Is it possible to "screen shot" a DVD image on the computer

Captain-Bort-BortsonCaptain-Bort-Bortson New Orleans, LA Member
edited October 2003 in Hardware
I wanted to take a screen shot of a particular scene from a DVD. I was wondering if this is first possible, and second what program or command would allow me to do this.

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  • drowddrowd Texas
    edited October 2003
    well, if you have a dvd player in your computer, you can just load it up with your application of choice (wmp9 would be easiest) and then hit print screen (might be called print scrn) button. it is located above the insert key at kind of the upper mid right section of the keyboard. it should be in teh same alignment as the left arrow key, but at the opposite end (the top). this will copy a screenshot to your clipboard and then you can open up paint or any other program and hit control + v and it will paste it into a new image. if you need any more help, holler . . .
  • R4CK3RR4CK3R Oklahoma
    edited October 2003
    I've tried doing just as drowd did and the screenshot showed everything except the movie. It replaced the movie with a blank screen.

    I would also like to know a way of doing this too...
  • CoasterCoaster
    edited October 2003
    try hypersnap pro

    http://www.hyperionics.com/
  • drowddrowd Texas
    edited October 2003
    oh thats right, i forgot about that. hmmm, i think i remember that there is a button in powerdvd that lets you capture a screenshot. i bet there is something like that in most of the others (cept wmp9). i imagine you just gotta root around in your software to find it . . .
  • CoasterCoaster
    edited October 2003
    that doesnt always work drowd :(
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Try opening the DVD and an instance of some other movie. If the overlay is in use, Windows should allow you to snap a picture of the one that is not using it.

    If not, PowerDVD has a screenshot function.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Originally posted by Trekky8472
    Try opening the DVD and an instance of some other movie. If the overlay is in use, Windows should allow you to snap a picture of the one that is not using it.

    If not, PowerDVD has a screenshot function.

    God damnit, you just said EXACTLY what I was going to say :mad::eek::p
    Damn e-mail notification isn't working for some reason....

    NS
  • citrixmetacitrixmeta Montreal, Quebec Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    The best solution is to disable hardware acceleration in the application that is playing the video, or disable hardware acceleration system wide.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    PowerDVD with Hardware acceleration off...unless u like green images...

    fc
  • Captain-Bort-BortsonCaptain-Bort-Bortson New Orleans, LA Member
    edited October 2003
    On windvd there is a screen capture button, so I got the screen shot that I wanted. Thanks for the help everyone.
    :cool:
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited October 2003
    Here is an attached image of the button in PowerDVD
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