i wasn't sure where 2 post this

since i was young, iloves video games and anime! i always wondered how 2 take screenshots! cuz i tried playing som anime dvd in2 my pc and press the print screen button! but when i paste it in2 adobe photoshop, the middle part were the picture should have been was missing!anyways, does anyone know how 2 do this??? plz tell me! thank you!

The only program i used and work to take screenshots for Dvd anime is WinDVD, all you have to do is press screenshot button and paste it in adobe photoshop. What program are you using to run? Any other alternatives try ctrl + i or ctrl + s.

i play anime dvd on microsoft media player! if wat u say is true, then how about taking screenshots from video games?

microsoft media player, well then all you have to press is ctrl + i and it will let you save the screenshot to a file directory. If your talking about emulators such as gameboy advance, just press the screenshot button and paste it in in a paint program. That method to take ss from games should work because i do it all the time.

Printscreen dude.. printscreen.

Or just get a game disc video player and open up all the video files in the disc. Appz like that usually come with all the tools for you to cut, cap and save your video files.

We're talking about doing it on PCs, right? Cause' I don't see any means possible of takeing screenshots from a console? 'Cept maybe by using a camera...

thats true but i see a LOT of video game screen shot w/ very exact pictures! how do they manage 2 do it?

To make screenshots of my anime i use Zoomplayer. You get the exact same quality of the stuff you are watching at.
And to make screenshots of videogames ( console i presume ) ... well i dont know. I got a modchip in my xbox and there's "some" way to make screenshots with it heh. though i dont know how.
If you meanc omputer games.. well most games already got a build in screenshot taker and otherwise you just use the "print screen" button and then paste it in paint / photoshop / paintshop or wichever program you use

what games are you talking about? be more specific and i'll see if i can help out.

hmm..... figthing games such as guilty gear, dead or alive, soul calibur, or RPG like kingdom hearts, ff10, etc.

-__- so... PS2 emulator or the console where you plug on the TV. Like i said most of the emulators are simple to grab screenshots from, all you have to do is press the screenshot button. As for console i forgot what the wire is called but its a multi-wire where you can plug the video cable from your console and then to your computer, i'm sure you need a video card that supports a Video plug like Geforce or Radeon.

ok but where do i get a ps2 emulator?????

Good luck on using a PS2 emu.... none can play commercial games, you know.

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for roms you can try www.dgemu.com

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For windows media player, try going to the options and turn off video acceleration.

The reason why you can't take screenshots of video is that Windows uses something called overlay. Windows creates a black region with a special code and it sends this image to the video board. Then the player sends the image that it wants to show directly to your video board and your board replaces the special black region with the correct image.

So Windows doesn't "know" what is being shown in that region and for Windows, that region is black.

If you are using WMP 9 there is a way to disable overlay. Tools > Options > Performance > Advanced > Use overlays.

There are some players that allow you to take a screenshot without disabling overlay. I think that Media Player Classic do it.

Yes, Hardware Acceleration needs to be off before takeing a screen shot with lots of stuff.

Quote by miscmanThe reason why you can't take screenshots of video is that Windows uses something called overlay. Windows creates a black region with a special code and it sends this image to the video board. Then the player sends the image that it wants to show directly to your video board and your board replaces the special black region with the correct image.
So Windows doesn't "know" what is being shown in that region and for Windows, that region is black.
If you are using WMP 9 there is a way to disable overlay. Tools > Options > Performance > Advanced > Use overlays.
There are some players that allow you to take a screenshot without disabling overlay. I think that Media Player Classic do it.

ow, thx 4 the tip bro! /no1

for dvds just use PowerDVD as that comes with your dvd player software on the computer and it has a capture frame button on it (Default is the "c" button

Quote by speedfreek19for dvds just use PowerDVD as that comes with your dvd player software on the computer and it has a capture frame button on it (Default is the "c" button

where can i find power dvd??? if it can be downloaded from a site, plz pm me the link cuz its against the rules posting pirated products! hehehehe

PowerDVD comes with your dvd player software or just use your software that came with your dvd, im sure there is a function int hat

otherwise you have to buy PowerDVD

my pc can play dvds but not vcd(i dont know y) is it possible 2 print screen /? /? /?

Wow nice thread Wslasher.. i hope all of ur doubts were cleared.. ^^..

got a question, how do u take screenshots if ur using Real Media Player or VLC player?

I think VLC player has built-in screenshot taker. Just right click and find the Screenshot option in the menu that appears and it takes the current frame that you are at.

yeah I'm using PowerDVD tooo...or the print screen button (but almost doesn't work on movie).