How can I get this certain avatar?

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 03:01am

I would like a picture of Superman, from Superman 3, that shows him sitting in the bar drinking whiskey. Do you know what I am talking about? The one where he has a five O clock shadow and flicks peanuts into the booze bottles.

I cannot find this anywhere. Can I make it?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-07 03:04am

You need the DVD, a player, and a capture card.

Either that or a DVD player programme for PC that has a frame capture feature.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 03:09am

Ok, I have the DVD with the player, and I tried to copy the screen by pressing the "print screen" feature. I tried pasting it onto a word page but I only got a big black box.

How can save the image and what program do I use to open it?

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2003-03-07 03:11am

You have to find a way to crank your hardware acceleration down as low as it goes. That should enable you to use the print-screen method.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 03:13am

I don't get it. I turn down the hardware acceleration? Which program should I use to open the captured screen? Paint? Word?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-07 03:35am

You could download a illegal copy of either PowerDVD or WinDVD4 and a crack off of Kazaa (ick) or WinMX, but you would be risking getting a virus.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-07 03:40am

Buy a Hercules GameTheatre XP. It comes with PowerDVD and it's a kickass sound card

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 03:43am

Crap! I got the picture I want all ready to go! Stupid computer can't open a pic from the DVD...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-07 03:50am

Superman wrote:Crap! I got the picture I want all ready to go! Stupid computer can't open a pic from the DVD...

There are technical reasons for that. Just trust me when I say that you need a specialized DVD software package that can take screenshots, and that nothing you do with your screengrabber will work.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 03:50am

Ok, I am downloading Power DVD and Norton has already found a virus. It said that it repaired the file, so hopefully it will work.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-07 04:00am

You better pray that it did.

When I downloaded WinDVD4, it had at least one virus that corrupted my OS so bad that I had to format my hard drive.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 04:03am

Naw, I can usually catch them on the download. The worst thing that happens is that the stupid program won't work after downloading for 2 days with a 56K modem.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-07 04:14am

Just letting you know that it could have missed one, and you won't know about it until a few months later when your OS self-destructs.

Enjoy!!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-07 04:16am

Superman wrote:Ok, I am downloading Power DVD and Norton has already found a virus. It said that it repaired the file, so hopefully it will work.

Argh! Don't do warez with viruses!!! Either find a clean one or (preferably) buy it.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 04:17am

Oh yeah? You know what I am going to do? I am going to burn this directly on to a CD and then install it on my girlfriend's computer! My computer will be perfectly safe!

Bwaaaa hah.... bwaaaa haha... bwaaaa hahahaahahahaa

Spankster, I realize that you're upset about your OS but don't get all pessimistic here! Try to be positve!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-07 04:21am

Heh, I'm not bitter. Before the format, I was able to transfer ~90% of everything importent over to Utsanomiko's new computer, and only lost a few Dragon Ball Z movies and fansubbed episodes, which were too big to transfer.

Mike is right, either find one virus-free or just break down and buy the damn thing.

That's what I'm planning to do for WinDVD4, but then the Eva Chogokins arrived on the scene...

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 04:23am

Nooo... must... not... buy...

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 04:25am

Hehe...

I just PM'd the Kazaa user and said, "Hey asshole, your Power DVD has a virus. You are spreading viruses, you dick." He cut me off.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-03-07 04:36am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:You better pray that it did.

When I downloaded WinDVD4, it had at least one virus that corrupted my OS so bad that I had to format my hard drive.

So... you do pirate software. Hmm... oh well you haven't been bitching at me for about a week, so *shrug*

Anyways, yeah it is stupid to pay 40+ $ for something just so you can capture a screenshot a few times.

There's a shareware program called Hypersnap that MIGHT be able to do this if your DVD player uses DirectX. Or you can try to turn down hardware acceleration.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 04:39am

My girlfriend has the PC with the DVD player. It's a cheaper Compaq system. When I turn the hardware acceleration down, even by one notch, the DVD player won't play. I can get sound, but no images.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-07 04:40am

That was the only fucking time I ever DLed a programme and a crack, Plutonium.

And I used it more then "just a few times". I have at least 30 screen-caps on my hard drive. I was planing on buying it eventually, and I still do.

So just take your anti-capitalist BS and shove it up your 15YO ass, kid.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-03-07 04:45am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:That was the only fucking time I ever DLed a programme and a crack, Plutonium.

And I used it more then "just a few times". I have at least 30 screen-caps on my hard drive. I was planing on buying it eventually, and I still do.

So just take your anti-capitalist BS and shove it up your 15YO ass, kid.

Explain why I'm anticapitalist. You have accused me of this and have never provided evidence. Otherwise:

SHUT THE FUCK UP

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-07 04:52am

Hey, take this fighting out of my thread!

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-03-07 05:01am

Superman wrote:Hey, take this fighting out of my thread!

I don't give a shit, sandwich.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-07 05:04am

Superman wrote:Hey, take this fighting out of my thread!

Agreed.