winamp window where the episode should play...actually it is pitch black).

I recall trying Hypersnap DX but it didn't work either (I may have set the settings wrong?)

Can anyone help?

[Grug]

What program are you using to play the movie in?

Most players have a screenshot function built in. Just hunt around in the options.

Try something other than Windows Media Player.

[Mongoose]

Fraps should work if nothing else does.

[Swamp_Thing]

Hypersnap does work. I´ve done it. Just open Hypersnap, then play the movie. When you reach a point you wich to take a screenshot, press F12.

[kode]

powerdvd does it too.

mpc too...

[Clave]

Quicktime Pro....

[Ghostavo]

Try "P" in BSPlayer

[karajorma]

And if you have none of those here's a little trick.

Open any movie in one player. Then open the movie you want in the second. Press printscreen.

The hardware overlay is busy with the first movie leaving the software to handle the one you want to take the picture of

[ZylonBane]

Or just do it right, and temporarily disable hardware acceleration.

[Hippo]

RIght click your desktop, click properties. Somewhere you'll find the Hardware Acceleration slider. Move the bar all the way down to None. Take screenshot, and restore...


EDIT: Damn, Zylon wins...

[BlackDove]

Or don't do it like a n00bar pussy at all and download Virtual Dub - Open your file, mark the in/out selection of frame(s), and extract the frames that you want already converted to .tga or .bmp

[Hippo]

doesn't work if its a certian type of avi though... or maybe thats wmv... One of them it can't open...

[TrashMan]

What a drok.....

I used Media Player and WinAMp...OIf course I couldn't take a shot...they don't support that...

Luckily I allso had BSPlayer...
Now I was finally able to make my siggy (not for this forum)

[ZylonBane]

Oh my god... I tried to help someone make an... IMAGE SIG?!?

unclean... won't come off... unclean... won't come off... unclean... won't come off...

[Singh]

Virtualdub is your friend, Trashman.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by ZylonBane
Or just do it right, and temporarily disable hardware acceleration.

Something tells me you've never worked as a sys admin ZB

[BlackDove]

Originally posted by ZylonBane
Oh my god... I tried to help someone make an... IMAGE SIG?!?

unclean... won't come off... unclean... won't come off... unclean... won't come off...

I so understand how you're feeling.

At least we are blessed with the fact that this forum (and a lot of other "respectable" forums) doesn't support them.

[Getter Robo G]

I have an ATI vid card... I just open ATIi file player and hit the screenshot icon... I also made my teaser trailer with it but the frames rates suck and recording off my vcr sucks a$$!!!

Escaflowne.. cool... Couldn't get into it though.

[Shrike]

Originally posted by ZylonBane
Or just do it right, and temporarily disable hardware acceleration.

Doesn't always work, particularly with .ogm files.  I've gotten the two-player trick to work when disabled hardware support failed me.

[Setekh]

Originally posted by ZylonBane
unclean... won't come off... unclean... won't come off... unclean... won't come off...

I believe the phrase you're looking for is "out, out, damned spot".