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Need to make a screen cap.

Posted: 2003-12-24 07:31am
by haas mark
Ok, so I need to make a screen capture of a particular scene in a video for my job. Unfortunately, the video is in *.mov and I don't know how to convert it to something else. As well, everytime I try to make a cap of it, my proggie (PSP) has this ... hole ... where the image for the video image is. I can move the screen cap around, but the image from the video stays put. What do I do?

~ver

Re: Need to make a screen cap.

Posted: 2003-12-24 10:39am
by Embracer Of Darkness
verilon wrote:Ok, so I need to make a screen capture of a particular scene in a video for my job. Unfortunately, the video is in *.mov and I don't know how to convert it to something else. As well, everytime I try to make a cap of it, my proggie (PSP) has this ... hole ... where the image for the video image is. I can move the screen cap around, but the image from the video stays put. What do I do?

~ver
I think, if you're using Media Player that is, that pressing CTRL-I does screencaptures.

Posted: 2003-12-24 10:40am
by Zac Naloen
no, he has to use quicktime if its .mov...

i don't think you can take screencaps through that either :?

Posted: 2003-12-24 12:06pm
by Crayz9000
If you have QuickTime Pro (if you don't, you can always find a QTPro serial code on the net) you can IIRC go to one of the menus and take a screenshot.

The reason for the hole is that the video output creates a special buffer on your screen, and PSP can't read that buffer.

Posted: 2003-12-24 01:17pm
by Embracer Of Darkness
Zac Naloen wrote:no, he has to use quicktime if its .mov...

i don't think you can take screencaps through that either :?
I assumed he might've been using the Quicktime movie plug-in/codec for Media Player, my mistake.

Posted: 2003-12-24 01:35pm
by Slartibartfast
Yep, if you register Quicktime you can export to a sithload of formats, including AVI, bmp, tiff, etc.

If you want to use "printscrn" I think you only get a black rectangle, you have to disable some "acceleration" thing I think.

Re: Need to make a screen cap.

Posted: 2003-12-24 02:18pm
by YT300000
verilon wrote:Ok, so I need to make a screen capture of a particular scene in a video for my job. Unfortunately, the video is in *.mov and I don't know how to convert it to something else. As well, everytime I try to make a cap of it, my proggie (PSP) has this ... hole ... where the image for the video image is. I can move the screen cap around, but the image from the video stays put. What do I do?

~ver
I hate that. Just open the vid in Quicktime, find the part you want, pause, then go edit, copy.

Go into PSP, and paste. Really simple.

Posted: 2003-12-25 12:24pm
by haas mark
Exactly how do I register QT?

~ver

Posted: 2003-12-25 01:10pm
by phongn
verilon wrote:Exactly how do I register QT?

~ver
You go to Apple's site, pay for a code, and then go into the QT Control Panel under 'Registration.' However, I think you can still copy the current frame into the clipboard (and then paste it where you wish) via the free QT.

Posted: 2003-12-25 01:50pm
by YT300000
phongn wrote:
verilon wrote:Exactly how do I register QT?

~ver
You go to Apple's site, pay for a code, and then go into the QT Control Panel under 'Registration.' However, I think you can still copy the current frame into the clipboard (and then paste it where you wish) via the free QT.
You can.

Posted: 2003-12-26 01:05am
by haas mark
Thanks. :)

~ver

Posted: 2003-12-26 04:10pm
by Vertigo1
Edit -> Copy

This'll copy the current frame onto the clipboard. This is the only way to do it since the video is displayed in an overlay. ALT Printscreen will not capture the frame.