How to Capture Screenshots on Video Players

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How to Capture Screenshots on Video Players

Oct 30th, 2006 5:36:50 pm - Subscribe
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Remember back in Windows 98 and 2000 when you wanted a screenshot of a video you could get one simply by hitting Print Screen, copy, and pasting into your favorite image application? Well follow these easy steps, and you can capture screenshots in Windows Media Player, Winamp, other popular video players.

How to Screenshot Windows Media Player

Open Window Media Player

Then go to Tools > Options

In Options, select the Performance Tab

At the bottom click on the Advanced Button

Now simply uncheck "Use Overlays"

Click Ok

Restart Windows Media Player

How to Screenshot Windows Media Player 6.4

Options

Move the Hardware Acceleration Slider to None

Restart Windows Media Player 6.4

How to Screenshot Winamp Player

Go to Preferences

Video

Near the bottom, Turn off Overlay Option

Restart Winamp Player

How to Screenshot Real Media Player

Go to View

Preferences

Performance tab

Uncheck the box labeled "Use optimized video display", hitting OK

Restart RealPlayer

Many thanks to Darknet for this excellent information.

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mdeleon - October 30th, 2006
anyone who uses real media player should be shot. Ok thats taking it a bit too far. in Mac OS X, you can hit command+shift+3 to get a screenshot of the entire screen, command+shift+4 to select an area you want to take a screenshot of.

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