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I have a problem getting still frames off dvds. I have tried turning off hardware acceleration in XP and using PrntScr but then Windows Media player and Windvd won't work at all.
I have used Crystal which does work, I can play and screengrab from VOB files but it will only play 1 out of 50 dvds at all. It keeps saying 'cannot find video stream' yet all my dvds play fine using the two players I mentioned above.
Any ideas?
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there's some shareware called "no. 1 dvd ripper" that shows a thumnbail of the dvd as it rips it.

you can grab these thummbnails with print-screen.... also, if you increase the application's window size it makes the "thumbnail" bigger, thus its quite big and not really a thumbnail anymore... :D

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there must be an easier way though - i'd be interested to find out myself :?
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if you're using cyberlink "power dvd": clicky
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ahhhh 8)

hypersnap

http://www.etrusoft.com/screen-capture- ... erSnap.htm

"It even snags frames from many software DVD players and video editing software. "

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Cheers Quiffboy, you've been very busy, very quickly! I'll try a couple of these ideas.
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cmd+shift+4 for Macs :P
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James Blast wrote:cmd+shift+4 for Macs :P
For MacsDonalds?

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would you like fries with that? :lol:
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@ rian & sisx you'll learn, someday :evil:
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James Blast wrote:cmd+shift+4 for Macs :P
I dunno if you have the same problem, but I find that it doesn't work when the apple DVD player is running. I d/l-ed a 3rd party player called "VLC" (mainly to play VCDs, which apple DVD player won't play) but it plays DVDs too... and you can do screen grabs off it. :innocent:
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James Blast wrote:@ rian & sisx you'll learn, someday :evil:
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markfiend wrote:
James Blast wrote:cmd+shift+4 for Macs :P
I dunno if you have the same problem, but I find that it doesn't work when the apple DVD player is running. I d/l-ed a 3rd party player called "VLC" (mainly to play VCDs, which apple DVD player won't play) but it plays DVDs too... and you can do screen grabs off it. :innocent:
I shoulda clarified that one Mark, but I was so eager to rattle the peecee users cages :twisted:
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