Capture Video On Screen

[Not Bman]

I just got SnagIt because I thought it allows you to take a screenshot and also include any video that is on the screen, yet it didn't do that? I am doing something wrong, or is there another program?

 

[Taurus]

don't know if you'll be able to with overlays.

 

[Sazar]

Good point Taurus.

Bman, what are you looking to capture? What application is it within?

 

[Dark Atheist]

fraps ?

 

[Not Bman]

PowerDVD playing a DVD is what I want captures part of the whole screen.

 

[Sazar]

fraps ?

I was thinking that too.

@ Bman, if you are using a DVD, you can capture using a DVD authoring style application to capture scenes.

Why go with an external application instead of a 3'rd party app that can play the video with decoders AND capture?

 

[Not Bman]

I must of really asked my question wrong, sorry.

I want to take a screenshot for say a desktop screenshot thread or posting, and I have PowerDVD in that screenshot, but it's just black. I was told SnagIt was able to capture that, yet it did not do it.

 

[Sazar]

Fraps might be able to capture the screenshot exactly as you are seeing it.

The free version I believe still provides you with capture ability 🙂

 

[Not Bman]

I just tried FRAPS and it don't seem to work. I press the screencapture key and nothing is saved...I have snagit, is it not suppose to be able to?

 

[Sazar]

It depends on what you have on the screen.

I think snag-it has limitations depending on what device is outputting the video.

 

[Not Bman]

Ah well that would be it, obviously it can't do PowerDVD.

 

[Sazar]

Just capture the DVD shot with some other device and then paste it into the screenshot of the rest of the screen 😉

 

[Dark Atheist]

use a player that doesn't use overlay - try media player classic from gabest - that will allow you to chose another render to use and you should be able to take a screen shot of it, i know latest version(s) of power dvd had that option removed to stop people taking screen shots of films as it upset the mpaa

 

[Not Bman]

Just capture the DVD shot with some other device and then paste it into the screenshot of the rest of the screen 😉

Was thinking of that but take it with what..hmm

 

[Aprox]

VLC has a built in screen capture ability, and with FFDshow it can play dvd's. That's what I use to capture screens.

 

[LeeJend]

You did not mention VISTA or XP?

Try screenprint32 for XP. There is not a VISTA version. Free for home use.

EDIT

That doesn't work either I tried it with VLC and Nero Showtime, no go.

Looks like it's cut and paste time.

 

[Tweakfiend]

If you are dual booting Vista & XP , the XP version of Movie Maker will sort out all your needs. Vista version ....not so good.

 

[Not Bman]

What do you mean Movie Maker with sort of my needs? How would that be.

And I did not know VLC has that feature, it captures stills?

 

[LeeJend]

I could not find a capture stills in the latest VLC. It has a stream capture function burried in the files menu.

Nero showtime has a "capture frame" on the pull out menu on the left side. It captures to the clipboard or can be set to capture to file.

Power DVD also has a capture frame button, bottom row. Right click the button for options (clipboard, file, etc).

PS I think movie maker has a frame grabber also but I could not immediately find it.

 

[Tweakfiend]

What do you mean Movie Maker with sort of my needs? How would that be.

And I did not know VLC has that feature, it captures stills?

Forget Movie Maker for individual screen capture more for whole movie!