help required

dodge · Post by **dodge** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:29 pm

any experts help me?

Im watching a dvd, and wish to pause film at intervals and save shots from the film into my pictures/documents,- its spiderman 3, im looking for action still pics as im requiring them for my lambretta scooter project, i wish to use some graphics on the scooter.

my pc runs windows xp,

thanks
steve

Foggy · Post by **Foggy** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:40 pm

easy way is just to pause the film then hold down ALT then press print screen ,then paste into paint and edit to suit

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... nshot.mspx

dodge · Post by **dodge** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:43 pm

tried that, but nothin happens, i have a Prt Scr SysRq button- any difference

Foggy · Post by **Foggy** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:45 pm

just edited it with a link to look at

Foggy · Post by **Foggy** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:50 pm

http://www.screenshot-utility.com/
and another here ,30 day free trial

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:30 pm

I normally use this-

http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/mwsnap.htm

royboywales · Post by **royboywales** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:59 pm

Do a google for a " screen caputre software" there are tons of them and many are free

www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk

dodge · Post by **dodge** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:46 pm

thanks to all, i ve got something now, ta

dodge · Post by **dodge** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:08 pm

well. its just not happening for me.

Every picture i save, when i save it to my e drive, portable storage, all the pictures , even though saved under different names, all come up the same pic.

as ive said, im looking for shots from spiderman, and to save them somewhere, preferably on a portable storage dongle.

im fed up.

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:23 pm

did you try http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/mwsnap.htm

?

If you did and it is not working perhaps the dvd is in a new format that prevents people from taking screenshots?

dodge · Post by **dodge** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:51 pm

cheers, ive downloaded it now, so how does it work if watching a dvd, to pause the dvd, capture the shot, and save it to e drive?
thanks
steve

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:57 pm

Yes, download it and the install the program.

Then open up the program and the watch the dvd.

Pause the dvd and then click on the mw3 snap icon in the taskbar and then under the view tab along the top there is a square that is made from broken lines and a red + sign, on mouse over it says snap any area. Click on that and then it will minimise, then click and drag the square to the size of the picture, holding down the left mouse button. When you get to the desired size click the left mouse button again and then it will snap the picture and ask where you want to save it

dodge · Post by **dodge** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:20 am

using the microsoft software is easier to work with as i watch the film on power dvd.

but , still , nothing,
Start, paint edit paste etc, is all fine, and i save them to a portable storage dongle.The pics can be viewed when the spiderman video is still in the drive, but if i take the dvd out from the drive and try and view the pics on my dongle, all that ive captured comes up a black screen only!

Was up to midnight last night and went to sleep well pissed off

wonder is someone here can try and save a few pics with microsofts software?

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:05 am

Hi Dodge - read what you did and thinking "what? load of nonsense"

- then tried it and got the same kinda result

The DVD Players put up a virtual window in the screen - some kind of Virtual Aperture which is then used to display the video. All very exciting

but it means you end up capturing a black hole.

Solution is not to find a screen capture program to do what you want, BUT to use the right program to play the movie in the first place....

goto http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ and download VLC Media Player.
It is the BEST media player by far, it does not care about DVD Regions, it plays just about anything you like, it is FREE and - most importantly for you - it has a Snapshot feature. Just play the movie, pause it at the still you want, click on Video in the VLC Toolbar and then "Snapshot".
PS - you may need to play around with the pausing to avoid a blur inthe capture, same as when you pause a video and get a shake.

Then goto your "My Pictures" folder and you will the snapshots - all called vlcsnap-xxxxxx.png (where x are numbers).
Windows Paint and other programs can edit the .png files and you can then save them if whatever format you like.

The shots I attached here are from VLCLan, first one I paused and the other two captured 'on the fly', then just opened and saved to JPG and used MS Resizer to small small enough to post here.
No money was used to get these screenshots (except buying the DVD

)

HTH

(I think it will

)

dodge · Post by **dodge** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:22 am

bloody hell, im excited, my wife says " your on holiday this week- dont spend all day on the pc, get out hunting wi your hawks and ferrets"

Im away to asda, am gonna go hunting, its clearing up, and this afternoon, im gonna get this thing working-

will let you know how i get on, appreciate all your help- fingers crossed.
steve

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