How do I make a screen grab

[FogerRox]

Im running Windows 2000. I'm watching the Pentagon Security camera videos with Windows Media Player. I can stop the WMV file where I want to take a pic, but thats where I need some help.

HELP

please, thanks.

Roj

[Misskittycat]

1. I don't know how to do it, but about 6 months ago, I saw the same thing

and nearly fell off my chair laughing.

[electropop]

2. Hit the "Print Screen" key

that puts it on the clipboard. Then go into your favorite photo editor (or Paint if that's all you have) and do Edit/Paste.

[linazelle]

3. Press and hold down CTRL and then hit Print Screen

You won't see anything until you go to a page and paste the image. Press CTRL V to paste or hit your paste icon. You can paste to a Word doc or in other programs.

[FogerRox]

5. darn

I got the grab, but the video frame isnt there, the Media Player is black.

help

[moobu2]

4. What they said but

You can also get a program that will capture a smaller area if you don’t want the entire page or whatever or even the entire page if you do. There are plenty of free programs out there you can D/L. The one I’ve been using lately was made by redheadlefty and can be had here. http://www.redheadedlefty.com/index.php/downloads/ezscreencap/
You can D/L it there (and tells you how to use it on that page) but It’s real easy and has a few options to play with. It automatically saves the captured file to a designated folder and other stuff.

[FogerRox]

6. whats wrong, the player is black in the saved shot.

pasted to PAint.

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

8. Google search for capture wmv frame ...

... http://www.google.com/search?q=capture+wmv+frame will get you some hits with advice and some software (free, shareware or commecial) that will help. Apparently WMP bypasses whatever is drawing to the screen, so "Prt Sc" doesn't capture it.

[FogerRox]

9. Right - thanks.

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

10. Sorry to be so vague. I don't do vid caps with Windows/WMV...

... I just thought that this must be a problem that someone has found a solution for: hence a good candidate for a search. I wasn't trying to imply that you had never heard of Google (in case you suspected that).

There should be some freeware/trialware you can use.

Now, what do you have and can we see it?

[Liberal In Texas]

7. Here's a little free program..it's great...

http://www.gadwin.com/download/

Gadwin print screen. Don't know how I lived without it.

[FogerRox]

11. OK here are 3 frames, explaining what I saw in the video

@23 seconds...........then @ 24 seconds.... 24 seconds,

I have outlined white smoke in white and what looks like a tail/rudder of a plane in black. Neither of these features are present in the 23rd second.