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How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 11:07
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Easy question... how do i save a piccy of my screen to my comp? Always wanted to know. Cheers  .
Eddie.
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Kellyville, Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 11:15
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hit printscreen. open an editor and go edit->paste
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 11:15
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press the 'print screen' button, then go into paint and paste it. easy 
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 11:19
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Coolies  Thanks dudes.
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Location:
London
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July 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 13:12
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Has anyone tried to capture a paused movie with this method?
I tried using the printscreen and paste (in photoshop) on a paused wmv and got a pretty odd result- the image is only there if the player is kept open and it cannot be edited. Anyone know a way around this, or a movie player with a capture function?
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Kellyville, Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 13:35
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i had that problem but i cant remember how i overcame it. weird isnt it.
try using a player which has a 'save screenshot' or 'capture frame' feature. if its dvd you're talking about then there should be plenty of programs which have it (i know for a fact that nero showtime does).
hope this helps.
chris
PS. you're making wallpaper from porn arent you  jk
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 13:39
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| spirokeet wrote on Sun, 11 September 2005 23:12 |
Has anyone tried to capture a paused movie with this method?
I tried using the printscreen and paste (in photoshop) on a paused wmv and got a pretty odd result- the image is only there if the player is kept open and it cannot be edited. Anyone know a way around this, or a movie player with a capture function?
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OMG you're right!
If you use Windows Media Player and use printscreen and open it MS Paint one of two things will happen:
1. If you pressed pause it will be blank.
2. If you pressed printscreen while it was playing (and it's still playing) it continues to play in the MS Paint window!!!
AHAHAHA mad
Anyway, to get around the problem use a different media player. I recommend Media Player Classic (mplayerc.exe). Search it on google. It plays so many files and responds better to plugins. Don't use Windows Media Player for anything -- it sux.
I didn't realise that problem existed because I use Media Player Classic
Probably got something to do with you not owning the copyrights to it so it won't let you take a screenie.
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Kellyville, Sydney
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June 2004
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London
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July 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Sun, 11 September 2005 15:42
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Thanks guys, I've just got a new laptop, so am currently stuck with media player. I had a player on my old pc that didn't need codecs but I can't remember the name of it to find it again.
I'll have a look for media player classic.
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Sydney/Wollongong
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October 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Mon, 12 September 2005 07:24
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When I try doing screenshots from Unreal Tournament (2004) It will have the scenery and character but the weapon has dissappeared??
I don't know why....
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I supported Toymods
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Frankston, Victoria
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April 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Tue, 13 September 2005 00:29
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The movie problem is actually because movies play on "overlay", it basically plays directly to your video card and windows cannot register that it is even on the screen. To windows it just thinks the area is blank and transparent (Hence when you paste it into paint you can see right through it to the video window behind).
There are a few programs out there that can capture overlay, I used "Fraps".
Cheers,
Kev.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Tue, 13 September 2005 01:43
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| Phrostbyte wrote on Tue, 13 September 2005 08:29 |
The movie problem is actually because movies play on "overlay", it basically plays directly to your video card and windows cannot register that it is even on the screen. To windows it just thinks the area is blank and transparent (Hence when you paste it into paint you can see right through it to the video window behind).
There are a few programs out there that can capture overlay, I used "Fraps".
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This man speaks the truth. Alternatively, a lot of players (I think even the latest WMP) will allow the use of VMR7 or VMR9 to pump the movie through the graphics pipeline of the card which is also capturable.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Frankston, Victoria
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April 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Tue, 13 September 2005 03:15
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True that
Media player classic is one of the players that you can change the renderer on, search for Quicktime Alternative on google and you should find it  .
Kev.
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Location:
Blue Mountains
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December 2004
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Wed, 14 September 2005 03:31
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| Conquest wrote on Mon, 12 September 2005 03:28 |
As for capturing screeshots with the regular Windows Media Player you need to disable video acceleration. Go to Tools > Options > Select the performance tab & scroll the video acceleration to none.
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Awesome, thank you!
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Wed, 14 September 2005 04:09
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just a variation on that...
when watching TV on my laptop (fujitsu), and do the paste into whichever editor, the TV still plays in the pic..
same fix as for media player? or or...
(and how do i do it in japanese .. seriously!!)
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
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May 2002
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Re: How do i save a screenshot?
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Thu, 15 September 2005 11:18
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Same fix as player most likely Stew
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