Making screen captures of mpeg files?

[Vanguard3000]

How can I do this?  I tried using prntscrn, and pasting into MSPaint or PSP, and I could get the whole screen except the movie iteself.  Instead, I got a window "through" the picture editor and to the movie, so if I moved the PSP window, everything except the movie would move.  So if I closed the movie, the file would be absolutely useless, as I would only have a border.

[Cybopache]

Hi vanguard !

I probably totally out of orbit ,but is this something that can help you ?Try howies screen capture :O

http://www.howiesfunware.com/

Cybo

[Necroticon]

No, it doesnt work. I already tried it. Ive also been searching for a way.

[gryphon]

have you tried snagit ?

I use it to capture live video meetings and webcam conversations with. ..

[Vanguard3000]

Neither of those work, nor does Hypersnap, unfortunately.

[gryphon]

wheird. . .for me the print screen optie also works. . . :-

[Atomic Mitten]

Try using Power Producer from Cybercom,I have it on my comp as bundled software and it takes snap shots of Mpeg's.

There is also a program from Kodak called Picture it,that does it too.

[Cyborg]

I think it depends on what graphic card you have.

The screen buffer made by Windows and the mpeg screen buffer are normally separated, and the video is being treated by the graphic card's overlay unit.

It may make it extremely hard to take screen shots of mpeg movies.

Please run the movie with software that can dump the mpeg screen buffer for you.

[gryphon]

which programm are you using to play the MPEG file with ?

[Cyborg]

I have never taken a screenshot of mpg files, but I use Windows Media Player.

I have been taking screenshots of dvd films, though, and PowerDVD lets me do that.

[gryphon]

sorry. . I should have been more clear .. it was a question ment for Vanguard3000.

thanks never the less. :)

For me, windows media player also works. . same with PowerDVD. . :)

[Cyborg]

Oh, ok  :)

No problem

[Super-ness]

how about

www.fraps.com

[Vanguard3000]

Actually, I just got VirtualDub, so I can just use that to dump a frame to the clipboard.  It's good enough for what I need.

I use Windows Media Player, by the way.

[Cyborg]

Yes, and WMA is not one of the few that can dump frames.