anyone know how to snapshot a movie

i want to snapshot a movie. i tryed pressing printscan but when i paste it in paint it comes up as a black screen. anyone know how?

 

Have your tried screen capture software? There are some free ones and free to try that would get the job done.

 

easy to take a snapshot !! take a camera and click !!! lol!!joke !

i use PowerDVD its a free player !and there a button to take a snapshot of the video !!!

 

but im using windows media player

 

Then don't. WMP cannot do screen caps, because it uses overlay.
Open the file in virtualdubmod and grab it, or use WinDVD/PowerDVD, or even Irfanview might do it.

 

its cool im using WindowMPlayer too ! but when a want to shapshot the frame i use PowerDVD !!

 

virtualdubmod

 

has ur wish ! HDS ur choice !

virtualdubmod - PowerDVD

 

for avi files or does that only work for dvds? kus im not talkngi about dvds im talkngi about avi files.

 

VIRTUALDUBMOD!
Works for avi, mpg, vob...

 

WinAVI Video Capture can do it for you! http://www.winavi.com

 

PowerDVD play lot of format - .avi - .mpeg - .vob - ect....

 

Use Windows Media Player to play movie , pause where you want to snapshot, Hit Ctrl-I and a save screen will pop up and ask you for a name...I use this method on all of my movie titles...

 

Hi - I just installed Power DVD to take snapshots (I assume you mean I can save video frames as pictures). I do not see this option, however if anyone can help

 

there must be a small camera icon !!

check this screenshot :

http://img162.echo.cx/img162/2010/powerdvd53lr.gif

 

thanks - I have powerDVD and I do not have that icon.

 

what version u have ?? 4 ? 5 ? 6 ?

 

says 4.0 1997-2002

so old I guess

 

ahhh that why !

in the screenshot i put its the version 5 !

try to get the version 5 !

http://www.topshareware.com/PowerDVD-download-11028.htm

 

thanks - appreciate it.