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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?

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...



there must be an easier way though - i'd be interested to find out myself

if you're using cyberlink "power dvd": clicky

ahhhh

hypersnap

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

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

Cheers Quiffboy, you've been very busy, very quickly! I'll try a couple of these ideas.

cmd+shift+4 for Macs

James Blast wrote:cmd+shift+4 for Macs

For MacsDonalds?

would you like fries with that?

@ rian & sisx you'll learn, someday

James Blast wrote:cmd+shift+4 for Macs

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.

James Blast wrote:@ rian & sisx you'll learn, someday

markfiend wrote:

James Blast wrote:cmd+shift+4 for Macs

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.

I shoulda clarified that one Mark, but I was so eager to rattle the peecee users cages