No screenshots while playing a DVD?

[KingYaba]

I never knew this until yesterday but when I was playing the Simpsons DVD I wanted to take a pic of Homer. So I paused and try to take a screeny. Evidently I get the alert sound and it won't. Any reason?

EDIT: Using DVD Player App Version 4.6.5

 

[clevin]

which software are you using?

 

[~Shard~]

cmd-shift-4 didn't work for you? I believe it has worked for me in the past with videos...

 

[WildCowboy]

If you're using DVD Player, Apple has disabled screenshots. You can work around it in Terminal...follow this advice. Or use VLC to play your DVDs.

 

[brepublican]

I've never tried it while using iDVD, but I've heard its not supposed to work. If you're still trying to get Homer, fire up VLC

EDIT: WildCowboy beat me to it

 

[KingYaba]

Yeah, I forgot VLC plays dvds. but I was using the DVD app (because it's set by default...) I'll have to rememer that.

Any reason behind Apple disabling screenshots while using the DVD player? Copywrite issues?

 

[WildCowboy]

Any reason behind Apple disabling screenshots while using the DVD player? Copywrite issues?

Probably...kinda silly, but they've continued doing it for a long time now.

 

[~Shard~]

If you're using DVD Player, Apple has disabled screenshots. You can work around it in Terminal...follow this advice. Or use VLC to play your DVDs.

Ah yes, I must always take my screenshots in VLC then, never DVD Player... come to think of it, I never use DVD Player for anything...

 

[Killyp]

What is VLC?

 

[MacNeXT]

What is VLC?

www.videolan.org/vlc/

Or, www.google.com would have worked too.

 

[0003838]

I had the same problem while trying to use grab to take a photo of me skydiving. I sort of gave up and forgot about it, very happy there is a work around

 

[~Shard~]

What is VLC?

The best media player there is. You don't need anything else when you have VLC.

 

[funkychunkz]

I've never tried it while using iDVD, but I've heard its not supposed to work. If you're still trying to get Homer, fire up VLC

EDIT: WildCowboy beat me to it

Don't try playing DVD's in iDVD, it's read support is still rather limited still.


I hate VLC with a passion, it can't play anything I have, and I can't figure out why. Why use a different media player when there is a plethora of screenshot tools available?

 

[~Shard~]

I hate VLC with a passion, it can't play anything I have, and I can't figure out why.

What on earth are you trying to play with it? 99% of the people here, including myself, will swear by the exact opposite - with few exceptions, VLC will play anything and everything thrown at it. AVI, MPEG, MOV, DIVX, VOB, even BIN/CUE files! The only format I know it has issues with is WMV, but QT can handle those with F4M, so between those 2 players, I haven't come across one single video file which I could not play on my Mac.