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How: Get screen shot of DVD

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stateof2005

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I want to get a single frame of a DVD in a format that I can use in other applications. For example I want to take "screen shot" of a SNL skit to put on a flyer, what do you guys recommend I do. I have a new Powerbook.
 
What DVD player program are you using? Many DVD player programs will NOT allow you to take a screenshot, because they use video overlay to display content on the screen and the OS is therefore totally ignorant of what's being shown... trying to get a screen capture sometimes results in a green or purple rectangle where the video is supposed to appear.
 
Search the widgets on Apple's website. There is one that overrides the DVD anti-screenshot protection.
 
don't bother with third party software...

Terminal can handle this very easy.

1. open Terminal
2. type screencapture -c
3. You're done...the screen caputre has been saved to your clipboard. You can now paste it where you like.

Also if you're more advanced type man screencapture for a lot more options.

Enjoy.
 
I've always used DVD Capture. It works great if you want to take Full Screen snapshots of a DVD, but if you are viewing the DVD on a smaller scale it seems to take a snapshot a little larger than the viewing area, including whatever you have behind the DVD screen area (ie background/open window whatever). But it still does work great.
 
Thanks

Thanks guys,

I got my pb in feb and have not updated to tiger yet. I have just been playing the DVD's in dvd player? I am trying some of the stuff yall suggested. I appreciate it.
 
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