Capture Movie\Video Screenshots from Windows Media Player

[misterkhan]

What will happen if you try to capture a screenshot in Windows media player by using the 'Printscreen' button?
Chances are you will end up with a black blank screen and not a shot of the video.

The following quick tip will help you to easily capture screenshots of videos from Windows Media Player.

Method 1

1. Use 'Ctrl + I' while a video is being played or while it is paused.
2. This displays a Save Captured Image dialog box which allows you to save the captured screenshot.
   

Method 2

1. In Windows Media Player, go to Tools >> Options.
2. Select the Performance tab in the Options window.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. In the Video Acceleration section, uncheck 'Use Overlays'.
   You can also uncheck Use Overlays in the DVD video section to capture stills from DVDs.
5. Click Ok
   

Once you are done with the setting, pause the video in Windows Media Player and click the 'PrintScreen' button on the keyboard. You will find this button next to the F12 key on your keyboard.
Now open an image editor and paste or hit 'Ctrl + V' to paste the screenshot image.



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[Bourne]

Or you can just toggle the video, bring up snipping tool, take the shot and you're done.

[Nevil]

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[Blaze]

Helpful never knew u could do this,i used Fraps.. oh well live and learn

[net_robber]

in most case, you can simply use the KEY 'print screen'

[Cody_Maverak]

(03-27-2013 11:20 AM)net_robber Wrote:  in most case, you can simply use the KEY 'print screen'

Yea but he's saying that that sometimes doesn't work (it takes in a black blank screen instead of the video)

(01-15-2013 08:46 PM)misterkhan Wrote:  

What will happen if you try to capture a screenshot in Windows media player by using the 'Printscreen' button?
Chances are you will end up with a black blank screen and not a shot of the video.

[Matthew425]

I have lightshot so you can easily just click the lightshot icon from the start menu and it will take the picture