Dear fellow CreateBloggers,

I've been wondering...how do you take screenshots of dvds playing on your computer?

I've just finished Phantom of the Opera (it was terrific :D) and I really wanted to make a signature out of a blend with some scenes...but it didn't work; it basically just took a screenshot of everything EXCEPT the movie scene...

It would really help if I knew, if anyone knows, please tell me!

Thanks in advance,
Alice

Videolan, the open source media player.

http://www.videolan.org/

Thank you! :D That helps a lot. I downloaded it.

OMG!

It just comes up as a black screen.

Or am I being stupid?

Videolan, I showed you above.

I downloaded it.

Still black screen.

well, how do you view the snapshots you take through the program?


I set the directory to the specified folder, but ITS NOT GOING IN!

Sorry for replying late, but just in case you might still have been wondering...

Just open up another dvd player after Videolan (like windows media player, for instance) and take a screenshot of that. It's because of some overlay setting that's been shut off on the dvd player you opened second. No idea why, but it works.

^ ooh thank you..

I was still wondering..i shall try it

sphaannkksss.

if that doesn't work, I would try not playing it in full screen, and pausing the video at the screen shot you want, before taking the screen shot.