Taking Pics of DVD Movie

[patrickzander]

Hello,
I just got my 15" Powerbook and was watching a DVD the other day and I wanted to take a picture of a scene from the DVD movie. But, the Apple player doesn't seem to allow screen grabs during DVD playback. Does anyone know of away around this? Different Program?

 

[Lacero]

Snapz Pro will be able to take a screen shot of the DVD. Or you can load the .VOB file into VLC player, and you can take a screen shot from it, as well.

Here's to the Crazy Ones ​

 

[Kernow]

You could also try using the terminal.

If you type 'screencapture -c' you will get a screencapture on the clipboard - you can then paste to wherever you want.

There are more options - type 'man screencapture' for info.

 

[wattage]

Try a widget called Screenshot Plus. This is from a Video_TS file using DVD Player. Obviously Grab doesn't work with DVD Player.

 

[jimthorn]

You can also do a normal Mac OS X grab while playing the DVD in VLC. VLC is a nice app to have around anyway. And it's free.

 

[iSaint]

Uhm, would pausing the DVD not allow you to take a regular shift+Apple+3 (or 4) screenshot??

 

[Lau]

Uhm, would pausing the DVD not allow you to take a regular shift+Apple+3 (or 4) screenshot??

Unfortunately not. The Grab function is disabled whenever the DVD player program is open.

But VLC works fine, and it's free, and it's a useful thing to have on your computer anyway, for the occasional troublesome movie format.