Help making screenshots!

[Ghostbat]

I have absolutely no idea how to make a screenshot from a movieclip, i.e avi, mpeg, wmv etc. I want to make screenshots for the clips I upload in the Video Vault. Do I need a stand alone program? Thankful for any help I can get..

[Mopsdrops]

Windows Movie maker can do it. if some files won't work you only have to make them another format.

i've also posted a similiar topic: quite good programs
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11085

hope u can download a good one

[TT]

Or do like I do for ALL the ones you can find in our home page take a picture of the screen (with a digicam), and crop/resize it

[dingo]

You could also just press Ctrl + Prt Sc on your keyboard which takes a screen shot of whatever is currently displayed, then paste it in a editing program (Photoshop) and crop/resize it like TT said. This is in case you haven't got a digi camera.

[saadie]

print screen dosnt work on XP .....

[RC45]

Originally Posted by saadie print screen dosnt work on XP .....

You wanna place money on this one?

[TT]

In my system for instance if I try to capture the screen while a movie is playing, I get a blank/black WMP window

[RC45]

Originally Posted by TT In my system for instance if I try to capture the screen while a movie is playing, I get a blank/black WMP window

This is true for any video overlay display component - on Win95/98/2000 or XP..

What I do is just load the clip into Premiere and go the desired frame - and export it.

[dingo]

Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by saadie print screen dosnt work on XP ..... You wanna place money on this one?

Yeah count me in too, I wanna make some money.

Originally Posted by TT In my system for instance if I try to capture the screen while a movie is playing, I get a blank/black WMP window

Just pause the movie on the screenshot you want and then capture the screen. That works for me.

[saadie]

Originally Posted by RC45 saadie wrote: print screen dosnt work on XP ..... Mr. Green You wanna place money on this one?

$1000 bucks would do just fine dont ya think ....

Originally Posted by RC45 This is true for any video overlay display component - on Win95/98/2000 or XP..

ahem ... ok $1000 on tht ^^

win 95/98 didnt have muilti layering ..... windows 2000 has multi layering but the video overlay dosnt have its own layer ... XP got a seperate layer fer video ..............

umm that makes 2000 bucks in total ....

and

Originally Posted by dingo21 Just pause the movie on the screenshot you want and then capture the screen. That works for me

in XP tht dosnt work ....

how about $$35 ....

im winning $2000 ... i can spear $35

[Ghostbat]

I downloaded "BS Player" and that program works fine. Can be found at www.download.com if anyone's interested. Thanks for all the advice guys!

[dingo]

Originally Posted by saadie Originally Posted by dingo21 Just pause the movie on the screenshot you want and then capture the screen. That works for me in XP tht dosnt work .... how about $$35 .... im winning $2000 ... i can spear $35

I just did it on my computer (which runs Windows XP) and it worked, so yes I'll take that $35.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by saadie Originally Posted by RC45 saadie wrote: print screen dosnt work on XP ..... Mr. Green You wanna place money on this one? $1000 bucks would do just fine dont ya think .... Originally Posted by RC45 This is true for any video overlay display component - on Win95/98/2000 or XP.. ahem ... ok $1000 on tht ^^ win 95/98 didnt have muilti layering ..... windows 2000 has multi layering but the video overlay dosnt have its own layer ... XP got a seperate layer fer video .............. umm that makes 2000 bucks in total .... and Originally Posted by dingo21 Just pause the movie on the screenshot you want and then capture the screen. That works for me in XP tht dosnt work .... how about $$35 .... im winning $2000 ... i can spear $35

You simply stated that print screen doesn't work on XP.

You never qualified WHAT function of print screen.

Since print screen is a default component of Windows XP - you lose.

Back to print screen capture of on-screen video... I already pointed out the layering fact before you posted - and is only true for Video for Windows compliant display.

But again you failed to qualify - it is completely dependent on the player being used.

So - the lesson for the day?

Always dot the I's and cross the T's before your place a bet...

The devil is in the details.

I would like you to forward my winnings to Jabba as thanks for all the work that has gone into JW...

[SilviaEvo]

my computer it doesnt work i use contol print screen and paste it to something new in paint but the image is there but when i close the player the image disapears leaving a black screen :roll:

[saadie]

mostly people use WMP .... and im talking abt WMP ....... and we are talking abt takng pics using print screen .... and print screen dosnt work on WMP ....... u didnt mention any specific player