Screencap From Wmv

[sometripe]

Does anybody know how to grab a screenshot from a .wmv file when viewing it with Windows Media Player? I've tried using the print screen button, but when I copy it into photoshop, all I get is a black screen where the image from the video is supposed to be.

[JCM]

Click the picture that looks like a camera in the preview window.

[bkfountain]

turn off hardware acceleration, aka video acceleration. It's under tools-options-performance

it's a slider that you'll have to slide to zero

[sometripe]

Where is this picture that looks like a camera? I'm not seeing it, maybe I've got an older version or something.

[JCM]

Originally posted by sometripe@Mar 19 2004, 04:50 AM
Where is this picture that looks like a camera? I'm not seeing it, maybe I've got an older version or something.
Im sorry please ignore that. I was thinking of something else.

[Sik Wit It]

Go to the options and drag acceleration to 0.....then ok it.....pause the video....take a normal screenshot....open it in psp or sumthen and crop it...save as a .jpeg :D

[bkfountain]

yep..

[sometripe]

Yep, thanks for the tip! Worked like a charm.

[Garaputo]

Cool. I'll have to try that too.

[strat]

thanks ive been trying to figure that out for a while

[bl4d3]

Or just hit Ctrl+I

[xenorevlis]

There are programs that (with the proper codecs) will allow you to take screenshots of a frame of video without having to turn off video acceleration. Virtual Dub is one.

[NoMercyVideo]

snag it, is another. Also if you have adobe premiere, just capture the frame

[hammer_pants]

you can just drag anything into power dvd and take screen shots in there. thats what i do.