Impossible Screenshot in Windows:

emaN resU · 07-31-2006, 07:54 AM

Im unable to take screenshot of any video format in any media player.
Well, not "everything" to say that i really wold have some testing to do.

Anyways. I can not take screnshot of:
.avi
.ogg
(Any Realmedia video)

I have tested those videos in: RealAudio/Winamp/WindowsMediaPlayer/VLC
They all play fine, but i can not take screenshots of them. If i do. There is only a black screen where the video still should have been.

Example:

Trizoy · 07-31-2006, 08:51 AM

How are you taking screen shots? Try using print screen button on your keyboard. To use it and take a screen shot of only that window press "alt + printscreen" Then copy and paste it into a picture editor like MSpaint or photoshop.

emaN resU · 07-31-2006, 09:13 AM

I use printscreen, and i have tried some "ScreenCapture" programs.
I can take Screenshots. Though it is only the video screen witch wil not work.

emaN resU · 07-31-2006, 09:13 AM

I use printscreen, and i have tried some "ScreenCapture" programs.
I can take Screenshots. Though it is only the video screen witch wil not work.

bball4life · 07-31-2006, 09:40 AM

Why do you need to take a screenshot of a video anyway, kind of defeats the purpose of a video

. You could always just pause it and the try and take the screenshot, or break it down frame by frame and use that. Last option would to be converting the video format and then taking the screenshot.

Starman* · 08-01-2006, 10:12 PM

The reason you cannot get them on a screenshot is that many video applications use an overlay. All that is on the "desktop" is a black rectangle and that's what you capture with a screenshot.

The way the projection works is that the video application puts the video directly on to the screen and anywhere the "desktop" is black, the picture appears. By design it puts the video where the black rectangle is. If you run such a video application and open a jpeg over the top, anywhere the jpeg is black, the video will show through.

You have to use the video application concerned (if it has capture capability like a pc tv) or some other technique. I don't know if FRAPS will do it because it won't run on my pc.

Added later: In some apps like WMP you can turn off the overlay and then capture with a normal screenshot.

Starman*

Nini · 08-01-2006, 10:55 PM

I HAD the same problem today.. and the way i took a screenshot was through windows media player...

but first you need to do this to the player:
go to TOOLS then OPTIONS then PERFORMANCE and click ADVANCED
now unckeck USE OVERLAYS on both video acc. and DVD

now oyu can go back and take a screen shot with cntrl + print screen

4W4K3 · 08-01-2006, 10:58 PM

A+ advise, I was having this problem as well and couldn't remember how to fix it. Thanks guys!

bball4life · 08-01-2006, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4W4K3

A+ advise, I was having this problem as well and couldn't remember how to fix it. Thanks guys!

No problem, even though nini was the only one who had the solution and starman was the first one to realize why, but ya no problem.

SC7 · 08-01-2006, 11:43 PM

Another way to fix it is to turn off acceleration in the display preferences pane. How it works is that the video is sent directly to the GPU, and that displays it so it's faster, and it doesn't eat up the CPU usage. The Print Screen function uses whatever is being drawn in the CPU, therefore the video doesn't show up. I think this is similar to the overlay technology, IIRC.

07-31-2006, 07:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
emaN resU New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 21	Impossible Screenshot in Windows: Im unable to take screenshot of any video format in any media player. Well, not "everything" to say that i really wold have some testing to do. Anyways. I can not take screnshot of: .avi .ogg (Any Realmedia video) I have tested those videos in: RealAudio/Winamp/WindowsMediaPlayer/VLC They all play fine, but i can not take screenshots of them. If i do. There is only a black screen where the video still should have been. Example:

07-31-2006, 08:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Campbell, Ca Posts: 4,650	How are you taking screen shots? Try using print screen button on your keyboard. To use it and take a screen shot of only that window press "alt + printscreen" Then copy and paste it into a picture editor like MSpaint or photoshop. __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

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bball4life Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere.... Posts: 1,423	Why do you need to take a screenshot of a video anyway, kind of defeats the purpose of a video . You could always just pause it and the try and take the screenshot, or break it down frame by frame and use that. Last option would to be converting the video format and then taking the screenshot. __________________ Fold To Cure Team 12912 AMD 3700+ San Diego (@2.75) I A8N SLI premium I 1 GB OCZ Gold PC3200 (@460 2-2-2-5) I 160GB Seagate HDD I EVGA 7900GT KO (@550/1800) I Seasonic S12 600W SLI PSU I Audigy 2ZS I MX3100 Mouse/Keyboard I Logitech x5300 I Dell E193FP 19" LCD I Black Aspire X-Cruiser Macbook I 2.0GHz Yonah I 1GB RAM I 80GB HDD

08-01-2006, 10:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Starman* Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 441	The reason you cannot get them on a screenshot is that many video applications use an overlay. All that is on the "desktop" is a black rectangle and that's what you capture with a screenshot. The way the projection works is that the video application puts the video directly on to the screen and anywhere the "desktop" is black, the picture appears. By design it puts the video where the black rectangle is. If you run such a video application and open a jpeg over the top, anywhere the jpeg is black, the video will show through. You have to use the video application concerned (if it has capture capability like a pc tv) or some other technique. I don't know if FRAPS will do it because it won't run on my pc. Added later: In some apps like WMP you can turn off the overlay and then capture with a normal screenshot. Starman* Last edited by Starman; 08-01-2006 at 10:21 PM.*

08-01-2006, 10:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nini Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Your house. Posts: 1,041	I HAD the same problem today.. and the way i took a screenshot was through windows media player... but first you need to do this to the player: go to TOOLS then OPTIONS then PERFORMANCE and click ADVANCED now unckeck USE OVERLAYS on both video acc. and DVD now oyu can go back and take a screen shot with cntrl + print screen __________________ mycomp Me ¤A day without laughter is a day wasted.¤

07-31-2006, 09:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
emaN resU New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 21	I use printscreen, and i have tried some "ScreenCapture" programs. I can take Screenshots. Though it is only the video screen witch wil not work.

07-31-2006, 09:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
emaN resU New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 21	I use printscreen, and i have tried some "ScreenCapture" programs. I can take Screenshots. Though it is only the video screen witch wil not work.

08-01-2006, 10:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
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08-01-2006, 11:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
SC7 Platinum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey, USA Age: 17 Posts: 757	Another way to fix it is to turn off acceleration in the display preferences pane. How it works is that the video is sent directly to the GPU, and that displays it so it's faster, and it doesn't eat up the CPU usage. The Print Screen function uses whatever is being drawn in the CPU, therefore the video doesn't show up. I think this is similar to the overlay technology, IIRC. __________________ My Rig Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood Intel 845GVSR Motherboard 1 GB PC 3200 DDR BFG Tech FX5500OC 256 Mb PCI Edition 160 GB WD Caviar SE (8 Mb cache) Edition 60 GB WD Caviar SE (8 Mb cache) Edition Sony DVD-Rom/CD-RW Drive Dynex DVD+-R/RW Dual Layer Drive Nice MAG Innovision 17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor.

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