Screenshots from Anime

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Screenshots from Anime

Postby Rusty Claymore » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:25 am

How do you get screen shots from anime shows? I want some pics of Kurogane from Tsubasa, for example, and there aren't very many. I know about getting them through windows movie maker, but I am wondering if there is a way to get them without downloading the episodes.
Proverbs 31:32 "...when she watches anime, she keeps the room well lit and sits at a safe distance."
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Postby Midori » Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:20 pm

There's a print-screen key on most keyboards that's supposed to take a snapshot of whatever is on your screen, so if you can make it do that while you're playing the DVD on your computer it ought to take a screenshot.
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Postby Rusty Claymore » Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:54 pm

Ah, thanks. I knew about print screen, but I never could get it to work so I thought it required a special program or something. As it turns out it sends it to the 'clipboard' so you can paste it into a graphics editing program, like MS paint. So, question answered! Thanks, Midori!
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Postby Wyntre Rose » Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:13 pm

I have actually tried this, and for some reason, when I do a print screen, whatever it is I caught will then move with the video once it's playing again, and when the video is done, it will be a black box or just blank. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
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Postby Mithrandir » Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:17 pm

I've had this happen too. I'm not exactly sure why it does, though. I have two guesses why it my be...

My first guess is that the graphics card can do the video decoding in hardware, so the buffer that the print-screen command is reading doesn't ever actually see the data.

It's also possible it's just a copy-protection thing, and the MPAA asks the OS manufactures to cripple that function for DVD playing applications.

I can't say for certain, though.
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Postby Wyntre Rose » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:50 am

Oh.

I have to admit, I don't 100% understand what you said about the graphics card, etc...:sweat: But I did gather that it's probably not going to be something I'll be able to do anything about, right? lol.
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Postby Arya Raiin » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:21 pm

Wyntre Rose (post: 1387361) wrote:Oh.

I have to admit, I don't 100% understand what you said about the graphics card, etc...:sweat: But I did gather that it's probably not going to be something I'll be able to do anything about, right? lol.


Mith's very good a speaking techish! ^_^

Mith doesn't like speaking any other language too much thought... ;)
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Postby Rusty Claymore » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:03 pm

Mith works at University. Or something. He out brain feebles who are we. Does it do that even if you paste, save, then close both programs without resuming the DVD?
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Postby Wyntre Rose » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:37 am

Rusty Claymore (post: 1387580) wrote:Mith works at University. Or something. He out brain feebles who are we. Does it do that even if you paste, save, then close both programs without resuming the DVD?


[quote="Arya Raiin"]Mith's very good a speaking techish!^_^
Mith doesn't like speaking any other language thought... ]

:lol: to the both of you.

@Rusty Claymore: Yeah, it does. :sniffle:
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Postby MightiMidget » Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:24 pm

Download VLC Media Player and then pause, right click and then I think go Video --> Snapshot. That's how I get my screencaps from DVDs. VLC is not a shady player either, the tech support guy had at one point recommended it to my Dad to download to make things work better. So it should be clean.
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Postby Wyntre Rose » Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:22 pm

Actually, I already have a VLC player, so I will give it a try. lol. Just a sec...

:o Oh my gosh, it worked!! :hug: You're a genius!!
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