Screenshots

[Anarky]

I dunno if this has been asked before (prolly yes) but nonetheless. I'll ask again.

How the hell can i make screenshots of a video file?

well that's it, actually. pretty short topic-opener, eh?

[Bowser_Koopa]

some windows come with the oldest media player, this player has that option

[HorseTechie]

If it's just the ones you have of a digital video on your computer, it's done through Windows Media. Takes a lot more equipement to get them off your video tape... and a special kind of program on your PC to get them from a DVD.

In Windows Media Player, look at your tool bar. Go to Tools, then Options, and then to the Performance tab. In the bottom section of that, go to Video Accleration, and slide the bar for that it is on None.

Then, all you have to after that is Pause the video while playing, press the Ctrl key and the Print Screen key at the same time, go to your graphic editing program (like MS Paint or Photoshop), and paste the capture in a new window.

[Anarky]

Thanks Horsey!!! you're the best. :D

[PizzaPower]

you can do the same thing with Qoick time player to.

[Reznorite420]

There was already a thread about this, but I'll give my advice again.

1. Use ctrl-PrintScreen (or was it alt?) to cap the program window, do it again and it will capture the specific frame (it doesn't want to do it on the first one for some odd reason) OR

2. Use a program SnagIt (it's on the 'net somewhere, but it ain't free either) to capture it, it's much easier, although you'll still have to take the frame a second time. That's how I snapped the images of Trent Reznor I used in the "what bands look like" thread ;)

You see? Didn't take nearly as many paragraphs as HT typed to give the best advice now, did it?

[CookSux]

I just pop it into premiere.